Today, Georgian Times Media Holding is one of the largest and oldest companies in the Georgian media market. It was founded in 1991 by the famous journalist and publisher Malkhaz Gulashvili. It can be said that the "Georgian Times" has been independent of Georgia for a long time and is the chronicler of all the Kartekhils that our country has endured during these three decades.
Media Holding combines trilingual (Georgian, English and Russian) website gtimes.ge, news agency Gtmedia.ge, English-language weekly newspaper The Georgian Times, GT Radio (gtradio.ge), Gttv (gttv.ge), annual business rating - National Business Awards (which is a large-scale National Business Awards), Media Awards of the Year - National Media Awards, Georgian Times Publishing, PR Agency - "GT" PR, advertising agencies - Gt advert and Gt design, NNLE "Center for Strategic Studies and International Relations - Opinion".
It is interesting that a new media product - Georgian Radio and Ukrainian News Agency appeared on the market this year and is already enjoying special popularity and demand.
Malkhaz Gulashvili - Owner and President of Media Holding "Georgian Times"
Malkhaz Gulashvili - Famous Georgian publisher, journalist, political scientist, politician, public figure, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the National Media Award and the Annual National Business Award, author and organizer of the idea. He is well known not only in the CIS, but also in Western and Eastern countries. Malkhaz Gulashvili always speaks sincerely.
He is a devout Christian. Malkhaz Gulashvili wrote the book "Road to Truth, Peaceful Caucasus, United Georgia", which became especially popular after the author presented his book to the former President of the Russian Federation, now Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, at a media conference in Russia. After this fact, Malkhaz Gulashvili became an exile from his homeland by the regime of President Mikheil Saakashvili, and then a political prisoner.
Professional information
From 1991 to present - Founder and President of Georgian Holding Media Times, www.gtmh.ge, Founder of Georgian Business Consulting www.gbc.ge
2005 - President of the Georgian Institute of Federalism
1996 - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Joint Stock Company "Intellect Bank"
From 1995 to present - Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Annual Business Rating Organizing the Best Business Company and Best Businessman of the Year and Best Businessman Award, Author and Organizer
1992-96 - President of Malula Corporation
1993-95 - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Joint Stock Company "Royal Bank"
1991-92 - Artistic Director of the Youth Center "Merani" of the Georgian Technical University
1987-90 - Director of the dissident newspapers "Today", "Agency" and "Meurni"
Public activity
2010 -2012 - Prisoner of a repressed conscience
2010 - Founder and Chairman of the People's Orthodox Movement
From 2008 to present - Georgia Co-Chair of the Russian Joint Commission on Crisis Management in the Caucasus
2002 - Chairman of the Georgian Publishers Association
2001-02 - Founder of the Movement for Georgian Statehood-Christian-Democratic Union, Member of the Political Council
2003-05 - Founder of the socio-political movement "Forward, Georgia!" And a member of the Political Council
1998-99 - Head of the Bureau of the "Peaceful Caucasus" at the State Chancellery
1993-2013 - President of the Center for Strategic Studies and International Relations "Azri"
1990-95 - Regional Coordinator of the Union of Georgian Traditionalists, Member of the Political Council
1993-95 - Member of the Board of the Association "Aragveli"
1992-93 - Chairman of the Union of Young Georgians
1991 - Zviad Gamsakhurdia, one of the leaders of the Presidential Election Campaign on Media Relations
1988-90 - Founder, Vice-President of the Student Union of the Georgian Technical University
1988 Founder of the first free trade union of metallurgists in the USSR.
1987-90 - Organizational Secretary of the dissident organization, the party "National Justice Union"
Education
1982-89 - Georgian Technical University, Faculty of Metallurgy; One of the authors of changing the name and concept of the Georgian Polytechnic Institute and turning it into the Georgian Technical University
1987-91 - One of the active leaders of the Georgian dissident youth movement
1986-89 - Georgian Technical University; Faculty of Journalism
Fluent in Russian (fluent) and English (average)
Additional information - loves literature, painting, sculpture, chess, active tourism, swimming, fitness. He is a candidate for Master of Sports in Chess, winner of the International Journalism Award "Golden Pen".
27 years ago, in November 1993, the idea emerged, it added to the desire and diligence, the search and the risk. A completely new style and vision in the Georgian press was formed - the trilingual weekly newspaper "Georgian Times". The goal of the publishers and founders was to provide ideological and moral support to the Georgian people and to break the information vacuum around the country to tell the rest of the world the story of modern Georgia.
Over the years, the Georgian Times has created a solid business package with many independent structures, which today form one of the most successful names in the Georgian media business.
The newspaper "Georgian Times" is intended for intellectual readers and its goal is to form a Georgian national policy based on national will, to provide readers with interesting information in the most sophisticated form, the most compact analysis, topical issues. Since its release, the newspaper has been at the forefront of Georgian print media.
1993 November 27-present-trilingual newspaper "Georgian Times" (12 pages in Georgian, 2-2 pages in Russian and English)
1994-present - The independent English weekly Georgian Times.
