Rustavi 2 was originally owned by Erosi Kitsmarishvili, David Dvali, Jarji Akimidze and Nika Tabatadze. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. often reports on various international events related to Georgia. is a weekly analytical and educational summarizing program, which focuses on politics, economics and social problems the project also covers topical cultural issues. The program offers in-depth reporting and critical analysis of major business issues today with an emphasis on current events, business development, market outlooks, and emerging opportunities. David Kikalishvili presents 'P.S.' every Sunday at 21:00.įrom 2006 new television season Rustavi 2 airs Business Courier. The daytime news was anchored by Ana Kinkladze, Keti Kvachantiradze and Natia Goksadze.ĭiana Jojua and Zaal Udumashvili anchor the evening news at 18:00 and 21:00, including sports with Dimitri Oboladze. The news program Courier has aired since the foundation of Rustavi 2 and has become one of the most successful news programs in Georgia. On July 18, 2019, he was replaced by Paata Salia, who is the lawyer of Kibar Khalvashi, current owner of the channel.įourth and current logo used from Decemto July 8, 2019 On December 14, 2012, Nika Gvaramia was appointed as the general director of the channel. On 25 December 2009, to celebrate its 15th anniversary, Rustavi 2 adopted a new logo during its Christmas special. Rustavi 2 was the main mass media source used as a tribune by the opposition leaders during the Rose Revolution in November 2003. By 15 March 2003, to coincide with the launch of its sister channel Imedi TV, Rustavi 2 introduced a new logo which consists of a zig-zagged abstract 2-numeral that is coloured bronze and are made up of gradient effects. In October 2001, the security police raid on R2 office resulted in public anger and subsequent mass street demonstrations against the government's pressure on independent media forced Eduard Shevardnadze to fire his entire cabinet. It has been considered by many as a political murder related with his programme 'Night Courier' and investigations of allegations of official corruption. Giorgi Sanaia, Georgia’s most popular TV journalist, who worked for R2, was murdered in July 2001. The Georgian authorities made several attempts to shut R2 down. The channel shut down due to allegedly losing its license a year later. It was formed in 1994 and had been in a strong opposition to Eduard Shevardnadze’s government since then.

The independence of the channel was questioned in recent years, with many suggesting that it was biased in favor of the former ruling party UNM. Its news service has bureaus and regional reporters in major Georgian cities ( Kutaisi, Batumi, Gori, Poti, Zugdidi), as well as the permanent correspondents in Washington D.C., Brussels and Moscow. It is an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union. They are aiming to bring the new level of broadcasting into live and also this media company already recruited the most famous journalists and show runners, who were working in the Rustavi 2 before.Rustavi 2 ( Georgian: რუსთავი 2, romanized: rustavi 2, 'Rustavi ori') is a Georgian free-to-air television channel based in Tbilisi, that was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi (hence its name). Kakhaber Anjaparidze, the co-founder of the Mtavari Arkhi owns the 49% of the shares and the other 51% goes to Gvaramia. The chair of the CEO of this broadcasting company is currently hold by Nika Gvaramia itself.

They are trying to reach the high demand of the honest news broadcasting as soon as possible. The founders of this new and already well-developed media company are the Nika Gvaramia and Kakhaber Anjaparidze. Like the predecessor, this new channel and its really experienced and talented crew will once again start the professional process of updating millions of viewers about the current worldwide and local news trends.

This new media broadcasting channel aims to revolutionize the media stage once again, like the owners of this company did it 25 years ago, in the year of 1994, when they created one of the most well-known broadcasting company Rustavi 2. You must watch closely to the upbringing process of this new channel, because it will definitely change and newly shape the political stage in the whole country with its truthful and honest live shows. This is a very promising step in towards of the bright future of the Georgian media field. Mtavari Arxi starts the new era of the media broadcasting in the South Caucasus region, because it aims to become the new leading media broadcasting company in the country of Georgia.

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