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NEW INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION LAUNCHED IN AZERBAIJAN IN ARMENIAN
Panorama.am
17:35 02/03/2009
A new international television station will be launched in Azerbaijan
soon, the chairman of the National Television and Radio Council (NTRC)
Nushiravan Maharramli announced.
According to APA agency he said "Azerbaijan International" will
broadcast programs in English, Russian, Persian, Turkish and
Armenian. The opening of the television will be discussed at the
meeting of the National Television and Radio Council.
"Decision may be passed to declare competition for the new television
this month. We have already started the discussions," he said. He
stated that the Council had received applications from private
companies to open the international TV Channel and the discussions
have been conducted based on those applications.
It is not yet known on what frequency the new international television
will be broadcast. Maharramli said the NTRC had reserve frequencies
and underlined that there would be no problem. He added that it would
not be a state-run television, but a private channel.
Nushiravan Maharramli also clarified the necessity of opening the
new international television channel.
"Azerbaijan has recently passed decisions to stop the broadcast
of foreign TV channels and radios. But some people do not agree
with it. Some want a Russian-language channel, others - in other
languages. We have studied the international practice. The most optimal
variant is the international television. Several foreign languages
will be used in this television channel. The company winning the
competition will determine the time for the languages. We will have
discussions about it," he said.
Panorama.am
17:35 02/03/2009
A new international television station will be launched in Azerbaijan
soon, the chairman of the National Television and Radio Council (NTRC)
Nushiravan Maharramli announced.
According to APA agency he said "Azerbaijan International" will
broadcast programs in English, Russian, Persian, Turkish and
Armenian. The opening of the television will be discussed at the
meeting of the National Television and Radio Council.
"Decision may be passed to declare competition for the new television
this month. We have already started the discussions," he said. He
stated that the Council had received applications from private
companies to open the international TV Channel and the discussions
have been conducted based on those applications.
It is not yet known on what frequency the new international television
will be broadcast. Maharramli said the NTRC had reserve frequencies
and underlined that there would be no problem. He added that it would
not be a state-run television, but a private channel.
Nushiravan Maharramli also clarified the necessity of opening the
new international television channel.
"Azerbaijan has recently passed decisions to stop the broadcast
of foreign TV channels and radios. But some people do not agree
with it. Some want a Russian-language channel, others - in other
languages. We have studied the international practice. The most optimal
variant is the international television. Several foreign languages
will be used in this television channel. The company winning the
competition will determine the time for the languages. We will have
discussions about it," he said.