The premiere broadcast of the drama series "Under the Skies of Verona" achieved a rating of 8.8% of Jewish households, and 42.2% of Russian-speaking households.
Channel 9, Israel's designated Russian-language channel, will begin broadcasting to Australia in April, under the brand Israel Plus. Channel 9 is scheduled to broadcast for three hours a day, most of which will comprise original entertainment and current affairs programming. Channel 9 will later expand to a full broadcasting schedule.
Channel 9 figures indicate that the premiere broadcast last Thursday of the drama series "Under the Skies of Verona" achieved a rating of 8.8% of Jewish households, and 42.2% of Russian-speaking households.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes.co.il - on March 14, 2005