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After six months of intensive work, the new EU-funded “Technical Assistance to Public Service Media in the Western Balkans” project was launched with a two-day conference on 26 June 2018. The project aims to strengthen the independence of public service broadcasters in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia) and enhance their profile as public services. It hopes to achieve this through the development of suitable measures for improved funding models, the definition and implementation of journalistic standards and guidelines, and regional...

On 8 February 2016, the Agency for Electronic Media adopted a Rulebook on electronic publications which introduces the first specific rules for the functioning of online media. All electronic publications are obliged to register with the Agency for Electronic Media and to align their operations with the Rulebook by mid-April 2016. The Rulebook defines electronic publications as editorially-shaped internet pages and/or portals that contain programme content with audio or video materials that are transmitted to the public, as well as electronic versions of print media and/or media information which...

The Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Public Broadcasting Services of Montenegro introduces a new model of financing for the national Public Service Broadcaster (Radio Televizija Crne Gore - RTCG). Instead of a fixed percentage of 1.2 of the general public revenues, the state would allocate 0.3% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the realisation of basic activities of RTCG. A limitation has been introduced, according to which RTCG cannot use funds from the budget of Montenegro for the financing of commercial audiovisual services (cross-subsidisation). Also, the funds are conditioned by...

The Montenegrin Public Enterprise Radio-difuznom centru (Broadcasting Centre - BC) has promoted the national operator of the first multiplex for digital terrestrial broadcasting (“operator”), which presents an important prerequisite for completion of the process of digitalisation in the country. On 19 June, the approval for the provision of on demand audiovisual media services was issued to the BC by the Agency for Electronic Media. These services include distribution of catalogues of radio and TV programmes to the end-users. The operator is required to provide coverage of 85% of the population...

Montenegro is in process of introducing a new Law on Cinematography intended to provide additional funding to domestic film productions, improving respective copyright protection, and preserving national cinematographic heritage. According to the Draft Law, one of the most important changes to the existing law would be the establishment of the Film Fund, which shall be financed from several sources; namely, shares of the annual profit of: 1. public service and commercial broadcasters with national coverage (1%); 2. cable, satellite and Internet access providers (2%); 3. organisers of games of chance...