Integration monitor is a daily Latvian press digest on ethnic minority and society integration issues. The Monitor reviews the biggest Latvian dailies: Diena, Latvijas Avize, Neatkariga (in Latvian language), Vesti Segodnya (in Russian language). In specific cases other information sources are used. Latvian Centre for Human Rights is not responsible for information published by the media.

• Company MTG TV Latvia decided to close its Russian language TV channel

The company MTG TV Latvia decided to close its Russian language channel TV5 broadcasted in Latvia due to financial reasons. According to the company’s representative, TV5 is one of the few local TV channels with Russian language content. However, due to the large amount of re-broadcasted Russia’s TV channels and the high cost of production of local content, the channel has financial losses. The former head of the Council on Electronic Mass Media Ainars Dimants said that the closure of TV5 proves that there is a necessity to establish a public Russian language TV channel.  Mr Dimants believes that it is necessary to develop local TV content in Russian for Russian speaking residents thus encouraging them to use Latvian informative space. News agency LETA, diena.lv