AMA’s Chair, Ms. Armela Krasniqi, signed today a Memorandum of Understanding with the State Inspectorate of Market Surveillance. This agreement aims to ensure, prevent, and prohibit violations of broadcasting rights and to contribute to raising awareness on the protection of copyright and its related rights in audio and audiovisual broadcastings. “Protecting the right to broadcast […]
Audiovisual Medias Authority’s Chair, Ms. Armela Krasniqi welcomed in a meeting Mr. Dmitri Moskovtsev from the Minorities Association in Estonia, along with representatives of the Estonian Ministry of Culture, Mr. Artjom Tepljuk and Ms. Julia Amor, as well as the Vice Chair of the National Minorities Committee, Mr. Sead Kazanxhiu. During the meeting we discussed […]
“Media Literacy as a tool to fight hate speech”, was the key topic of the Alliance against Hate Speech meeting, organized by the Council of Europe, CoE. The roundtable was attended by the Head of the CoE Office in Tirana, Ms. Giulia Re, the Head of the Justice Sector at the EU Delegation, Ms. Cinzia […]
AMA’s Chairwoman, Ms. Armela Krasniqi, participated in the proceedings of the international conference organized by the Turkish regulator, RTUK, held in Ankara, with the topic “The Representation of Women in Media.” She addressed the conference alongside the RTUK President, Mr. Ebubekir Şahin, Ms. Çiğdem Erdoğan Atabek, Turkish Grand National Assembly Head of the Commission for […]
In 2024, 241 audiovisual content cases were verified and reviewed by the Monitoring and Analysis Directorate for their compliance with legal requirements. Of these, 77 cases with violations have been identified, and were issued 52 warnings and 15 fines. The protection of children from inappropriate content, ethical violations in general, and ensuring compliance with warning […]
As part of strengthening the capacities of AMA’s staff, a two-day training on “The regulation of Video Sharing Platforms” was held on February 20-21. The training was led by Mr. Francesco Di Giorgi, a senior official from the Italian regulatory authority, AGCOM. During the training, AMA’s Chairwoman, Ms. Armela Krasniqi, emphasized the importance of interaction […]
AMA inspectors have identified another lawbreaker who was illegally broadcasting programs from two licensed platforms. An administrative measure has been taken against this offender, in compliance with the applicable legal provisions, imposing a fine of 5 million Lekë. Additionally, the computer unit used for IPTV server broadcasting has been seized, and the URL has been […]
The Audiovisual Media Authority, AMA, in its process of reviewing the content broadcast by audiovisual media service providers, based on the requirements of Law 97/2013 “On Audiovisual Media in the Republic of Albania,” as amended, has identified that some audiovisual media service providers do not comply with the regulations on advertisements and commercial communications for […]
In January there was an increase in social news coverage in audiovisual media. According to data analyzed by AMA’s monitoring and analysis teams, social news accounted for 16.98%, followed by international news at 14.82%, with political news coming next. As every month, data on the topics covered in news editions on national radio and television, along with […]
The Chair of AMA, Ms. Armela Krasniqi, has welcomed the start of the journalist training program organized by the Faktoje Center, titled “Disinformation in times of war and conflict.” On the first day of the program, attended by journalists from radio and television stations operating in Tirana, Krasniqi expressed her support for such initiatives, emphasizing […]
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