The private Markíza TV station has received another fine from a state media watchdog, this time for Sk500,000 ($11,500), for a TV spot promoting the Ano party of Markíza co-owner Pavol Rusko.
The fine was levied for a Markíza news piece describing the refusal of Ano to pay for a political ad on the public STV channel, and was judged itself to have been a form of political advertising.
Rusko has been repeatedly fined and warned this year for abusing his television, the most popular in the country, for the benefit of his party.
Compiled by Tom Nicholson from press reports.
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