Armenian TV fined for rebroadcasting French TV programmes

Arminfo
18 Jan 05

YEREVAN

A fine to the tune of 200 minimum salaries has been imposed on
Hayrenik TV under the decision of the National TV and Radio Commission
for violating Article 10 of the law on TV and radio.

The TV company has been rebroadcasting programmes of France’s Mezzo TV
since December last year without an appropriate agreement with the
French TV channel, the chairman of the commission, Grigoriy Amalyan,
has told journalists. In addition, the management of the TV channel
failed to duly inform the national commission about rebroadcasting
French TV, as stipulated by law.

Another grave violation of the national laws was that the channel
illegally showed several movies.

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