Georgia is in talks with U.S. companies...
told the paper, referring to a contract between Eutelsat and a media unit of the Russian state-controlled energy giant Gazprom.Eutelsat earlier denied that Russian pressure was behind the decision to cease the broadcasts, saying a final contract with Georgia"s cash-strapped broadcaster had not been signed.
Gazprom-media dismissed the allegation as "nonsense," the paper said. Company spokesman Irina Zenkova said, as quoted by the daily, that the contract with Eutelsat was signed in March 2009, well ahead of Georgia"s plans to broadcast in Russian.
Eutelsat spokeswoman Vanessa O"Connor said earlier the company hopes to agree a broadcast contract with First Caucasian in the future.
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili"s administration said the channel was to provide an unbiased coverage of events, mainly in the volatile Caucasus, for Russian audiences.
MOSCOW, February 5 (RIA Novosti)
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