Issues of legal regulation of television in Armenia

 

For citation: Baghiyan J. Issues of legal regulation of television in Armenia // Mediascope. 2023. 4. Available at: http://www.mediascope.ru/2840

 

© Jean G. Bagyan

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Deputy Executive Director for educational work of the branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University in Yerevan (Yerevan, Armenia), zhanbaghiyan@gmail.com

 

Abstract

The author analyzes the current state of television market of Armenia from the perspective of legal aspects; considers the influence of the new law ‘On audio-visual media’ on its activity; reveals contradictions at the legislative level

 

Key words: law ‘On audio-visual media’, multiplex, Commission on television and radio

 

Notes

Akopyan: rossiyskim informatsionnym interesam v Armenii nichto ne ugrozhaet [Akopyan: nothing threatens Russian information interests in Armenia]. Sputnik Armeniya. 2021. 13 May. (In Russian). Available at: https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/20210513/Akopyan-rossiyskim-informatsionnym-interesam-v-Armenii-nichto-ne-ugrozhaet27531059.html?fbclid=IwAR1FRgVZEOfBYlVuq71pq0z4TgxgS3i7DjZpmSXCXxoKseVyLlhO8shSuOE

Armyanskiy regulyator vyyavil narusheniya polozheniy dogovora o veshchanii rossiyskikh telekanalov [Armenian watchdog reveals violations of the agreement on broadcasting of Russian TV channels]. Sputnik Armeniya. 2023. 5 October. (In Russian). Available at: https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/20231005/armyanskiy-regulyator-vyyavil-narusheniya-polozheniy-dogovora-o-veschanii-rossiyskikh-telekanalov-66904565.html

Audiovizual'nye SMI obyazany predstavit' prozrachnost' finansovykh istochnikov [Audio-visual media are obliged to provide transparency of financial resources]. Hetq. 2020. 1 May. (In Russian). Available at: https://hetq.am/hy/article/116596?fbclid=IwAR2penyc3P0GgyZDa04GkdLBCj_7LjHaIQaQtX4DEQrwBA2_VIQuiPAyxg

Godovoy otchet Komissii po televideniyu i radio za 2022 g. (In Russian). Available at: http://tvradio.am/reports/

Krug obshcheniya s Ashotom Gazazyanom [Social circle with Ashot Gazazyan]. (In Russian). Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHHCyYDSSBU

Medialandshafty stran vostochnogo partnerstva [Media landscapes of Eastern Partnership Countries]. 2011. (In Russian). Available at: http://ypc.am/upload/Media%20Landscapes%20of%20EaP%20Countries_rus.pdf

Ovsepyan G. (2021) Lishenie efira Vtorogo kanala –rezul'tat politicheskogo resheniya [Deprivation of Second Channel air – result of a political decision]. Hetq. 19 February. (In Russian). Available at: https://hetq.am/ru/article/127658

Rossiyskie kanaly dopustili ryad narusheniy. My primem sootvetstvuyushchie mery. Ministr Robert Khachatryan [Russian channels have commited a number of violations. We will take appropriate measures. Minister Robert Khachatryan]. 24TV. 2023. 19 October. (In Russian). Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytb_bW7Ptbo

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Zakon “Ob audiovizual'nykh media” i ryad zapretov, iz nego vytekayushchikh [Law ‘On audio-visual media’ and a number of restrictions caused by it]. Armeniya Tudey. 2020. 18 June. (In Russian). Available at: https://armeniatoday.news/ru/%d0%be%d0%b1%d1%89%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%be/120272/

Zakonoproekt «Ob audiovizual'nykh media» ne natselen na provedenie reform v veshchatel'nom sektore: on nebezuprechnyy v smysle primenennykh printsipov – zhurnalistskie organizatsii [Bill ‘On audio-visual media’ is not targeted at conducting reforms in the broadcast sector: it is not perfect in terms of implemented principles – journalistic organizations]. Tert.am. 2020. 8 July. (In Russian). Available at: https://www.tert.am/ru/news/2020/07/08/Cpfe/3339465

 

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