Tbilisi-based GDS TV has confirmed it plans to launch a talk show, tentatively from October, co-hosted by former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili. GDS, which is an abbreviation of Georgian Dream Studio, is an entertainment TV channel run by Ivanishvili’s rapper son, Bera. In a written statement on July 7 the GDS TV said that initially it was considering offering the planned program, produced by GDS TV’s production unit, for airing to the Georgian Public Broadcaster, but the idea was dropped as it could have triggered “certain questions from the public.” GDS TV said that it decided to change “temporarily” its format by adding to its content the planned talk show. The TV channel has declined to discuss the details; its spokesperson said discussions are still ongoing about the planned talk show. Reacting on Ivanishvili’s plans to co-host a TV program, UNM lawmaker Goga Khachidze announced that he too plans a talk show via his YouTube channel in which he would discuss with invited guests each installment of Ivanishvili’s program. |
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