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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). It is an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union. Its news service has bureaus and regional reporters in major Georgian ...
The country hosts 40 TV stations, of which nine are in Tbilisi and 31 in the regions. Four stations have national coverage (Georgian Public Broadcaster Channel I, Imedi, Rustavi 2 and Ajara); three of them are Tbilisi-based. Viewers prefer Rustavi 2, followed by Imedi TV and GPB's First Channel.
The Liberty Institute was founded in 1996, shortly after the events related to Rustavi 2, an independent TV station which had its broadcast license revoked about a month earlier by the Georgian Ministry of Communications. This move was criticized as a violation of freedom of speech and a threat to independent media.
Release. September 1, 2000. ( 2000-09-01) –. July 26, 2011. ( 2011-07-26) Vis Unda 20000? ( ვის უნდა ოცი ათასი?, Who Wants Twenty Thousand?) is a Georgian game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Mamuka Gamkrelidze and later Dmitry "Duta" Skhirtladze.
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Tbilisi-based Rustavi 2 TV, a channel controlled by Saakashvili's government, linked his name with several notorious murders in Russia and Georgia, including the assassination of Vlad Listyev. A particular flash point with Saakashvili's government was Imedi's reporting of the 2006 murder of Sandro Girgvliani.
Kibar Khalvashi ( Georgian: ქიბარ ხალვაში; born 20 May 1963) is a Georgian businessman living abroad in Germany. He is the current "Rustavi 2" majority shareholder. Khalvashi has been placed in the list of Georgian millionaires. [1] His company, ARTI Group, was established in 1996 and is a leading distributor of many ...
Rustavi was rebuilt as a major industrial center during the Soviet era. The development of Rustavi was part of Joseph Stalin's accelerated industrialization process, and included ironworks, steelworks, chemical plants and an important railway station on the Tbilisi–Baku railroad line. Rustavi is the site of approximately 90 large and medium ...