For a country with a population of approximately 7.5 million, Bulgaria’s media market is very well-developed, even overdeveloped in some sectors. There are 16 national dailies, e.g. Against this background of oversupply of information and entertainment provided by public-service and private broadcasters from both national and international sources, the Bulgarian media environment has been the subject of growing criticism. In the past twelve months, a number of prestigious international and Bulgarian organisations have voiced concern about the state of the media sphere in the country. The Media Barometers are analytical tools designed to measure the state of media developments in a national context. Such assessments have been undertaken in more than 30 countries in Africa and Asia. The pilot Balkan Media Barometer was introduced in Bosnia and Herzegovina in September 2011. Bulgaria was the second country from South East Europe to initiate this survey. The first Bulgarian BMB assessment took place in April 2012. Its results on topics like “Freedom of expression” or “Professional standards in media practice” are published in an 80 p. book by FES, Bulgaria in October 2012.