The company’s new management team has renewed the channel and is planning to build the most independent and objective news channel in Georgia. In addition to working, Beridze is also an MBA student at the Free University of Tbilisi. Ekaterina began her career at the television company – Ibervizia- as an editor, then as a reporter and later as a presenter of a news program. She has also worked as both a presenter and a producer at a number of other television companies, including Audiencia, Rustavi 2, TBC TV and Mze. In 1994 and 1995 Beridze was recognized by MANA - a TV festival - for her work as a journalist, specifically for being the best presenter of news in Georgia and for having the best analytical program. Before becoming a journalist, Beridze obtained a BA in philology from the Tbilisi State University. Updated December 2013