Following the report of television piracy by the Audiovisual Media Authority, the State Police has arrested five entity administrators for illegally selling TV packages. Meanwhile, three others have been declared wanted. The Chair of AMA, Ms. Armela Krasniqi, thanked the State Police for their collaboration in uncovering and addressing the cases reported by AMA’s inspection […]
The Chair of the Media Authority, Ms. Armela Krasniqi, welcomed the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Michel Tarran, to the AMA premises. Accompanied by the Head of the Democratization Department, Mr. Blerim Vela, and the Senior Media Officer, Mr. Dane Koruga, they expressed their interest in AMA’s work, the challenges the institution […]
The collaboration continues with citizens and TikTok to remove harmful content from the platform. We have reviewed and taken actions so far for: 710 complaints received by AMA 280 were deemed as violations of the law. Of these, 275 videos/audios have been removed from the platform, and 5 others are under review Regarding piracy, since […]
The Audiovisual Media Authority (AMA), following with concern the reports about the tragic event in Tirana, where a 14-year-old lost his life and several others were injured, expresses its deepest condolences to the victim’s family and full solidarity with the injured and their families. AMA, considering the highest priority to be the importance of reporting […]
The enhancement of dialogue on media independence and impartiality, based on the objectives outlined in the Rule of Law Roadmap for freedom of expression, including media freedom and pluralism, brought together representatives from the Audiovisual Media Authority, the European Movement in Albania (EMA), the Center for Transparency and Free Information (CTFI), experts, journalists, and others […]
AMA monitoring role during the electoral process was the main focus in the meeting between high-level officials of the Audiovisual Media Authority and the Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) delegation, sent to Albania by the OSCE Office. Mr. Ulvi Akhundlu, Deputy Head of the ODIHR Election Department, Mr. Kakha Inaishvili, ODIHR Election Adviser, and Mr. Sherif […]
The collaboration in blocking harmful TikTok content between the citizens and AMA continues. Hundreds of videos have been blocked for piracy, and hundreds more for harmful content, showcasing the results of this collaboration. Since the beginning of the collaboration with this platform, based on citizen reports, we have so far achieved the following 682 complaints […]
Under the care of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, a seminar focusing on the protection of children and their personal data on online platforms was held in Budapest. The event brought together experts from audiovisual and digital regulatory authorities of European Union member states, high-level representatives of online platforms, European […]
Another pirate server without broadcasting rights has been reported by the Audiovisual Media Authority. AMA inspectors, continuing their fieldwork to identify pirate IPTV services, discovered during inspections in the Lezha and Shkodra regions an IPTV network accessible via the internal network of the public IP address 185.85.154.115 through the portal http://130.0.27.131:88/stalker_portal/c/. Technical tests done on-site confirmed […]
The implementation of EPRA’s Action Plan for the 2024-2026 period was the focus of the final meeting of the year for the Board of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA). The meeting, held in Brussels, was attended by the Chair of AMA, Ms. Armela Krasniqi, who also serves as EPRA’s Vice-Chair. These meetings provide valuable […]
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