On April 27 a group of 200 people demanding the inclusion of Maestro TV into the SILK TV programming rallied outside the premises of the Georgian telecommunications operator Silknet. The rally participants included the representatives of public organizations and young activists of six opposition parties.
The rally was initiated by Shalva Ramishvili, the author and presenter of the Maestro TV program Without Accreditation, having demonstrated his protest outside the Silknet premises earlier too. In response the telecommunications company said on April 20 that due to the rally the cooperation plan with Maestro TV, which had been worked out by Silkent, was thwarted. Pressure and blackmail is unacceptable to us, the company then stated.
The representatives of the new rally scanned “Maestro!” with the accompaniment of hooters. Later Shalva Ramishvili handed over the Silknet security guards 5,000 signatures with the indication on a pledge to become SILK TV subscribers in case of including Maestro TV into the programming.
Following the handover of the aforementioned list Shalva Ramishvili demanded a meeting with the Silknet management. He was received by Nino Daraseli, head of PR department. After the closed meeting he notified TV supporters that neither this time “an adequate response” was provided by Silknet.
On April 27 a group of 200 people demanding the inclusion of Maestro TV into the SILK TV programming rallied outside the premises of the Georgian telecommunications operator Silknet. The rally participants included the representatives of public organizations and young activists of six opposition parties.
The rally was initiated by Shalva Ramishvili, the author and presenter of the Maestro TV program Without Accreditation, having demonstrated his protest outside the Silknet premises earlier too. In response the telecommunications company said on April 20 that due to the rally the cooperation plan with Maestro TV, which had been worked out by Silkent, was thwarted. Pressure and blackmail is unacceptable to us, the company then stated.
The representatives of the new rally scanned “Maestro!” with the accompaniment of hooters. Later Shalva Ramishvili handed over the Silknet security guards 5,000 signatures with the indication on a pledge to become SILK TV subscribers in case of including Maestro TV into the programming.
Following the handover of the aforementioned list Shalva Ramishvili demanded a meeting with the Silknet management. He was received by Nino Daraseli, head of PR department. After the closed meeting he notified TV supporters that neither this time “an adequate response” was provided by Silknet.
“The answer is a follows: Silknet is a private company and cannot stand this kind of tone of speech,” Ramishvili specified the company’s stance.
The TV presenter said he is going to further conduct protest rallies and picket the Silknet premises.
Source: Media.ge