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2009. How we went on the air: the story of "Televials" in Cyprus

2009. How we went on the air: the story of "Televials" in Cyprus

We built relations with all the publishers colleagues, including the owners of radio and television channels. One of them invited us to create a joint project - to release a news program in Russian. So in Cyprus by the forces of the "Herald of Cyprus" and Plus TV appeared "Telegyazet". Russian speech sounded on one of the main Cypriot television channels, Sunday issues came out with Greek subtitles. We have increasingly turned from a newspaper into a cultural and educational platform for the entire multinational community.

 

"Bulletin of Cyprus" goes on the air

The weekly news program for Russian compatriots was published on Sundays. For 45-minute, in Russian with Greek subtitles, we told, and, most importantly, now they showed Cypriot news on one of the leading national television channels of the Republic of Cyprus. Surprisingly, not only Russian -speaking people, but also many Cypriots watched the program with pleasure. Each issue appeared online so that the audience is maximum.

It was devoted to various issues of the life of the diaspora, as well as Cyprus news. Surprisingly, not only Russian -speaking people, but also many Cypriots watched the program with pleasure. Each issue appeared online so that the audience is maximum.

Television School: Learning to shoot and mount

As part of the same project, in collaboration with the Russian Academy of Radio and Television, VK opened a television school in Cyprus: two groups of students who planned to release their own videos for short -term courses for short -term courses. Their educational work was also shown on Plus TV.

 

Meetings with those who make decisions

Continuing a series of meetings with the Minister of the Interior, we began to organize meetings of readers with ambassadors and mayors, regularly invite Russia to the Consular Department of the Russian Embassy, the Immigration Service and social services of Cyprus to consult.

The "Herald of Cyprus" gradually turned from the media into a real cultural and educational center for the multinational Russian-speaking population of Cyprus. It must be said that not only Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians always came to the editorial office and for our holidays, but also residents of all other countries of the former USSR, as well as Russian-speaking Serbs, Poles, Bulgarians and immigrants from the countries of the former Eastern Bloc, who had once learned Russian and still retained respect for Russian culture.

Natalia Kardash

(Fragment from the book “20 years in Cyprus - in the center of events”, published in 2019)

This article is part of a series of articles about the history of the "Herald of Cyprus" dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the newspaper. Read other materials by tag#History of the Herald of Cyprus and by links:

How in 30 years the "Bulletin of Cyprus" has influenced the life of Russian -speaking people

1995. Advertising booklet, which accidentally became the beginning of a new era

1996. The newspaper comes to life: the first headings, the first letters of readers

1997. They came here, "to talk in Russian"

1998. "Bulletin of Cyprus" - almost "Literary Gazeta"

1999. "Bulletin of Cyprus" united lovers of books and films

2000. Library "Vestnik Cyprus" and the first KVN

2001. Change of team: a new stage in the history of the newspaper

2002. Seven employees and a thousand guests

2003. Sturrent period: magazines, courses, reference books

2004. The largest regional media holding

2005. The anniversary year and the emergence of multinational holidays

2006. The editors received up to 500 visitors per week

2007. Uniting adults and children, newspaper employees established the Association

2008. Good traditions "Bulletin of Cyprus"

  

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