Iranian Provincial TV Company Boosts Production

Text of report by Iranian state-run provincial TV from East Azarbayjan on 6 July

The head of the East Azarbayjan Provincial TV and Radio Organization has said that the total time of the TV and radio programmes will be increased to 5,000 and 1,250 hours, respectively, this Iranian year [started from 21 March].

Ali Navadad, who was speaking to the correspondents at a press- conference in Tabriz, said that last year the provincial broadcasting company was due to produce a total of 4,180 hours of radio and 1,100 hours of TV programmes.

He touched on technical problems faced by the company, including the out-of-date short-wave-link equipment saying that they were trying to buy and set up a new one to boost the radio broadcast.

The head of the provincial TV noted that now it was possible to send provincial TV programmes using uplink. However, this will not eliminate the exiting problems with images and we need new supplies and equipment, Navadad added.

He pointed out that 90 per cent of the construction of the new TV station has been completed.

Ali Navadad called the increase in the production of the cartoons, clips, documentaries and TV serials the main goals of the company this years. He invited those that have any plans in this field to cooperate.

He informed the correspondents that two 13-series programmes, also two one-episode cartoons, five television serials, two documentaries and two TV dramas will be produced this year.

According to the Navadad, the production of two clips titled “Heydarbaba” and “My Iran”, also a 13-series documentary to introduce tourism opportunities of the province and a documentary about 65 well-known figures from the province are being planned to be made this year.

Originally published by Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran East Azarbayjan Provincial TV, Tabriz, in Persian 1830 6 Jul 08.

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