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Poli Genova to Represent Bulgaria at Eurovision 2016
Poli Genova will represent Bulgaria at this year's edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Stockholm between May 10 and 14.
Her selection was announced last week by the public broadcaster, the Bulgarian National Television (BNT), which is responsible for determining the Bulgarian participant.
Bulgarian-Russian TV Station to Be Launched on March 01
A Bulgarian-Russian TV channel, dubbed HMTV, will be broadcast in Bulgaria starting March 01, the Union of Bulgarian Journalists has said.
It cites documents of the broadcast media watchdog, the Council for Electronic Media (CEM), which has granted registration to the channel's owners at its lates session.
Bulgarian National Radio Celebrates 81st Anniversary
The Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) celebrates its 81st anniversary on Monday.
On 25 January 1935, Tsar Boris III signed a decree which made radio diffusion in the then Kingdom of Bulgaria a state property.
BNR's history of broadcasting began with a seven-hour program, which used to include news broadcasted two times a day for ten minutes.
Bulgaria's Sofia to Host World Festival of Animated Film Jan 29-31
The 11th edition of World Festival of Animated Film will be held on January 29-31 in the National Palace of Culture (NDK) in Sofia.
On January 19 at 18:30 local time, "Authors-Artists" exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian cinema will usher viewers into the mood of the Festival at NDK Lobby Semi-basement East.
MENAR Film Festival Kicks Off in Sofia on January 14
Movies by female directors from around the Middle East and North Africa will be the focus of this year's MENAR Festival, the organizers have said.
Between January 14 and 31, the festival will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, with films to be screened at Cinema House, Europe Cinema, G8 Cultural Center, the Czech Center, Pancho Vladigerov Museum and the Cervantes Institute.
Book Sales in Bulgaria Rise 7% in 2015
According to the chairperson of the Bulgarian Book Association, Veselin Todorov, book sales in Bulgaria registered 7% increase in 2015.
A growing interest was also recorded towards Bulgarian literature, with 1/5 of the fifty best selling titles being of Bulgarian authors, Todorov said in an interview for Focus news agency.
Singers and Footballers Top Google Searches in Balkans
It's that time of year again, when Google publishes its lists of the most frequently used Google search terms used in 2015.
People in the Balkans, as in most countries around the globe, are most curious about pop singers and football players, according to an article published by Time weekly.