The first international television of Azerbaijan, ATV International (ATV Int) may be on air late this month, editor-in-chief of news department of ATV Vagif Aydinoglu said, the Azeri Press Agency reported.
He said that the most modern equipment was bought. Their installation is about to end. The television still has problems concerning the transmitters and satellite.
ATV Int will be broadcasted in five languages: Azerbaijani, Persian, English, Russian and Armenian. About 30 people have been employed. Aydinoglu said the television was established for promoting Azerbaijan.
As regards the knowledge of Armenian, Aydinoglu said there were problems with finding Armenian-speaking staff.
“It was difficult to find people knowing Armenian. Courses of the Armenian language are held in Baku State University, but those who attended these courses do not know Armenian well. We found people who once taught in Yerevan State University, worked in Armenian-language newspapers. Discussions are being held on the interval among the news programs. In general, one news program of ATV Int will last for 12-15 minutes,” he said.
