Palace of Republic hosts Televershina award ceremony

22 мая 2016

By Nina Mozheiko: The Grand Prix of the Televershina contest went to Belteleradiocompany for the TV News Agency documentary series Belarus 21 - a 10-episode project on how the country has changed in the two decades of its sovereign history.

Main Air received an award as the best weekly current affairs programme, namely for its large-scale telethon as part of the information channel Elections 2015. Main Air was also the best in terms of television design, with award figurines going to Yuri Berestov and Elena Churko.

Televershina awards went to the hosts of the main current affairs programme Dmitry Bochkov and Elena Nasacheva and author of In Close-Up Marat Markov.

A collective prize was awarded for producing the new TV season on all channels of the country’s main media holding. One of six special awards was in honour of the 90th anniversary of Belarusian Radio and the 60th anniversary of Belarusian television.