PARLIAMENT DELIBERATES DRAFT BILL ON TV AND RADIO
Panorama.am
17:50 27/09/06
The National Assembly of Armenia deliberated amendment to the Law on
TV and Radio, among others. The deputies criticized a provision saying
that Public TV has no obligation to broadcast the work of parliament at
set hours. Arshak Sadoyan said the bill is unconstitutional, incorrect
and criminal. Viktor Dallakyan, on the other hand, stated that it is
"a slap in the face of the legislature." Gegham Manukyan, from the
ruling coalition, also thinks that the bill should not be adopted. He
said if the 5% limit of ads is eliminated, public TV may attract too
many ads and become monopolistic in the market.