It was the first printed bridge between the Caucasus and the rest of the world for that period. Even today, the world learns about the ongoing processes in the Caucasus through this newspaper, and that is why at the Congress of the World Association of Newspapers, many foreign newspapers expressed their desire to cooperate with the Georgian Times. Partnerships with foreign colleagues are the best recognition for the Georgian Times.
1994-present - Establishment of the Center for Caucasus Strategic Studies and International Relations "Azri". It is the intellectual engine of the holding, which actively cooperates with international organizations.
1994 -96 - Russian weekly newspaper "Georgian Times" is published.
The Georgian Times Center for Political and Business Technologies serves to develop national self-awareness and to present Georgia to the outside world. The center operates where there are big politics and big business.
1995-present - the first business rating, which annually reveals the best in the national business.
Participating in this rating is a recognition and a victory for any business person. The Georgian Times was the first to define the object of universal support - national business - in the most difficult years of the country's recent history.
The contribution of our company in shaping the face of a Georgian businessman, in his appearance and promotion is recognized not only by the business but also by the political world.
1996-present - "JT" publishing house is established, which provides a full cycle of the highest level of printing services.
"J.T." The publishing house has partners both in Georgia and abroad. We perform holographic work of any complexity. Newspapers, magazines, booklets, annual reports, posters, labels, calendars, catalogs, promotional souvenirs, and other products published by the Georgian Times promote the work of several reputable companies.
1996-present - The first high-printing edition is published in Georgia, advertising a bilingual-image catalog of different content and form - "Leader Today".
The catalog, with its essence and support, has increased the geography of popularization of the national business and has made many people abroad want to invest in Georgia.
1997 - English Monthly Magazine Profile
1997-present - The Georgian Times design studio is established and the scope of the art service extends to all publications of the holding.
Produces products of modern standards - advertising, TV and radio, publishing, ceremonial, model, image, interior-exterior design, brand style, logo, trademark.
"Georgian Times" design studio is a well-known creative studio in Georgia and abroad. His products have won numerous international competitions.
1998 - The Center for Sociological and Marketing Research - Gorby - enters the Georgian Times.
The center has the greatest influence and trust in the CIS and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, and has business partners everywhere. "Gorby" is always associated with unbiased, reliable, and objective information.
1999 - On-board magazine "Airzena" is published
1999-present - a powerful advertising service is created.
"J.T." The advertising agency has a full package of services - creative, production and placement of advertising products. Any advertisement made in "JT" is easily recognizable, because it is distinguished by its original idea and high artistry. Media Holding Advertising Service places advertisements of any kind in any part of Georgia and in the mass media, both in Georgia and abroad, at acceptable prices for the client.
2000 - Present - A PR group is formed with the advertising service of "JT", which is one of the strongest structures in the holding.
"JT" PR Group serves various public and state institutions, non-profit organizations, etc. in Georgia. JT PR Group can provide lobbying services to government and business community representatives.
2000-2001 - The weekly Russian newspaper "Echo" is published
2001 - The Azerbaijani Times weekly is published in Azerbaijani.
2000-2010 - Archimandrite Raphael's book "History Orientation" was published, Archimandrite Raphael's second book "Why the Lord Forgives Us" Collection of books "Songs of Freud"; Book by M. Gulashvili "Road to Truth, Peaceful Caucasus, United Georgia"; Ex-President Eduard Shevardnadze's book photo gallery and book "Rose Revolution".
2000 - JT Journalistic Investigation is launched. Journalists working in this specificity research and prepare the most interesting, relevant and topical materials for the public.
2000 - to date - the latest IT-technical department is established, which provides the holding's internet services and constant activity in the world global information network. This section includes Web Studio - Internet Publications. This service includes; Creating a site model, consulting, designing, programming, database, automated site support system, creating advertising local networks.
2001-present - Information Service "GT News".ge - operative information base in Georgian, Russian and English languages, not only from Georgia, but also from the whole Caucasus. What is published about the world media and the leading Georgian press and media.
2001 - The monthly magazine "Tribuna" is published.
2002 - The monthly railway magazine "Silk Road" is published.
2002-present - An image-service "Advisor" staffed by experienced specialists is created. Through the latest technologies in this field, a wide network of information dissemination and a powerful search service, we resolve relationships with any layer of society. Our image makers take care to show the client's capabilities according to time and situation.
2002 - The daily newspapers Tribuna and Echo are published, periodicals that differ in their ideas, themes and principles.
2002 - The weekly and daily yellow newspaper "Echo" is published
2002-present - Photo Studio "Georgian Eye" is formed with its largest and unique photo archive. Photo Studio allows us to collaborate effectively with various media representatives.
2002-present - The show business group of "JT" is formed. The new service manages to organize events of any scale and theme, to arrange a real celebration and a glorious spectacle. JT Show Business Group is one of the leading companies in Georgia. His production activities extend to the Caucasus and CIS countries. The group's creative account includes more than three hundred events: festivals, creative evenings, personal and company anniversaries, gala and solo concerts.
