Issue No. 21
January 6, 2012 – February 3, 2012
Public discussion "The Media Strategy – Future Steps" is held – UNS warns against consequences of increased SOKOJ tariffs – Minister of Culture announces implementation of the Media Strategy – ANEM warns against collision between the Law on Cinematography and the Media Strategy – Human Rights Watch is concerned about threats and violence aimed against journalists in Serbia – The Council of Europe points out five significant problems facing the media in Serbia – Reporters Without Borders notice improved media situation in Serbia – Court verdict: NUNS and UNS share the building in Resavska Street – Court's decision is a political verdict, says president of UNS – Property of RTV to be returned to the Province – More than half of the citizens of Nis favor transformation of NTV into public service broadcaster – Threats against the media and journalists in Nis, Apatin, Belgrade – US Congress asks for information about the murder of Slavko Curuvija, reports Danas – New appointments made in TV Panon more |
Kurir publishes a photograph of raped girl – Press Council rejects three complaints – New journalistic awards – Public contests for the media and journalists – Prime minister and ministers of army and external affairs visit the Media Association – Number of visitors of the web portal Juzne Vesti on the increase – Two media outlets removed from membership in ABC Serbia – Cable providers are interested in SOS and B92 – Anniversaries of Loznicke Novosti, Timok and Polimlje; Kurir publishes its 3000th issue – Veljko Knezevic, Lazar Topalovic, Radomir Soskic, Branko Kopunovic and Veljko Samolov pass away more |
Rate of payment of TV fee in Serbia is low – Part of the property of TV Valjevo Plus to be auctioned again – Advertising limits were not adhered to during previous election campaigns – Mortgage sale of business premises of the newspaper Suboticke Novine? – Eparchy of Zica shuts down Radio and TV Logos transmitters – Small shareholders of TV Jedinstvo write an open letter – Protest in TV Avala escalates – TV Avala employees ask help from Tadic, Cvetkovic, OSCE, RRA and RATEL – Owners of TV Avala promise to pay debt towards their employees – RRA announces initiation of process to revoke broadcasting license of TV Avala – TV Avala owes 68 million dinars to company Emisiona Tehnika i Veze – Mayor of Nis denies wrongful expenditure of money for promotion of the city – Minister Markovic praises the Law on Cinematography – NUNS warns that increased SOKOJ tariffs threaten survival of the local media – DRI: Irregularities found in relationship between two ministries and the media more |
UNS and NUNS provide benefits to their members – NDNV condemns campaign against writers and intellectuals led by "obscure tabloids" – SEEMO registers 684 cases of violation of freedom of the press in South East Europe – RRA to investigate situation in TV Jedinstvo more |
New TV station appears in Pozarevac – New web portal makes possible watching of Serbian TV channels – New web portal Telegraf.rs is launched – Test broadcasting of digital TV begin in a month – PUKOS announces that cable TV subscribers will not have additional expenses after transition to digital broadcasting more |
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