Romania is the 5th most important spammer in the world; 54 local print titles have closed down because of the crisis, and Vîntu will sue three politicians for their statements. România liberă is to start a weekly free supplement, and the Romanian Cultural Institute opens an advertising exhibition. Continue reading
Organisation chart changes in the public television, a ‘law of journalist’ project criticized by commentators due to its restrictions and a new brand identity for Antena 1. Mircea Radu, a popular show host, is to get back at the public television, while Sorin Ovidiu Vîntu changed the management of his Realitatea TV. Continue reading
Fewer readers go to the print editions of newspapers and magazines for information. Starting October, the Romanian Audit Bureau of Circulations, or BRAT, is to monitor the video and audio traffic via Internet websites. The most visible Romanian brand in the media is the Dacia car-maker, while the strongest Romanian brand is Borsec mineral-water bottling plant. Continue reading
Next year might the first for the media market to go back on growth, after the sector shrank for the past two years. S.O. Vîntu alleges persons close to President Traian Băsescu asked him to give up part of his share in the Realitatea TV news channel. The new public television manager tries to cut on losses and hike viewership. Adevărul Holding to go into the television market and go publicly listed abroad. Continue reading
Sorin Ovidiu Vîntu was taken into custody for helping a convicted criminal. MPs with the ruling party plan to censor print and online media outlets. Romanian news sites have higher advertising rate-cards than The New York Times. Romanian online advertising market is going down, while European-wide it is on the way up. TV stars from Romania get shows in the Republic of Moldova. Continue reading
Three companies operating in the PR and communication successfully extended their operations in three neighboring countries. A Republic of Moldova news television station may be watched now by Romanian viewers. Romanian newspapers cost between 0.2 and 0.5 Euro. The brands most liked by Romanian users of Facebook do not have pages dedicated to Romanian consumers. Romanian journalists taking a trip to New Zealand paid for by the Rosia Montana Gold Corporation, planning to use cyanide in the exploitation of gold ore in central Romania, claim they behaved ethically. Continue reading
The Dogan Media Group (Turkey), which controls the Kanal D television channel, may decide to leave Romania. This would be a second major pull-out after the WAZ group, which sold its control package in the Romania libera daily. The Executive and the media in Romania are in full fledged conflict, after the Government decided to levy more taxes on intellectual rights’ earners, which includes the journalists. A Romanian media owner was indicted for blackmailing a major beer company. A global study on the use of the Internet showed Romanians are champions about using the instant messaging, but not so when using online transactions or social networks. Continue reading
The Realitatea-Cațavencu media group is for sale, according to Evenimentul zilei. Romanian media are facing a deep crisis but the worst is yet to come. Facebook, growing rapidly to 2 million users in Romania. Media managers came amid a Rosia Montana controversy. A small company will launch a TV station for villagers. In “The moves of the week”: Robert Turcescu left Realitatea Catavencu. Continue reading
Sorin Ovidiu Vîntu is the Romanian media tycoon most affected by crisis. The number of TV commercials has increased while prices dropped and some companies almost doubled their quantity of TV advertising. According to a trade union, almost 6000 journalists had been dismissed. Google Romania is still operating without a country manager. Continue reading
The advertising sales of Romanian televisions dropped by 33% from last year, WAZ sold its participation in Romania and Romanian internet users prefer news sites to social networks. The World Cup final scored the best TV ratings in July, on the first channel of the public television. Continue reading
