Thursday, April 05, 2007
Kurdistan Regional Government airs first government TV channel
Media
(Kurdish Globe) - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Culture (MOC) will soon air the first government satellite TV channel, to be named Nawroz (Kurdish New Year celebration). It will gear its programs toward KRG activities and youths.
"After unifying both administrations in Kurdistan and forming a new government, the Ministry of Culture decided to establish a government media to demonstrate its activities and build an educated Kurdish society," said Halgurd Abdul Wahab, general director of MOC's media. Wahab stated that the building of Nawroz TV has finished completion, at a cost of more than $5 million. He said that the KRG appropriated a very good budget for the TV's operations. Most of the Kurdish satellites and local TVs are controlled and belong to Kurdish political parties; the government doesn't have TV.
Nawroz TV consists of three part-time channels on one screen (known as Sub-TVs): Fermi TV (government activities), Zaro TV (for children), and Law TV, which in Kurdish language means youth TV. Wahab said Nawroz TV will appropriate 19% of its time to children. Those programs will be educational and far removed from the violence, racism, and dogmatism that dominate so much television. Nawroz TV will air many programs about Kurdish youths and their problems, and their TV programs will be under the supervision of the MOC.
Wahab explained that the rest of the TV time will broadcast news on Kurdistan parliament activities, the ministerial council, and the presidency of Kurdistan. "We will air every parliament session live, as well as every Kurdistan President and Kurdistan Prime Minister press conference," said Wahab. Wahab mentioned that they have some transparency and openness that will allow people to directly complain, criticize the government, and seek rights.
"After unifying both administrations in Kurdistan and forming a new government, the Ministry of Culture decided to establish a government media to demonstrate its activities and build an educated Kurdish society," said Halgurd Abdul Wahab, general director of MOC's media. Wahab stated that the building of Nawroz TV has finished completion, at a cost of more than $5 million. He said that the KRG appropriated a very good budget for the TV's operations. Most of the Kurdish satellites and local TVs are controlled and belong to Kurdish political parties; the government doesn't have TV.
Nawroz TV consists of three part-time channels on one screen (known as Sub-TVs): Fermi TV (government activities), Zaro TV (for children), and Law TV, which in Kurdish language means youth TV. Wahab said Nawroz TV will appropriate 19% of its time to children. Those programs will be educational and far removed from the violence, racism, and dogmatism that dominate so much television. Nawroz TV will air many programs about Kurdish youths and their problems, and their TV programs will be under the supervision of the MOC.
Wahab explained that the rest of the TV time will broadcast news on Kurdistan parliament activities, the ministerial council, and the presidency of Kurdistan. "We will air every parliament session live, as well as every Kurdistan President and Kurdistan Prime Minister press conference," said Wahab. Wahab mentioned that they have some transparency and openness that will allow people to directly complain, criticize the government, and seek rights.
Labels: Halgurd Abdul Wahab, Kurdistan Regional Government, Ministry of Culture, Nawroz TV
