Euronews is launching a new channel broadcasting its global content in the Kazakh language as part of its strategic development plans in Kazakhstan to bring its unique perspective in journalism, as well as its coverage of the country and the wider Central Asia region to the viewers of Kazakhstan and beyond amid the region's rising influence.
The launch of Euronews' Kazakh language broadcast across Kazakhstan comes after two years of the international channel signing a partership with the Kazakhstan, followed by the launch of its editorial hub in Astana and an editorial office in Almaty — a global media first — and it will become Euronews' 20th linguistic service, among 14 language services and six franchise channels.
It will also be the first Central Asian language to be added to the media's worldwide broadcasting network.
During a launch event in Astana on Tuesday, Euronews chairman Pedro Vargas David said that as a main Eurasian language and thus a European language, “Kazakh will have an important space inside our Euronews family.”
Vargas David underlined that the launch of the language reflects the channel's ambition to expand its diverse offering and presence in the region, and bring Euronews' brand of journalism to Kazakhstan and Central Asia, connecting European and global content.
