The Georgian Public Broadcaster (საქართველოს საზოგადოებრივი მაუწყებელი, ) is the national public broadcaster of Georgia.
History
It started broadcasting radio in 1925, and Georgian television (TV) started broadcasting in 1954. Today, 85% of the Georgian population receive the First Channel, and 55% receive the Second Channel. Georgian TV programmes are also received by satellite and over the Internet in a number of European and Asian countries.
The adoption of Law on Broadcasting in 2004, started the process of transformation of Georgian TV from being a state broadcaster into a public broadcaster. It is required by law to “provide accurate and up-to-date information that is free from political and commercial bias” and “to address the needs and interests of the larger Georgian society through diversity of programs and viewpoints”.[1] In 2005, the Georgian Parliament elected a Board of Governors, composed of nine members. One of them, Tamar Kintsurashvili, from Liberty Institute, was later elected as the first Director General of GPB. Tinatin Berdzenishvili is the current occupant of this position.