http://www.iberiatv.ge/

info@iberiatv.ge

Address:

#41 Chubinashvili St., Tbilisi 0164

Phone:

+995 32 2294949

+995 32 2962062

Television Iberia TV

Iberia TV was founded in 1996 and initially it was owned by private persons, as well as JSC Georgian Post Bank. Later, Omega Motors Ltd became one of the owners of the TV channel. Since 2013 the television has been wholly owned by Benmontia Ltd.   

In 2004, the prosecutor’s office launched an investigation into the transfer of the TV channel’s general license to another company. The prosecutor’s office charged ex-Justice Minister in connection with this case in February 2016. In 2004, Iberia TV was divided into two subjects and the following companies were announced as its legal successors: TV Company Aisi Ltd in a part of TV license, which was granted N702 terrestrial general television and radio broadcasting license, and Iberia TV Ltd, which received the rest of the property. As a result, Davit Kakauridze, who was a friend of Dimitry Kitoshvili, former chairman of Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC), became the director of TV Company Aisi, 100% shareholder and accordingly, owner of the television and radio broadcasting license. Later he was replaced by Bidzina Nizharadze. The investigators also probed into the riot police actions in the TV channel’s office, sealing of the TV channel’s equipment that, according to the investigation, led Iberia TV and Akhali Epoka newspaper to suspend their activities.

TV Company Aisi, which owned private broadcasting license B106, had been owned by Georgian Media Production Group since 2012. The latter was owned by Imedi TV. After Imedi TV was returned to the family of late tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili, TV Company Aisi and the frequency belonging to it also appeared in the hands of the Patarkatsishvili family. After receiving Imedi TV back, the Patarkatsishvili family handed over Aisi license to Iberia TV.

The TV channel relaunched broadcasting in 2015.