TBILISI, DFWatch–Two hosts on the TV channel Imedi accuse the government of trying to put pressure on them, while the company’s management distances themselves from the statements made by their own journalists.
October 2012 takeover of Imedi TV
Court strikes down libel sentence in 'Imedi' case
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court struck down a previous court ruling to fine Member of Parliament Giorgi Vashadze for libel against the businessman Joseph Kay.
Kay is the investor who for a few months owned Imedi, a formerly government-critical TV station that played an
Georgian government publishes Imedi settlement agreement
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government Friday published an agreement between the previous government and the family of deceased businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili about Imedi TV.
The settlement agreement, which is published on the Ministry of Justice webpage, was
Saakashvili pressured TV investor: 'You are a smart Jew'
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili may be asked to give testimony as a witness in the case about the takeover of a TV station.
The reason is that an investor who played a key role in bringing Imedi TV under his government’s control in 2008 said he was
Forbes editor takes over Georgian TV station
TBILISI, DFWatch — A former editor of Forbes Georgia has been appointed as new director of Imedi TV, which used to be one of the government-controlled channels during the previous government.
Shortly after the parliamentary election, the former owners of Imedi made
Another pro-Saakashvili channel sold: This time it's Real
TBILISI, DFWatch — Another pro-government television station has been sold in the wake of the parliamentary election in Georgia: Real TV.
Real TV, which was a competitor to Rustavi 2 and Imedi TV, and contained pro-government news, shortly after election
Confusion about what will happen to Imedi TV
TBILISI, DFWatch — A government-controlled TV channel is in the process of be transferred back to the family of its old owner, the deceased businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili.
The return of Imedi TV to its fonder’s family has become the hottest topic on social networks