Transcript Country Report

Country Report
2012-2013
Coordinating Council
of Audiovisual
Republic of Moldova
The 4th Annual Meeting of BRAF
5-6 September 2013
Kiev, Ukraine
Supervision and Licensing Activities
On the 1st of September 2013, in the Republic of Moldova there were registered
243 licence holders and retransmission authorizations, of which:
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57
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for radio stations broadcasting by ether,
for radio stations broadcasting by satellite,
for radio station broadcasting by cable,
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for television broadcasting by ether,
for television broadcasting by satellite,
for TV studios broadcasting by cable,
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retransmission authorizations for TV channels broadcasted by cable,
retransmission authorizations for TV channels broadcasted in MMDS system,
retransmission authorizations for TV channels broadcasted by satellite,
retransmission authorizations for TV channels broadcasted by GSM.
Landscape
Those 57 radio stations are
devided in:
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7 national;
9 regional;
41 local.
Those 34 TV chanels are
devided in:
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5 national;
7 regional;
22 local.
National Legislation
Decisions
The protection of program services consumers is the primary
mission of the CCA, which, by definition, is “the representative and the
guarantor of the public interest”, and which fulfills its obligations and
tasks stipulated in the Audiovisual Code. Thus, as a result of the
participation of CCA representatives at several seminars, at national
and international meetings, and consulting the legislation of several
countries concerning the protection of minors, the CCA adopted the
following decisions:
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The Decision no. 98 from July 19, 2012, on the classification of
audiovisual program services in order to protect the children;
The Decision no. 99, from July 19, 2012 on the protection of
children rights and children protection in audiovisual program
services.
National Legislation
Decisions
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The Decision no.1 adopted on 25 January 2013 by which the
broadcasters were forced to broadcast messages which
promote healthy lifestyles in advertising spots. In those
advertising spots which promote food, they must broadcast
alternatively one of the following warning messages:
a) "For a healthy life, eat fruits and vegetables every day!”
b) "For a healthy life, do sport at least 30 minutes every day!"
c) "For a healthy life, drink at least 2 liters of liquids daily!"
d) "For a healthy life, respect the main meals of the day!"
e) "For a healthy life, avoid salt, sugar and fat excess!"
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At the same time, the CCA, in partnership with several
organizations, has promoted several media campaigns
including:
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The campaign that informs people suffering from drug addiction about
the recovery possibilities and the methods used to maintain a
durable remission.
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The media campaign dedicated to the "International Day for Combating
the Consumption and the Illegal Drug Trafficking.“
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The campaign that prevents drowning and fire cases among the
population of the Republic of Moldova.
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The Decision no. 102 from June 13, 2013, by which the Coordinating
Council of Audiovisual recommended to broadcasters under the
jurisdiction of the Republic of Moldova to produce TV program services
or TV reportages of public awareness concerning the protection of
children from all forms of violence.
Key moments
In accordance with national and international standards, the
CCA exercised its activities in the following areas:
1. Children protection;
2. The assurance of the political and social pluralism;
3. Morality and human dignity protection;
4. Protection of the national linguistics and of the cultural heritage;
5. The assurance of gender equality and the access of persons with
disabilities to program services;
6. Advertising placement conditions;
7. The compliance with general concepts of program services.
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Digitalization
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The digitization represents a major goal in the activity of the Coordination Council of
Audiovisual. The switch off deadline for the Republic of Moldova has been set on the 17th
of June 2015. The CCA, as an autonomous public authority in the audiovisual field, has
elaborated a normative and legal framework for digital television licensing.
According to the Government disposal, the CCA submitted in 2012 a draft decision "on
the approval of the draft law for the modification and the completion of the
Moldovan Audiovisual Code adopted on the 27th of July 2006" to the Ministry of
Information Technology and Communications. The Ministry of Information Technology
and Communications should submit for the approval to the Government this draft
decision together with the program on the transition from analogue to digital terrestrial
television. According to the Program, in 2013, the CCA will select on the basis of
competition the TV program services of public interest and will issue broadcasting
licences to the broadcasters to use the capacity of the first multiplex with national
coverage and unconditionally (unencoded) access.
We hope that the legislative process is at the last stage of implementation and that in
2013 there will be undertaken practical and concrete measures for the implementation of
digital technologies.
Objectives proposed for
implementation
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To ensure the public access to information sources through program services offered by
existing local, regional and national broadcasters;
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To study the experience of the Member States of the European Union regarding the
transition to digital terrestrial television and to take the best practices from them for the
implementation of the national Program on the transition from analogue to digital terrestrial
television, developed by the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications;
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To ensure the continuity of the existing program services after the switch off;
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To develop recommendations on broadcasters transition mechanism from the analogue to digital
terrestrial television, in such a way as to not admit their liquidation under legislative amendments
made by the Parliament;
To develop mechanisms to ensure the consumers access to program services in the transition
process to the digital signal;
To organize and to hold public information campaigns on the opportunities offered by
digital terrestrial television and on the rights of the consumers in this process;
To support social campaigns of public interest on: promoting the norms and the values of the
European Community; the process of European Integration; gender equality and on promoting a
fair and balanced image of gender.
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THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
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