Since its inception in September 1999, United Nations Mission in Kosovo Television (UNMIK TV) has produced news items, features and current affairs in Albanian and Serbian languages for broadcast via international and Kosovo wide Television . UNMIK TV programs have covered a broad range of issues explaining the activities of UNMIK and its four pillars, UN agencies, KFOR and other international organizations.

UNMIK TV also serves as a resource pool for all the main TV news agencies such as Reuters, APTN, BBC, CNN and the European Broadcast Union that distribute the visuals from Kosovo to TV stations all over the world.

UNMIK TV programs are often shown on CNN World Report. In 2000 UNMIK TV won the prestigious CNN World Report Award as the best Ongoing Story and since 2001 has been regularly nominated for awards.

From September 1999 through to February 2001 UNMIK TV concentrated production on 700 news and current affairs stories transmitted through terrestrial networks. Starting in February 2001, UNMIK TV began producing a weekly feature program broadcast throughout Kosovo on RTK. The features covered current UNMIK issues, including the activities of the Special Representative of the Secretary General. The programmes focused on issues related to human and civic rights, minority community, education, health, security, law and order, and the economy.

Beginning in July 2002, UNMIK TV produced a monthly live program called "Dosje e Krimit" (Crime Files). Each program features re-creation of unsolved Kosovo crimes filmed on location and based on police case files. Following each re-enactment, police appeal to viewers to help solve the crime. Sections of the program also highlight particular local problems, feature police units, inform the public about law, offer advice on security and crime prevention and interview selected guests.

UNMIK TV and Radio regularly produces longer format documentaries as well as a range of shorter format programmes including "Ekonomia e Re" and "Danas I Sutra". "Ekonomia e Re" is a monthly programme exploring issues related to economic reconstruction and the wider Kosovo economy. "Danas I Sutra", is directed at the Kosovo Serbian population both within Kosovo and Kosovan Internationally Displaced Persons.

Since December 2003 UNMIK TV and Radio has focused its attention on the dissemination and communication of the Standards; a set of goals for Kosovo. This communication program includes a weekly thematic studio discussion programme ("Të Bisedojmë/Razgovarajmo") and Public Service Announcements.

 

UNMIK TV has an ongoing commitment to provide material to Serbian television broadcasters on specific minority community related material such as voting registration, elections and freedom of movement. All scripts are available in Albanian and Serbian languages. A synopsis is available in English.

Contact us:

Mr. Patrick Morrison , Chief Radio & TV
Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
UNMIK TV
Tel. 00 1 212 963 8442 X- 5864
Tel. 00 381 38 504 604 X- 5864
Fax 00 1 212 963 8603
Fax 00 1 212 963 8442 X- 5523
Cellular 00 377 44 500 037
E-mail: morrisonp@un.org

Mailing addresses:

UNMIK TV
P.O.Box 4778
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163-4778
USA

UNMIK TV
P.O.Box 515
1 000 Skopje
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
FYROM

UNMIK TV
A-1503 AUCON/KFOR
AUSTRIA

UNMIK TV crew editing Features and Spots

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