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4 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 15 OCTOBER 2025 NEWS 127,),&$7,217281.12:1/$1'2:1(56,17(5062) $572)/1$6$0(1'('%1 /2&$7,21 Description of Proposal: SITE PLAN Owners of land parcels within the site indicated above intend to submit a Planning Control Application to the Planning Authority regarding the above site in line with the requirements of Art. 4 of L.N. 71/07. An attempt to trace all owners was made, however not all owners could be found. This notice is being made to inform owners who could not be traced about the proposed application. Such owners may contact the architect on the numbers indicated below by not later than (15 days from the date of this advert) for more details. ARCHITECT: ADDRESS: TEL / MOBILE NO: Wentworth Court, Triq il-Kittien c/w Triq il-Qasab c/w Triq il-Qrempuc, San Gwann It is proposed to adjust the existing alignments Dylan Agius 58, Triq F.W. Ryan, Naxxar 99451694 Email: dylagius@gmail.com Solidarjetà and MEIA express concerns on AI use by Maltese broadcasters SOLIDARJETÀ and the Mal- ta Entertainment Industry and Arts Association (MEIA), have expressed their concern towards the increasing use of AI generat- ed media in Maltese broadcast- ing. They said it is important not to jeopardise the futures of, or dis- respect creative workers, due to Artificial Intelligence's rising fre- quency in several industries. "We believe that the use of gen- erative AI, not as a tool in a crea- tive worker's arsenal, but as a re- placement of competent creative workers, leads to a poorer prod- uct and further devalues Malta's creative industry", they said. Maltese broadcasting chan- nels such as ONE have recent- ly launched a TV show with an opening sequence created solely with Artificial Intelligence, pro- viding a preview of the future of local broadcasting, and according to NeuralAI, blending technology with creativity. Solidarjetà and MEIA have ex- pressed that AI has been proven to make use of the work of cre- ative professionals without their consent, moreover leading to fi- nancial instability and increased precarity for thousands of cre- ative workers, who already find themselves in a difficult situation. TVM similarly, launched Mal- ta's first virtual television pre- senter, in a program created to educate the public about AI. Alexei Dingli, a professor of AI at the University of Malta, who the AI presenter is represented as, says that the programme has taken precautions to ensure that audiences understand they are watching an AI avatar to distin- guish between reality and fiction, especially in rise of "deepfakes". These organisations urge all broadcasters to discuss their in- creasing use of AI, in a way that an agreement can be met on how it can be used without posing a risk on Malta's creative workers. Furthermore they urge the Ministry for Culture to discuss a national policy that will protect creative workers from the nega- tive effects of the use of AI, just as many organisations representing creative workers abroad have al- ready done, by taking strong ac- tions against the use of AI in their respective industries due to the devastating effects it could have on the creative industry. JADE BEZZINA jbezzina@mediatoday.com.mt The AI presenter representing Alexiei Dingli, a professor of artificial intelligence (left), and the opening sequence of Indigo, generated using AI (right) CONTINUES FROM PAGE 1 The appeal was decided on Tuesday by Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti, Justice Robert G. Man- gion and Justice Grazio Mercieca, who confirmed an earlier judg- ment that had dismissed Maltco's case against the government and the MGA. The dispute centred on whether the authorities breached Maltco's rights when they authorised other operators, such as Gaming Oper- ations Limited (IZIBET), to offer "Additional Games," including sports betting and roulette-style games. Maltco had argued that the 2012 concession it was granted by the Ministry for Finance, Economy and Industry gave it exclusivity not just over the National Lottery Games, but also over any addi- tional games that could be intro- duced until new legislation specif- ically allowed others to operate in that space. The company maintained the government and the MGA had acted in breach of contract and in bad faith when they issued licenc- es to third-party operators for games that, according to Maltco, fell within its exclusive remit. However, the government and the MGA insisted that Maltco's exclusive rights were limited to the National Lottery Games de- fined in its licence, namely Grand Lottery, Super 5 and Lotto. They argued that the market for additional games had always been regulated separately under the Gaming Devices Regulations, which predated Maltco's conces- sion and allowed the authority to issue licences to multiple opera- tors. The court examined the 2012 Concession Agreement, the Na- tional Lottery Licence, and the rel- evant legislation, including Cap. 438 of the Laws of Malta. It found that while the conces- sion referred to the possible in- troduction of future legislation for additional games, the licence did not grant Maltco any right or expectation of exclusivity beyond the three National Lottery prod- ucts. The judges noted Maltco's li- cence merely required it to com- ply with any new licensing regime the government or MGA might establish in the future, confirm- ing that the company was never promised an exclusive market be- yond the National Lottery. The court also observed that other gaming operators were al- ready licensed and active in offer- ing additional games before Malt- co's concession came into force, meaning the company could not claim a monopoly over these ac- tivities. Furthermore, Maltco had not paid any consideration or licence fee to secure exclusivity over such games, which undermined its ar- gument that its concession im- plied a broader monopoly. By dismissing Maltco's appeal, the court confirmed that the MGA acted within its legal man- date when it licensed third-party operators to offer additional gam- ing services. Court rejects attempt by Maltco Lotteries Limited to extend its monopoly beyond the National Lottery