2002-present - The show business group of "JT" is formed. The new service manages to organize events of any scale and theme, to arrange a real celebration and a glorious spectacle. JT Show Business Group is one of the leading companies in Georgia. His production activities extend to the Caucasus and CIS countries. The group's creative account includes more than three hundred events: festivals, creative evenings, personal and company anniversaries, gala, and solo concerts.
2003 - present - "JT-Production" film studio is established. It is staffed with talented directors with great imagination and practice, screenwriters, animators, clip makers. His activities include making documentaries, feature films, animated films, advertising-image clips. The company has many customers, both in Georgia and abroad. Georgian political and business elite often use his creative services.
2003 - The monthly magazine "44th Parallel" is published
2007-present - Highly qualified monthly magazine "Our House" is published
2008-present - Monthly English travel magazine "Way" is published
2008 to present - Georgian-language weekly newspaper "National Business"
2008 - English newspaper Georgian Business Week is published
2008-09 - Internationale Reports joint projects with the embassies of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Poland, Kazakhstan, and Iran.
2008-09 - Georgian magazines "The Best Banks of Georgia" are published; "The best business companies of Georgia"; "The best agricultural companies"; "The best companies in the field of telecommunications"; "The best wine and water companies"
2009-10 High-printing magazine "Capital" is published
On October 25, 2011, he was detained at the Red Bridge checkpoint on the Azerbaijani-Georgian border for political reasons and was released on October 28, 2012, shortly after the Georgian Dream came to power.
The above-mentioned events originated at the Eurasian Media Forum, where 14 journalists delegated from Georgia were present. The forum was preceded by a meeting between Malkhaz Gulashvili and the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev when the President of the Georgian Times Media Holding handed over a book to the first person of Russia, which was clearly saturated with Georgian state interests: "The Road to Truth, a Peaceful Caucasus, and a United Georgia." As a result of the above, Malkhaz Gulashvili found himself under a lot of pressure from the Saakashvili regime. He was initially deported from the country with his young son for 1.5 years (1 year in Russia, 6 months in Azerbaijan) and after returning to Georgia he was detained on the Azerbaijani-Georgian border.
In 2013, it restored the website geotimes.ge, which was suspended for obvious reasons, and the English-language newspaper The Georgian Times, as well as the Georgian National Business Award.
In 2013, an industry forum was held in which all the leading companies participated. The Industrial Development Program of Georgia was developed at the forum, which later became the basis for the state program of industrial development of the Ministry of Economy of Georgia.
In 2014, it held a Turkish-Georgian business forum.
In 2015 he held the Businessmen Award - National Business Award.
In 2015, he founded the TV company "Dro", which in a very short time gained considerable popularity among TV viewers, as evidenced by the existing ratings and increased advertising revenue.
2021 - Founded a documentary film studio, of which he is the chairman and producer.
He hosted the following programs on his own television: "Business Time", "Economy Time" and the author's program "Alternative", which had interactive content and in addition to the guests, the viewers actively participated in the program. Each show received an average of 60-70 calls.
Currently, he is the author and host of the show "Real Politics" (GT Radio).
The program "Real Politics with Malkhaz Gulashvili" - author and host (Gttv TV).
In 2020, Media Holding acquired Radio Satellite Fm 92.3. As a result of the rebranding, it was renamed Radio Georgian Times, which broadcasts in Tbilisi and its environs, as well as in Kakheti and Imereti. In the future, it is planned to expand its frequency to other parts of Georgia.
The radio has a continuous news program once an hour, business news, and a talk show. The program "Capital with Sandro Vepkhvadze", Georgian and foreign press reviews, the program on health - "Prevention", travel direction - the program - "Magellan", "Time Machine", "Bookshelf", "World Cuisine", "Brand History "History of Georgian Brands", weather, astrology, currency, daily sports program with Davit Khvadagiani, author Givi Sikharulidze's author's program - "City of Love and Life".
Over the years, the following companies have been partners of the Georgian Times Media Holding: Sakgaz, Tbilaviamsheni, Aldagi, Madneuli, IPG, TBC Group, Georgian Mineral Water Company, Rustavcement, Quartzite, Saknavtob JSC, Georgian Navigation, Jenner, Iborikal, Tbilisi Central Water Supply, Callas, Arsi, Center Point Group, Raken Development, Tsavkisi Valley, Wissol, SOCAR Energy Georgia, International Bank of Azerbaijan, Caucasus Business School, Hotel "Old Metekhi", VTB Bank Georgia, Georgian Industrial Group PS, Samgori-94, Georgian Airlines, Heidelberg Cement Company, GWS Company, Badagoni, GTG Group, Nikora.
2021 - Founded the TV station Gttv
Georgian Times Group offers the following services:
• Newspapers and magazines
• Marketing research and business planning
• Publishing and printing
• Advertising campaign
• PR and GR
• Services of professional image consultants
• Electoral technologies
• Lobbying
• Business ratings
• Investments
• B2B