Mehanizam #21
Nacionalne televizije i REM
REM dodeljuje nacionalne licence emiterima naklonjenim vlasti i ostaje pasivan u kampanji. N1, Nova S i Insajder ostaju na kablu. Dozvola i regulator su isti mehanizam; minuti programa nisu ova kartica.
Šta je
Ko drži multipleks i ko ne sankcioniše pristranost, drži plafon gledanosti. Poreski dug Pinku i državni Telekom idu uz licencu, ne uz vest.
Kako radi
REM raspisuje konkurs i obnavlja licence Pinku, Prvoj, Happyju i B92. Monitoring ne vodi do mere. Kritički kanali ostaju na kablu sa užim dosegom. Hronologija Medijski mrak nosi redosled tih odluka.
Zašto je važno u sistemu
Informaciona poluga počinje ovde: ko uopšte stigne do većine birača. Regulator koji ne reguliše pretvara zakon u dekor.
Dokumentovani nalazi
„In 2022, following a public competition, the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM) renewed national frequency licences for the private TV Pink, TV Prva, Happy TV, and TV B92 [...]. Channels critical of the government, including Insajder, N1 and Nova S, remain accessible only through cable providers, in some cases with limited reach.“OSCE/ODIHR, 2023, str. 17
„Država televiziji Pink odložila je plaćanje poreskog duga od 389,1 milion dinara na 60 rata, u trenutku kada je ukupan dug prema državi bio oko 1,52 milijarde dinara.“CINS, 2016
Država Pinku odložila plaćanje preko 1,52 milijarde duga
„The Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM) maintained a notably passive approach to regulating media conduct during the campaign.“OSCE/ODIHR, 2023, str. 3
„The REM remained the sole authority to oversee the activities of broadcasters. The legislation does not give the REM any explicit election related powers.“OSCE/ODIHR, 2017
Final Report 2017 (presidential)
„Međutim, nakon što su zatvorena biračka mesta i nakon što je proglašen pobednik, REM je odlučio da prekine višegodišnju praksu objavljivanja izveštaja o nadzoru pružalaca medijskih usluga tokom predizborne kampanje.“CINS, 2016
„After REM decided to award four national broadcasting licenses to propagandistic progovernment TV stations in 2022, it indefinitely postponed its decision on the country’s fifth license, which United Group’s Nova had been expected to win. With more than a year passing since the original deadline for allocating the fifth frequency, REM has clearly showed that it is operating in service of the government and the ruling party, despite its mandate to be an independent regulator.“Freedom House, 2024