Issue No. 20
December 24, 2011 – January 6, 2012
Cedomir Jovanovic discusses control exerted over the media – Jelena Trivan: The media need a mental transition – The Law on Cinematography is adopted, takes away money from the media sector – Media Coalition: This is the third law that is contradictory to the Law on Broadcasting – RTS signs contract on broadcasting of matches played by the Serbian football representation – The Association of Writers of Serbia protests against rejection by RTS of the film about Milos Crnjanski – Court of Appeals decides that two journalistic associations jointly own the building in Resavska Street – Attacks on journalism and disputes in Belgrade, Zrenjanin and Novi Sad – Media Coalition: The national budget violates the principles adopted as a part of the Media Strategy – The state again finances selected media outlets instead of individual projects – Director of RTV Panon announces that the station intends to develop into a provincewide Hungarian television more |
Blic publishes the list of 50 most powerful people in the Serbian media – End of year brings numerous journalistic awards in Serbia – Bojana Lekic is no longer the editor-in-chief of TV Avala – Roksanda Grcic Sparavalo and Strahinja Avramovic pass away more |
Employees stop the broadcasting of TV Avala programme – UNS, NUNS and the Trade Union support employees of TV Avala – Management of TV Avala promises quick solution to the situation – Strikers and the Managing Board fail to reach agreement – Private owner of Radio Cacak and Cacanski Glas fails to pay salaries to his employees – Journalists disappointed by the position of the Privatization Agency – Broadcasters commit ten times less violations of the Law on Advertising – Kurir: Arabian sheiks want to buy Serbian media outlets – The Media Association demands transparency and protection of public interest – Succesful privatization of Takovske Novine – Zeljko Mitrovic accuses family members of attempting to sell TV Pink more |
RATEL achieves surplus in the amount of 5 million euros in 2011 and 13 million euros in 2010 – The surplus has not been returned to the sector that paid the fees – Implementation of the Rulebook on Radio Equipment more |
Internet portal "Green Media Serbia" is launched – Pozarevac and Kostolac get a new local television station TV 0:12 – President of the Managing Board of RATEL does not expect digitalization to be completed before 2015 – State secretary says digitalization to receive maximal attention – Krstarica publishes this year's number of visitors and the list of most frequent web searches more |
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