We are are interested in rating growth, leadership and in becoming one of the most powerful players in the market – Tinatin Berdzenishvili, Director of Media and Communications of Georgian Public Broadcaster made this statement after the meeting, which was held between the President and members of  Executive Council of Broadcaster.

Berdzenishvili says that the Public Broadcaster has obligations and the amendments serve to fulfill these functions properly and consistently. “It’s excluded that we deprive someone of something, especially it concerns to small channels” – Berdzenishvili said.

According to her, the Broadcaster had right on commercial advertisement till 2015 and revenue from it did not exceed 2 million GEL. She believes that such amount of sum cannot create any problem in media market. “However, this amount may increase in line with increases in rating, when Broadcaster will become leader of media market” – she said.

The President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili held a meeting with the members of Executive Council of Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) in order to discuss the changes to be made into Law on Broadcasting at the Presidential Administration today. President has already met the representatives of media and non-governmental organizations regarding the issue.

The Parliament has approved the package of amendments proposed to be made into Law on Broadcasting with 85 votes through the second hearing on December 14. Six MPs voted against.