COMMERCIAL ADS BANNED ON PUBLIC TV IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN, December 17. /ARKA/. Armenia’s parliament passed the
amendments to the laws “About Television and Radio” and “About
Advertisements” on Wednesday.
The bill bans the Public TV Company of Armenia from broadcasting
commercial adverts, Novosti-Armenia reported.
The justification for the bill is that the ban is a widely used measure
to leave more airtime for socially important programs, says the report.
According to the law, ads should not exceed 7% of the airtime on the
Public TV and may include only social adverts, as well as information
about sponsors of cultural and sports programs. Not more than one
sponsor may be advertised during a broadcast, according to the report.
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From: A. Papazian
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