Audiovisual Media Authority (AMA)
Ownership as documented
Public authority.
Description
Media regulator. Required by law to be politically independent. Its head was the subject of a 2025-26 appointment dispute (see Armela Krasniqi).
Contracts and money
Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.
Government advertising spend, 2014 (about EUR 17 million, about 60% to TV)
€17,000,000
paymentSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Approximate, from a 2014 figure reported by Top Channel; no Rama-era (2021-2026) state advertising total found. Undated in parts of the source chain.
Date: 2014 · Payer: Government (state advertising through agencies and public companies) · Payee: Media outlets (about 60% TV)
- Transparency for media advertisements (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · 2014 · journalism · EN
Officials and people linked
AMA head candidate; PS-linked (MFRR)
Evidence: MFRR says the candidate is a close Socialist Party associate; EU Delegation asked for the vote to wait until the new Parliament formed.
Investigations and cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 2017
State media, regulator and press pressure, 2017-2026
The state runs its own channel and information agency, and regulators have been filled with government allies. Press-freedom ratings have moved in both directions: RSF rose from 99th (2024) to 80th…
Status: ongoing; October 2026 protests
From 2021
Control of institutions and appointments, 2020-2026
Albania's key oversight and election posts are filled through Parliament, where PS has held a large majority since 2021 and a majority again after May 2025. The President, the Ombudsman, the KLSH…
Status: ongoing; ratings and appointments as of October 2026
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 2 sources.
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Exit.al
- Date
- 2025
- Publisher
- MFRR
- Date
- 2025