26. 03. 2014

TV NOVA FILES A COMPLAINT TO THE RBA COUNCIL DECISION

- Our expert administration has already begun working on these complaints and we expect the RBA Council members to decide on them shortly. They can accept one of the complaints, which automatically means that the permit for broadcasting national program would be awarded to the candidate whose complaint was accepted. Alternatively, both complaints can be rejected, which ends the competition for the allocation of the national frequency - Dragan Lukić, Executive Director of RBA, explained to Politika.

According to him, the RBA Council will pass the decision within the legal deadline.

At the second competition called by the RBA there were two candidates - TV Nova and TV Kopernikus. This was also the case at the first competition, which failed. At the RBA Council's session held at the end of February it was decided that the national frequency, once owned by TV Avala, not be allocated to either of the two candidates because the result of the anonymous vote was tied - four members voted for TV Nova, and four for TV Kopernikus. The decisive ballot was invalid.

If the RBA Council decides not to accept the complaints, it is questionable whether calling the new, third competition, would be purposeful.