THERE ARE NO TWO VOLUMES ⟩ Latvians get drunk, freedom of speech has come to an end, Russian culture brings unsolicited light, but parties keep envelopes

THERE ARE NO TWO VOLUMES ⟩ Latvians get drunk, freedom of speech has come to an end, Russian culture brings unsolicited light, but parties keep envelopes

TVNET’s culture editor Toms Treiberg and publicist Toms Lusis have returned to the audience with unwavering regularity, after another two weeks of silence. Also this time, the creators of the “Nav dyu Tomu” podcast will dissect various recent events and try to give them a wider context. The Social and Labor Affairs Commission of the … Read more

no smoking cigarette but still fiery!

no smoking cigarette but still fiery!

​16. in April, Ville Valo, the leader of the Finnish cult group “HIM”, performed with a completely sold-out concert in Riga, in the “Palladium” concert hall, who released his solo album “Neon Noir” in 2023 and now announces himself as VV. And even though there are no more smoking cigarettes on stage, Valo is still … Read more

A song about suicide? The authors of “Rolling Stone” finally reveal the true story

A song about suicide?  The authors of “Rolling Stone” finally reveal the true story

“The right place, the right time – it doesn’t happen often,” says Guntars Račs, the author of the lyrics, about the phenomenon of the 2007 song “Ropoja akmens”. And yet – this hit, whose catchy melody is still remembered today, could not have experienced such success at all. TVNET+ program cycle “Pop trips”in which we … Read more

From headbutts and middle fingers to calling your son live: the most awkward situations on live TV

From headbutts and middle fingers to calling your son live: the most awkward situations on live TV

This week, TV24 journalist Jānis Labucs caused a wide stir, who rudely cursed Defense Minister Andris Sprudus live. It happened without the presenter knowing that the microphone was on. However, there is no lack of such curious situations. It has already been reported that on March 26, after the end of the program “Actual about … Read more

PHOTO ⟩ Our old town comes alive! A look at the first day of the “Old Riga Festival”.

PHOTO ⟩ Our old town comes alive!  A look at the first day of the “Old Riga Festival”.

In recent years, our old town has become much quieter. In order to revive the historic streets of Old Riga and bring people back to them again, four well-known and popular bars of Old Riga have united for the first time this year to jointly realize a new project for the first time – “Old … Read more