SARAJEVO, Dec 10 (Hina) - The Council of the Independent Media Commission (IMC) in Bosnia-Herzegovina did not accept an appeal of the Bosnian Croat television house "Erotel" against a temporary licence previously issued by the IMC for
this TV house. According to a statement released by the IMC on Friday, the Council held a session on Thursday to consider the Erotel appeal. It described th appeal as groundless and supported the November 15 decision of this organisation's director-general, under which the Mostar-based TV house should immediately stop broadcasting its programme. A spokeswoman for the Office of the international community's High Representative (OHR), on Friday voiced full support to actions taken by the IMC, including its order to Erotel to cease airing its programme. The spokeswoman Alexandra Stiglmayer told reporters she hoped that latest changes in the Erotel's leadership
SARAJEVO, Dec 10 (Hina) - The Council of the Independent Media
Commission (IMC) in Bosnia-Herzegovina did not accept an appeal of
the Bosnian Croat television house "Erotel" against a temporary
licence previously issued by the IMC for this TV house.
According to a statement released by the IMC on Friday, the Council
held a session on Thursday to consider the Erotel appeal. It
described th appeal as groundless and supported the November 15
decision of this organisation's director-general, under which the
Mostar-based TV house should immediately stop broadcasting its
programme.
A spokeswoman for the Office of the international community's High
Representative (OHR), on Friday voiced full support to actions
taken by the IMC, including its order to Erotel to cease airing its
programme.
The spokeswoman Alexandra Stiglmayer told reporters she hoped that
latest changes in the Erotel's leadership would enable parties in
concern to reach agreement.
A spokesman for the Stabilisation Force (SFOR), confirmed that
these international troops possessed elaborated plans for various
scenarios in connection with a settlement to the problem of
Erotel's status. The spokesman Marc Thiernaux declined to give
further details.
The temporary licence for six months stipulates that Erotel can
broadcast programmes via 11 transmitters, and this, according to
the IMC, will enable Erotel to be watched on the 25 percent of
Bosnia's territory (or by about one million people).
The temporary licence provides for the reduction of the volume of
the rebroadcast programme of the Croatian Radio and Television
(HRT) via Erotel in Bosnia. It specifies that this TV house could
rebroadcast only programmes of the first channel of the Croatian
Television (HTV), instead of three channels as it has done so far.
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