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Bulgarian National Television marks its 60th anniversary

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Today, the Bulgarian National Television marks its 60th anniversary. BNT began broadcasting on November 7, 1959 when the first live broadcast of the street procession on occasion of the October Revolution took place. The words of the TV host “Attention! We are broadcasting live!” marked the beginning of professional television in Bulgaria. The live broadcast was carried out by directors Angel Valchanov and Lidia Ishimbaeva.




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