Society
Seimas accepts Vaitekūnas’ resignation as head of radio and TV watchdog
The Seimas accepted on Thursday the resignation of Edmundas Vaitekūnas as chairman of the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK). […]
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Society
Vaitekūnas resigns as head of Lithuania’s radio and TV watchdog
Edmundas Vaitekūnas is stepping down as chairman of the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK), saying that his English is not good enough for the post. […]
Politics
President sees no grounds for stripping MG Baltic’s LNK TV of its license
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that MG Baltic is an example of oligarchic activity, but there is no legal basis, at least for now, for stripping LNK, a TV channel owned by the business group, of its license. […]
Politics
PM sees no need for drastic measures against large business-controlled media
Amid a parliamentary investigation into business groups’ possible influence on political processes, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that he sees no grounds for taking drastic measures against media organizations controlled by large businesses and calls for relying on the media’s self-regulation bodies. […]
Society
Part of Lithuanian cable TVs continue to air RTR Planeta programs despite ban
Defying a one-year suspension imposed by the Lithuanian media watchdog on RTR Planeta, a part of cable TV operators in the country continue to air a different version of the the Russian-language channel. […]
Society
Lithuania’s radio, TV watchdog to decide on Russia’s RTR Planeta broadcasts
Lithuania’s Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) will Wednesday decide whether broadcasts of the Russian channel RTR Planeta should be banned in the country amid repeated violations. […]
Society
Lithuanian media watchdog may suspend RTR Planeta broadcasts for up to 18 months
Broadcasts by the Russian-language TV channel RTR Planeta in Lithuania may be suspended for between a year and a year and a half over repeated violations, the chairman of the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) said on Tuesday. […]
Society
Lithuania inviting RTR planeta reps to discuss repeated violations
Representatives of the Russian television channel RTR Planeta should arrive in Lithuania this week for a meeting with the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission over the repeated violations of broadcasts to the country’s viewers. […]
Society
Russian TV channels back on radar of Lithuanian media watchdog
Russian-language TV channels broadcasted in Lithuania are back on the radar of the country’s media watchdog over alleged violations. […]
Politics
Court orders closure of portal broadasting Russian TV content
A Lithuanian court has instructed Baltijas Mediju Aliance (BMA), a company registered in Latvia, to discontinue unlawful broadcasts of Russian television programs on website tvdom.tv. […]
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RTR Planeta may face sanctions in Lithuania again
Just over a month after restrictions on the broadcasting of RTR Planeta in Lithuania ended, the country’s TV watchdog has again received a complaint about a program of the Russian TV channel allegedly inciting to war. […]
Culture
Vaitekūnas re-appointed head of Lithuania’s radio and TV watchdog
The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday re-appointed Edmundas Vaitekūnas for another term of office as chairman of the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK). […]
Society
Some Lithuanian TV channels contain up to 40% of Russian content
The biggest share of features and films developed in Russia are broadcast on Lithuania’s Lietuvos Rytas TV and BTV, shows a survey published by the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK). […]
European Union
MEPs Andrikienė, Saudargas among EU politicians blacklisted by Russia
Lithuanian MEPs Laima Andrikienė and Algirdas Saudargas, both members of the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats, were included in a list of EU politicians banned from entering Russia, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius confirmed to BNS on Monday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian watchdog to ask for explanation from Russia’s TVC over hatred-inciting content
Lithuania’s media watchdog will ask for explanation from Russia-registered broadcaster TV Tsentr over a TV program containing incitement to hatred and defamation of the state. […]
Society
Radio and TV watchdog suggests ban on portals broadcasting registration-free TV
The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission has suggested blocking access to websites who have failed to notify it about broadcasts of rebroadcasts of television programs to users in Lithuania. […]