United Project - 2007:
Demonstration of films on regional TVs
Rovsan
Novruzov, Ganca

With the
purpose of providing the coalition of civil society institutions of Azerbaijan,
Increasing Transparency in Extractive Industries, with opportunities for
operation in 2007, a documentary, In the Realm of Oil and Billions – as
part of the United Project in Regions series – has been planned for
broadcasting and is on the air through financial support from the Open Society
Institute – Assistance Foundation.
Consequently, on June 14th, at 9:45 pm the film was broadcasted through Mingacevir TV to the Aran region, the central part of Azerbaijan, with the audience of around 400,000 people living in the area’s biggest town, Mingacevir, as well as nearby districts of Yevlax, Barda, Tartar, and a small town of Naftalan.
Relevant broadcasting was organised through Simurq TV on June 19th, at 8:30 pm, to the western districts of Qazax, Agstafa, Tovuz, and Samkir, in which some 450,000 people live.
Subsequently, on July 7th, at 4:45 pm Alternativ TV sent the film out to the audience of almost one million people in Ganca, the second biggest settlement in Azerbaijan, a small town of Naftalan, and the districts of Gadabay, Daskasan, Tovuz, Samkir, Хаnlаr, Sаmuх, Goranboy, and Yevlax.
On July 12th, at 9:00 pm the documentary was aired on Qutb TV to nearly 200,000 people in the districts of Davaci, Quba, Qusar, and Xanlar.
The film started with detailed background on the coalition Increasing Transparency in Extractive Industries. In-depth information – included in the report – was posted in the section of news, of July 12th 2007, on the ganca.az web site about the adequate activities that have been carried out. The measures were taken in compliance with the corresponding action plan. The activities, which have been implemented in the framework of ITEI and the United Project, continue to receive widespread media coverage.