High-Tech Ministry  amending Audiovisual Media Law to regulate cable  TV content 

ArmInfo. Armenia's Ministry of High-Tech Industry  will soon introduce a draft law on audiovisual media, that  will regulate broadcasting for IPTV, OTT, and network operators (cable TV) content, as stated by Minister of High-Tech  Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, in reponse to  a question from  parliamentarians during the government session in the National  Assembly. 

He made  this statement in response to the recent broadcast  on   Rossiya 1 TV channel of the program "Evening with Vladimir Solovyov",  which included unflattering statements about the Armenian  authorities, under Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, specifically  regarding the arrest of the famous Armenian-Russian businessman and   philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan. This video was later  posted on  some Armenian media and  social media platforms. Hayrapetyan  mentioned that necessary technical and legislative regulations had  been carried out earlier, preventing the airing of this program on  the Armenian public broadcasting network for several months. Now, as  the minister noted, such regulations must also be implemented in the  cable television field. Regarding the broadcasting of such content on  the global network, the minister noted that this is a complex issue.  "By utilizing the necessary resources and functions, we will be able  to address this aspect in the near future," he promised.  Additionally, the head of the department noted that the government  will need to undertake significant efforts to enhance cyber hygiene  and media literacy  to protect our citizens from this kind of  information attacks.