Kazakhstan launches New Television Channel specially for the OSCE Summit

    By A. Maratov
    Yesterday, a new Summit TV television channel started broadcasting in Kazakhstan.
    The channel has created under Caspionet, the first national satellite channel to cover preparations for and the olding of the OSCE summit in Astana.
    The OSCE summit will be held in Astana on Dec.1-2.
    The channel will broadcast all day in English. The main content over the next few days will be news on the summit.
    About 100 million viewers - residents of Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa - can watch the channel. The project's main feature will be a special news bulletin, in which TV host Jonathan Newell will talk about the outcome of each day of the summit. The channel will also broadcast the show, "Interview of the Day."
    "In addition to newscasts, viewers will be able to see also new informative and entertainment programs, as well as the best classical and pop music concerts in the evenings, and feature films in English," the channel said in a press release. "It is also planned to show 60 documentaries about Kazakhstan."
    In addition, a series of image reels on Kazakhstan has been prepared especially for the news channel, which include attractive graphics, a stylish logo and other designs.
    "An updated version of the website, www.caspionet.kz has been also launched today. Now, users can watch the channel online," Caspionet said.