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Television in Uzbekistan

Television in Uzbekistan was first introduced in 1956 when Uzbek SSR was part of the Soviet Union. The first national television channel was Oʻzbekiston, which was introduced during beginning transmission of Uzbekistan. Colour television was also introduced in the 1970s. Back then, Oʻzbekiston was the only TV channel, and it broadcast several times a day. Uzbekistan's first private television channel STV, started broadcasting on 15 May 1991.

In 2005 some 30 to 40 independent television stations were in operation, but four state-owned television stations, run by the Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan, dominated the market. No live programming is allowed.

History

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Television broadcasting in the Uzbek SSR began on 5 November 1956. Coinciding with its creation was the building of a hardware-studio complex,[1] which had one television studio and one mock-up studio.[2] By 1964, television had been introduced to Karakalpakstan.[3]

With the independence of Uzbekistan, the National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan (NTRC) was created.[4] It operated three channels, UzTV-1, UzTV-2 (with programs from the Toshkent studio) and UzTV-3 (which was divided between ORT relays and Omad).[5] The first private TV station, STV, began broadcasting in Samarkand on 15 May 1991, months before independence.[6] Around 1994-95, the station gained the rights to air TV-6 Moscow.[7] In 1998, UzTV-2 was reformatted as Yoshlar[8] and the Toshkent studio moved to UzTV-4, later TTV and now Toshkent.

In 2004, several independent TV stations created NTT, the Network of Independent Television Companies.[9] This was followed by TV Markaz, SofTS and Forum TV, all of them with links to Gulnara Karimova.

Uzbekistan became the first country in the CIS to launch a terrestrial HD channel, UzHD, in late 2011.[10] On 21 October 2013, NTT, Forum TV, TV Markaz and SofTS all shut down their operations due to an apparent "witch hunt" against Gulnara Karimova and her Terra Group.[11][12]

Subscription television

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The first subscription television service was Kamalak TV, a joint Uzbek-American copmany established in 1992, using MMDS technology.[13] It shut down on 1 September 2010. Subscribers were told to move to Stars TV or the government-supported Uzdigital TV, a digital terrestrial operator with subscription services, which had started months earlier.[14]

In September 2012, Uzdigital TV had reached 1 million subscribers.[15]

In November 2022, foreign news channels were added to the platform in an attempt to reduce the influence of state and Russian propaganda sources.[16]

ÄlemTV, the Turkmen satellite operator, carries some Uzbek channels in its offer.[17]

Government and private channels

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Main article: List of television networks in Uzbekistan

References

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  1. ^ "К 60-летию нашего телевидения. История радио и ТВ Узбекистана". Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  2. ^ "Деятельность Компартии Узбекистана по усилению роли телевидения в коммунистическом воспитании трудящихся в условиях развитого социализма". Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  3. ^ A. Qoshanov, O. Dospanov, T. Uzakhbergenova “Qaraqalpaqstan tariyxı”, Nókis “Bilim” –2018
  4. ^ "Положение о Государственной телерадиовещательной компании Узбекистана". Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  5. ^ TV programs, Pravda Vostoka, 26 December 1994-1 January 1995, page 3
  6. ^ Юсупалиева Д.К. ""Некоторые страницы деятельности региональных телевещательных компаний в Узбекистане"". "Культура. Духовность. Общество". Archived from the original on 13 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Fariddin Sharapov: I Was at the Origins of Independent Broadcasting in Uzbekistan". TKT1957. Retrieved 17 October 2024. In the distant 1994-95, [...] granted us exclusive rights to retransmit the TV-6 channel across Uzbekistan.
  8. ^ UZBEKISTAN: TV launches youth channel. (1998, Sep 01). BBC Monitoring Media
  9. ^ НОДАВЛАТ ҲУДУДИЙ ТЕЛЕКАНАЛЛАР СТРУКТУРАСИ ВА ФАОЛИЯТИГА УМУМИЙ ТАВСИФ, Kallibekova Dinora, UIF-2022: 8.2, ISSN: 2181-3337, Science and Innovation, 2022
  10. ^ Запущен телеканал высокой четкости «Uz.HD»
  11. ^ "Karimovaning telekanallari nimaga ishlamayapti?". BBC. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  12. ^ "Благотворительный детский бал "Во имя детства!" прошел в Ташкенте". UzDaily. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  13. ^ Interflo. BP.R. Surovell. 1996. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  14. ^ «Камалак ТВ» прекратит вещание в сентябре
  15. ^ UZBEKISTAN
  16. ^ “Targ‘ibotning zahri kesilishi uchun horij TV kanallarining ochilishi ayni muddao bo‘ldi”
  17. ^ Przedstawiamy platformy: Älem TV


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