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President of Armenia offers Ombudsman to set up working group to
complete legislative regulation of transition of TV companies to
digital broadcasting
2010-09-18 13:15:00
ArmInfo. Press Secretary of the President of Armenia Armen Arzumanyan
reported on Saturday that President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has
offered the Armenian Ombudsman to set a working group to complete the
legislative regulation of the process of transition of TV companies to
digital broadcasting after
politicians and public organizations had hot discussions and disputes
on the Law On Television and Radio.
"We expect that involvement of the organizations and privates
interested in the group will contribute to versatile discussion of
relevant problems," the press secretary said.
To recall, the Parliament of Armenia passed first reading of
amendments to the Law On Television and Radio that implies transfer to
digital broadcasting. The bill provides for operation of 18 TV
channels and 12 radio stations in Yerevan and 9 TV channels and 4
radio stations in the regions. The transition to digital broadcasting
will cost $18-30 million. The document aroused sharp response of mass
media and public in Armenia, Dunya Miyatovich, OSCE Representative on
Freedom of the Media, also responded to the bill and presented her
first report on Mass Media freedom in 56 OSCE member - countries on
July 30. She says in her report that during her meetings with the
Armenian authorities that were quite open and constructive she took
the point of the necessity of pluralism in the sphere of broadcasting,
timely publishing of tender procedures and transparent transition of
digital broadcasting. She recalls that in her statement on June 15 she
said that the given bill will not guarantee pluralism in the sphere of
broadcasting.
From: A. Papazian
complete legislative regulation of transition of TV companies to
digital broadcasting
2010-09-18 13:15:00
ArmInfo. Press Secretary of the President of Armenia Armen Arzumanyan
reported on Saturday that President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has
offered the Armenian Ombudsman to set a working group to complete the
legislative regulation of the process of transition of TV companies to
digital broadcasting after
politicians and public organizations had hot discussions and disputes
on the Law On Television and Radio.
"We expect that involvement of the organizations and privates
interested in the group will contribute to versatile discussion of
relevant problems," the press secretary said.
To recall, the Parliament of Armenia passed first reading of
amendments to the Law On Television and Radio that implies transfer to
digital broadcasting. The bill provides for operation of 18 TV
channels and 12 radio stations in Yerevan and 9 TV channels and 4
radio stations in the regions. The transition to digital broadcasting
will cost $18-30 million. The document aroused sharp response of mass
media and public in Armenia, Dunya Miyatovich, OSCE Representative on
Freedom of the Media, also responded to the bill and presented her
first report on Mass Media freedom in 56 OSCE member - countries on
July 30. She says in her report that during her meetings with the
Armenian authorities that were quite open and constructive she took
the point of the necessity of pluralism in the sphere of broadcasting,
timely publishing of tender procedures and transparent transition of
digital broadcasting. She recalls that in her statement on June 15 she
said that the given bill will not guarantee pluralism in the sphere of
broadcasting.
From: A. Papazian