ANS TV
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| Type | Broadcast |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Owner | ANS Group of Companies |
Launch date | 26 November 1991 |
Official website | anstv.ws |
ANS TV (also known as ANS Independent Broadcasting Media Company) is a news television channel in Azerbaijan, which is owned by ANS Group of Companies since its foundation on March 9, 1991. Its name, ANS, stands for Azerbaijani News Service.[1]
ANS was the first privately owned independent television company in the former Soviet Union.[2]
In the early years of ANS' establishment, there were many local wars on the territory of the former Soviet Union. ANS TV got popularized by reporting news from the frontlines - Chechnya, Georgia, Ossetia, Karabakh, Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Ingushetia and frequently selling footage to BBC, CNN, NBC, ZDF, ARD, VOX, RAI, TF, Rossiya 1, CBS, TBS.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "The Free Dictionary". Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ "Azerbaijan Development Bulletin,". UNDP. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ ANS Group of Companies
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