Official launch of “Belarus TV” channel

03.02.2005

Information sheetDelivering the speech during the ceremony Oleg Proleskovsky noted that the idea of creation the satellite channel belongs to the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. Deputy Head of the President’s Administration emphasized that the project was realized in the shortest terms.


Information sheet



Delivering the speech during the ceremony Oleg Proleskovsky noted that the idea of creation the satellite channel belongs to the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. Deputy Head of the President’s Administration emphasized that the project was realized in the shortest terms.
Minister of Information Vladimir Rusakevich expressed assuredness that the Belarus will become active participant of international information space.
Chair of Belteleradiocompany Vladimir Matveichuk noted that opening of the international satellite channel is a real breakthrough. Belarus has a lot of things to be proud of; it has a lot to demonstrate to millions of new people abroad.
Producer General of the Producing Center “Belarus-TV” Victor Mayuchy and Director of Broadcasting Division of the Producing Center “Belarus-TV” Sergey Maevsky noted that “Belarus-TV” is an innovational project related to transfer of TV production to lentless technology in accordance to modern standards of TV broadcasting. It means that newest digital technologies will be applied at all stages of TV production except location filming.
“Belarus-TV” channel is to held foreign audience in receiving interesting and objective information about political, social, economic and cultural life of Belarus. The volume of broadcasting will be about 16-17 hours a day in Russian and Belarus. At present more than 170 cable operators in Europe display keen interest towards broadcasting “Belarus-TV”.
In 2005 Belteleradiocompany plans on holding presentation of “Belarus-TV” in Russia, Ukraine, Poland and some other countries.