The Public Media Register began to operate on 14 October 2009, thus creating the opportunity to develop a single, centralized, electronic database on media.
The following data are subject to registration:
- Name of public media
- Date of establishment of the public media
- Cataloguing data for print media, data on broadcasting licence for radio and television programs and the website for internet media
- Address of the editorial head office
- Date and time of registration
- Date and time of registration of data changes
- Number under which the media are filed in the Register
- Name and registration number of each founder
- Data on the contribution in cash to the initial capital and list of all media founded by that founder
- Data on regional distribution and rate of publishing or broadcasting of the media
- Data on internet, electronic and other media types
- Data on strike-off of media.
Other data may be registered as well, specifically:
- Phone and fax number
- E-mail address
- Website address.