Liberating television

Article - October 8, 2012

Not long after the turn of the millennium, the studio lights came on, the screens glowed and somebody said "action", as the first home-spun TV channel in Kurdistan went live. And this was no mean feat, as the country had just escaped from the locked-solid grip of dictatorship

KURDISTAN’S HOME-PRODUCED TV CHANNEL SHOWS THE WAY

Kurdsat TV now provides a host of quality television content that adeptly satiates the hunger for news and lifestyle events, both at home and on a global basis.

It’s not just reporting current affairs that is essential, but also Kurdsat’s ability to produce original content that both informs and entertains the TV audience.

Kurdsat TV nowadays has a reputation and a thirst for providing this level of high-end programming. The station – which broadcasts to the estimated 30 million people of Kurdish origin scattered around the globe – heralds a new age in Kurdistan communications, enabling a strong, unfettered voice to be heard throughout the region and indeed the world.