The Moldovan broadcasting sector is dominated by mainly Russian programs, while the national products are of not the best quality. The state should support the creation of national audiovisual products so that their quality improves. The issue was discussed by chairman of the Broadcasting Coordination Council (BCC) Marian Pocaznoi, executive director of the Association of Independent Press Petru Macovei and journalist Ion Terguta in the program “Moldova Live” on the public TV channel Moldova 1, IPN reports.
“The BCC adopted a decision on the promotion of national audiovisual products. We must get rid of the foreign channels broadcast on national frequencies so that their place is taken by national channels. In our country, the broadcasters are allowed to transmit foreign programs that are usually bought from Russia,” said Marian Pocaznoi.
Petru Macovei said they must make sure that the people’s right to inform themselves from several sources is respected, but a clear distinction should be made between information and manipulation. “I’m afraid that the people cannot make such a distinction by themselves. It is the state that should find mechanisms to promote the national products so that they become good information and recreational products. Our recreational programs cannot compete with the Russian ones for example. A Russian channel that manipulates grossly is broadcast all over Moldova,” he stated.
Journalist Ion Terguta underlined that for the quality of products to be improved, attention should be paid to the training of skilled personal in the broadcasting sector. “There is a great difference between us and the Ukrainians for example. We need a strategy for developing the broadcasting sector. The problem is that many in our country carried out cheap projects until now. We do not have a faculty that would prepare operators, editors, scenographers,” he said.
The invitees to the program also referred to the exclusion of three TV channels from cable networks at the start of this year. They said there are serious faults in the legislation that regulates broadcasting.
