TV channels Georgia

Georgian television is one of the most competitive markets in the Caucasus - a public broadcaster, a dense field of Tbilisi news stations, channels for children, farmers and female audiences, and regional voices from Batumi to the Rioni valley.

The Public Broadcaster

1TV is the First Channel of the Georgian Public Broadcaster, the national public television carrying news, current affairs and cultural programming. Its sister service, Channel One - Education (2TV), is the corporation's second channel, devoted to educational and cultural programming.

The Private News Battlefield

Georgian private television is built on news and political debate. Rustavi 2, founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi and now based in Tbilisi, grew from a local station into the country's best-known private broadcaster, with its Kurieri news service and correspondents across Georgia and abroad. Imedi TV - the name means "hope" in Georgian - was founded in 2001 by the media tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili and concentrates on news and analytical coverage. Mtavari Arkhi was set up in 2019 by a team that left Rustavi 2 and built its name on political talk; TV Pirveli, TV Formula and PalitraNews - the latter from the Palitra media house - add further newsroom voices, while PosTV, on air since November 2019, Media Kavshiri, the Tbilisi-based GDS TV and the Georgian-language service Euronews Georgia, working in partnership with the Euronews network, round out a crowded news agenda.

Entertainment, Kids and Niche Channels

Away from politics, the shelf is genuinely varied. Maestro TV, launched in Tbilisi in February 1995, carries entertainment, drama and general programming. Marao TV was created by the Rustavi 2 Group for the country's female audience, Comedy Arxi is a channel built on humour, and Girchi TV broadcasts for the Girchi political movement. Children have two dedicated services, Enki Benki TV and Basti Bubu TV, mixing cartoons with educational content, while Agro TV, on air since 2019, serves Georgia's farmers and agricultural businesses.

Regional Voices

Four stations keep regional Georgia in the picture. Adjara TV is the publicly funded broadcaster of the Adjara region, based in Batumi. Rioni TV serves the Rioni region with local news, culture and community programming. TV25, broadcasting since 1993, is one of the country's longest-running regional services, and TV Kavkasia carries programming with a Caucasus-wide outlook.