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İctimai Television

İctimai Television (İTV;, ) is a public television channel in Azerbaijan. After its legal creation in 2004, the station began broadcasting on 29 August 2005, making it the first independent public broadcaster in Azerbaijan.<ref n[1] The channel is based in Baku.

Organisation

İTV is primarily funded through advertising and government payments.<ref na[2]<ref na[3] The law of January 2004 creating the channel called for funding to come from a television licence fee beginning in January 2010,<ref na<ref na[4] but this portion of the law has currently yet to be implemented as of May 2026. {{[5]

The company also operates the İctimai Radio public radio station, which commenced broadcasting on 10 January 2006. This arrangement, together with continued state financing, has been subject to criticism by non-governmental organizations because the channel may be too closely connected to the government to be fully independent and unbiased.<ref name[6]<ref name[7]<ref name[8]

Programming

İTV became a member of the European Broadcasting Union on 5 July 2007, allowing it to take part in events such as the Eurovision Song Contest, which it entered for the first time in 2008. {{cit[9]

The broadcaster was also supposed to host the Third Eurovision Dance Contest in Baku in 2009, {{cite[10] The channel was created with a vision to reflect the national and spiritual values, national customs and traditions, culture and art. It operates in accordance with the laws of Azerbaijan.

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References

  1. Television Channels in Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Republic, retrieved 26 March 2014^
  2. The Law of Azerbaijan Republic on Public TV-Radio Broadcasting 2004, retrieved 26 March 2014^
  3. Rashid Hajili. Freedom of Media in Azerbaijan Spotlight on Azerbaijan, Foreign Policy Centre, 2012^
  4. Dmitry Golovanov. Azerbaijan : Public Broadcasting Introduced IRIS Legal Observations, European Audiovisual Observatory, retrieved 26 March 2014^
  5. The channel is operated by the Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, which consists of a nine-member council whose members are approved by the President of Azerbaijan and a director general elected by the council and also approved by the President. Azeri parliament passes controversial broadcasting law International Journalists' Network, Sitemap International Center for Journalists, 16 January 2004, retrieved 25 March 2014^
  6. Azerbaijan and the European Union: A Policy Dilemma Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety, September 2013, retrieved 26 March 2014^
  7. Emil Huseynov. Pluralism and Internet Governance Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), 2012, retrieved 26 March 2014^
  8. Arifa Kazimova. Media in Azerbaijan: The Ruling Family Dominates TV, the Opposition Has Some Papers Caucasus Analytical Digest, Center for Security Studies, 18 March 2011, retrieved 26 March 2014^
  9. Following Azerbaijan's win in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, İTV hosted the competition of 2012 in Baku. HD Production Vehicle and SNG/Support Vehicle for Ictimai TV Azerbaijan live-production.tv, 4 April 2012, retrieved 6 July 2021^
  10. but this event was postponed and eventually cancelled due to the lack of participants. Eurovision Dance Contest 2009 is Postponed to 2010 eurovisionary.com, 29 May 2009, retrieved 29 December 2020^