KPM explains: We didn't ask the state to control online media content.

KPM) response comes after recent media reports as well as reaction Kosovo Journalists' Association (AGK), which rejected the involvement of state mechanisms in online media contentReport Periscope.

“Independent Media Commission (KPM) explains the public opinion that, during the KPM report to the Kosovo Assembly Commission for Local Governance, Regional Development and Media, It has not been required that the issue of online media regulation under KPM competencies, as presented in the opinion through several portals.”, is said to be, among other things, in the response of the KPM.

Their full announcement:

Independent Media Commission (KPM) explains the public opinion that, during the KPM report to the Kosovo Assembly Commission for Local Governance, Regional Development and Media, It has not been required that the issue of online media regulation under KPM competencies, as presented in the opinion through several portals, be included in the process of administration of the Law.

The KPM has requested that in the process of the KPM Law administration, the establishment of competencies in terms of audio-visual media services distributed online platforms, as recommended in the 2020 Progress Report for Kosovo of Parliament and the Council of Europe, and based on Parliament's 2018/1808 directive and the Council of Europe for Media Services Audio-Viusele (Audual Media Services Knowledge).

Based on the 2020 Progress Report for Kosovo, drafted by the European Commission and the Parliament's 2018/1808 Parliament and the Council of Europe for Media Services, the KPM has proposed to the relevant Kosovo Assembly Commission that, in the process of implementing the Law for the KPM, competencies are provided with respect to the regulation of audio-visual media services on the internet (line), including the new services such as Catch on TV, Video Deman, Web and Television.

The 2020 Progress Report notes that, among other things, “KPM has no competence to license and monitor audio-visual media services online (online), even though these are already covered by the Media Services Guide Audio-Vizuele”.

This report also points out that “ ... but its competencies should also be extended to online audio-visual media services (e.g. Catch up TV, video on bull and TV Web)”

In the 2018/1808 Act on Media Services Audio-Vizuele has been suggested that technological developments have enabled the creation of new types of services and user experiences.

As a result, viewers' habits have changed to watch audio-visual content, noting that new generations have especially switched to portable devices to watch audio-visual content. New types of content, such as video clips or content generated by users, have gained increased importance and new acts, including video service providers at request (submitters of video-on-demand series) and video distribution platforms, are already well established. According to this directive, this media convergence requires an updated legal framework in order to reflect developments in the market and achieve a balance between access to online content services (online), consumer protection and competition.

Therefore, the KPM explains public opinion, journalists and all the media that it is not about expanding its competencies in online media regulation, but about audiovisual media services on the Internet (online), as explained above.

The KPM's proposal for amending the KPM law is based on the 2020 EC Progress Report, as well as the AVMS 2018/1808 directive. Therefore, the KPM remains available to the public and interest parties to provide clarifications at any time regarding the proposals that have been made in terms of drafting and referling legislation regulating the media field.

KMSK and AGK strongly understand the tendency to control media online from the state body