With three votes in favour and two abstentions, the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) failed to approve the proposed candidates for members of the BNR Board of Directors. The mandates of four members of the governing body expire on 28 July this..
Bulgaria's Council for Electronic Media (CEM) will temporarily restrict the broadcasting of the Russian television channels Russia Today and Sputnik on the territory of Bulgaria. The reasons for the decision point to the gross violation of..
"The increase of the budget for culture is insufficient. I agree with the representatives of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences who demand more financing", the Chairperson of the National Assembly Committee on Culture and Media Toshko Yordanov said for..
“On December 10, we will start taking action to vacate the offices of the National Palace of Culture occupied by the main opposition party GERB. I have no time to waste” , Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Culture Velislav Minekov said for TV1...
Bulgaria's Electronic Media Council reviewed the documents of the five candidates for director general of the Bulgarian National Radio and decided that they all met the requirements of the Radio and Television Act. Thus, Milen Mitev (currently acting..
The Council for Electronic Media has opened a procedure for election of new Director General of the Bulgarian National Radio. Applicants can submit their documents until 5 pm on September 16. The Council for Electronic Media is to elect BNR’s new..
Betina Zhoteva has been appointed as Chairperson of the Council for Electronic Media (CEC). Four members of CEC voted in favor and one abstained. The Council for Electronic Media also decided to send a letter to the European Commission in..
The Director-General of the Bulgarian National Radio Andon Baltakov has submitted, to the Council for Electronic Media, a request for the early termination of his contract. The Council has expressed the hope that he will reconsider his decision to..
The pluralism of points of views in each of the news and current affairs programs covering political and economic topics is observed by the public broadcasters- the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio, the monitoring report..
Bulgarian National TV Director-General Konstantin Kamenarov has submitted his resignation to the Council for Electronic Media after the court found him guilty of drunken driving. The resignation was unanimously approved by the Council for..
