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REM imposed measures on Informer: Ban on advertising and broadcasting "Collegium"
The Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media imposed several measures on Informer TV, including two bans on the broadcast of the show "College".
The Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media imposed several measures on Informer TV, including two bans on the broadcast of the show "College".

Several television stations received measures from the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media for violating the rules of media reporting during the election campaign. Kurir was banned from broadcasting two news shows, Prva was banned from advertising, and V5 was given a warning

The Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) is holding a meeting on Tuesday, where, among other things, TV Informer will be discussed. Dragan J. Vučićević claims that the police came to detain him and thus prevent him from attending that session

The four independent members of REM are an example of perseverance and civic responsibility. Rodoljub Šabić even, upon leaving the premises of REM, after the sentencing of the Informer, experienced that the Essenes insulted him, hit him with their hands and feet. But that too will soon be over
Members of the REM Council announced the measures to Prva television. At today's session, a decision will also be made on the complaints against TV Informer

About 200 people gathered in front of REM at the invitation of the Informer to defend them. Ana Branić called for a mass attendance, but she did not come.

The management board of RTS, whose mandate has expired for most of its members, did not elect an acting general director and postponed the issue until the next session. He asks REM for a discussion and a clear position on how to proceed

While presenting itself as a victim of persecution, defender of freedom of speech and after October 25 "the only opposition television", Informer has behind it 1.456 registered violations of the Code of Journalists of Serbia in just six months

The student list brought back the notion of responsibility to Pionirski Park - but also to the entire country

Radoljub Šabić confirmed for "Vreme" that at today's session of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) the revocation of the license of Informer TV will be on the agenda.

Today, the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM) was handed over the initiative to start the procedure of revoking the broadcasting license of Informer TV.

A day after the protestors broke into Informer TV, NUNS and partners are asking REM to revoke the license of that TV. The initiative, they say, is not based on a previous incident, but on a long-standing violation of the law.

Members of the REM Council demand to find out who made and approved the publication of the announcement that the N1 and Nova televisions broke the pre-election silence

REM Council President Stevica Smederevac says that the departure of director Rajka Galin Ćertić will not jeopardize the regulator's work ahead of the elections and announces an extraordinary session on complaints against the media. The results of the monitoring have still not been adopted due to divisions in the Council.

Rajka Galin Ćertić, director of REM since December 2023, resigned in the middle of the election campaign, a week after the incident in REM's premises. According to Nova.rs, he wants to terminate the contract by October 26.

Four members of the REM Council addressed the international community, warning that the body is unable to make timely decisions during the election campaign. They sent a letter of protest to their colleagues because of the behavior of the President of the Council. The next session is scheduled for Tuesday.

ODIHR warns that the extraordinary parliamentary elections in Serbia are marked by deep political polarization, pressure on voters, misuse of public resources and unequal campaign conditions. The accuracy of the voter list, media bias and attacks on journalists also cause concern

At today's session REM will consider granting Nova TV a license to operate in Serbia. On October 2, the management of N1 submitted the same request on behalf of that television, albeit without the knowledge of the editorial staff

The editorial office found out about the submission of the request for broadcasting in Serbia by accident, when the director of N1 news, Branislav Šovljanski, was contacted by a person who introduced himself as an employee of REM and requested to supplement the documentation.

The fact that REM cannot apply objective monitoring criteria to "one big broadcaster" during the campaign threatens media pluralism, the equality of participants in parliamentary elections and equal conditions for the election game, according to four members of the REM Council.

REM Council member Dubravka Valić Nedeljković claims that all eight members initially supported the inclusion of Informer in the monitoring, but that four members later changed their position. Monitoring of the pre-election campaign currently includes 11 television programs, but there are no Informer, Insider and Courier among them.

The new president of REM Council Stevica Smederevac announced 24-hour monitoring of broadcasters during the pre-election campaign and equal representation of participants

All eight members of the REM Council voted for Stevica Smederevac at the fourth constitutive session of the REM Council.

After the first round of voting, Garić and Valić Nedeljković stood out as the most serious candidates, who received four votes each. The election was voted on in two rounds, but the result was not changed, so the REM Council is still without a president

The regulatory body for electronic media still does not have a president, which is no wonder. A draw was even proposed at the session, but that creative proposal has not yet been accepted

The constitutive session of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM), where the election of the president and deputy president of that body will continue, began at 13 p.m. At the previous session, held on July 20, no candidate received the required six votes, as Miloš Garić and Mileva Malešić won four votes each in the final round of secret voting.
The new convocation of the REM Council did not elect the president of this body at the first constitutive session. Maja Stojanović from Civic Initiatives warned "Vreme" that due to inconsistent regulations, it is not clear how the REM Council will act if the vote for the president is tied