IraQ

IRAQ

CZECH BUSINESSMAN COULD LAUNCH TV CHANNEL
An anoymous Czech businessman has launched a project to build a private
television station in southern Iraq. "We have agreed to establish a
private
television station called the Voice of the South, based in Basra," says
the
owner of the firm, whose name is also withheld. The Czech-Iraqi
television
station may start broadcasting in southern Iraq as early as February,
three
hours a day at the beginning. The broadcast will focus mainly on news
but
will also contain animated films for children. The joint television
station
is supported not only by Czech officials but also by the British, in
whose
sector the broadcasting will take place, says Czech news agency CTK.
Interest in the project has also been shown by some Kuwaiti companies.
The
Voice of the South owners expect the station to be profit-making within
two
years.