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Missing Millions: Albanian Parties Underreport TV Election Ad Spending

Source: balkaninsight.com

Data analysed by BIRN shows that the main political parties in Albania failed to declare millions of euros spent on television advertising during the last election campaign.

New Board no Silver Bullet for Troubled Kosovo Broadcaster

Source: balkaninsight.com

Kosovo’s government is determined to appoint a new board of directors at Radio Television Kosovo, but fresh faces alone won’t be enough to fix the troubled public broadcaster.

EU to Unveil New Media Freedom Act Next Year

Source: balkaninsight.com

The European Commission said officials have begun working on new legislation that will aim to arrest the worrying trends of growing political interference and rise in takeovers by large media groups of smaller rivals.

Declaration to improve cooperation between parliaments and journalists’ associations

Source: safejournalists.net

The President of the Parliament of Montenegro Aleksa Becic and the Vice President of the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro Radomir Krackovic, together with representatives of parliaments and journalists’ associations from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia, signed yesterday the Declaration on Improving Dialogue on Media Freedom in the Western Balkans.

Western Balkans press councils sign region’s first declaration

Source: euractiv.com

Western Balkan press and media councils, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, have signed the region’s first joint declaration on strengthening media ethics in the digital era.

Journalist attacked during anti-vaxxer protest in Zagreb

Source: euractiv.com

RTL television reporter was attacked during a protest against mandatory COVID-19 certificates in Zagreb while covering the event.

Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj Insults Journalist Attempting to Ask Questions

Source: exit.al

Mayor of Tirana Erion Veliaj has insulted a journalist in Tirana as they attempted to ask him questions about ongoing expropriations while conducting tree planting.

Kosovo’s Public Broadcaster Set for First Ever Politically Unaffiliated Board of Experts

Source: exit.al

Kosovo’s public broadcaster RTK is set to have an independent board of politically unaffiliated experts for the first time since its establishment 20 years ago.

United Group names new CEOs of Bulgaria's Vivacom, Nova Broadcasting Group

Source: seenews.com

Dutch-based United Group appointed Nikolai Andreev CEO of its unit Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC), which operates under the brand name Vivacom. The current chief executive of Bulgarian multi-platform media company Nova Broadcasting Group will be replaced by Dirk Gerkens, currently director for programming, production and advertising sales at United Media.

Four Candidates Running for RTSH’ s Leadership

Source: albaniandailynews.com

Four candidates have been approved by the Steering Council of the Albanian Radio and Television.

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