The meeting with the heads of big cable operators has been held in National Television and Radio Council

On June 30, 2021, the meeting with the authorized representatives of the Intellectual Property Agency and heads of big cable broadcasters has been held in National Television and Radio Council. Chairman of the Council Ismet Sattarov opened the meeting with an introductory speech, informed the guests about the new draft law "On Media" and brought to the attention the innovations in the field of audiovisual media.

Then the Chairman of the Council spoke about the existing problems related to intellectual property in the field of cable and IPTV broadcasting and stressed that the Council will act together with the Intellectual Property Agency, taking a more sensitive approach to this issue.

Igbal Askerov, Head of the Department of Law, Appeal and Internal Control of the Intellectual Property Agency, noted that there have really been several problems related to intellectual property issues in the field of cable broadcasting recently and this situation negatively affects the rating of our country. However, as a result of joint efforts of cable operators and relevant government agencies and wider awareness-raising activities, it is possible to solve these problems in a short time based on world experience.

 The Chairman of the Council noted the need to strengthen measures to protect intellectual property in the audiovisual media as a continuation of the recent reforms in the media sector. He said that since August 01, 2021, National Television and Radio Council will implement measures provided by law against cable broadcasters (as well as IPTV) for including in the broadcast packages channels without a relevant agreement authorizing the retransmission of foreign television channels.

Then the chairman of the Council Ismet Sattarov and the head of the department of the Intellectual Property Agency Igbal Askerov answered the questions of the heads of cable operators and discussed the issues of their interest in the field of intellectual property.

The need to organize such events with the participation of other cable operators, as well as to carry out more extensive measures related to legal and technical aspects of intellectual property protection during broadcasting and retransmission was noted.