2017 In Estonian Television
This is a list of Estonian television related events from 2017. Events * Eesti Laul 2017. Semi-finals took place on 11 and 18 February. The final took place on 4 March in Saku Suurhall. Debuts Television shows Ending this year Births Deaths *29 October – Aarne Üksküla, actor (b. 1937) See also *2017 in Estonia Events in the year 2017 in Estonia. Incumbents * President: Kersti Kaljulaid * Prime Minister: Jüri Ratas Events Deaths *1 January – Aleksander Tšutšelov, sailor (b. 1933) *21 January – Veljo Tormis, composer (b. 1930) *13 May – ... References 2010s in Estonian television {{Estonia-tv-stub ...
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Television In Estonia
Television in Estonia was introduced in 1955, following the Soviet government's decision to establish a television station in 1953. The National TV Channel ETV has maintained an archive since 1955 in which broadcasts of unique aspects of Estonian culture are held. Northern Estonia receives television signals from Finland. During the 1970s and 1980s, Finnish broadcasts were more popular than Soviet-Estonian offerings until the Singing Revolution, with many Estonians enjoying ''Dallas'' and other programs portraying non-Communist lifestyles. Digital television was officially launched on December 15, 2006 when the operator Eesti Digitaaltelevisiooni AS launched its pay service ZUUMtv, operated by Starman, on two multiplexes. In 2006, only ETV was available for free, but as of March 2009, there are already 7 free channels in digital broadcast. Digital television signal ( DVB-T and DVB-H) is broadcast by Levira. DVB-C is provided by cable operators Starman, STV, Telset, telec ...
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Eesti Laul 2017
Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Verona" written by Sven Lõhmus. The song was performed by Koit Toome, who had previously represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 where he placed twelfth with the song "Mere lapsed", and Laura, who had previously represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 as part of the group Suntribe where she failed to qualify to the final with the song "Let's Get Loud". The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final ''Eesti Laul 2017'' in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Ten songs competed in each semi-final and the top five from each semi-final as determined by a jury panel and public vote qualified to the final. In the final, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, a jury panel and a public vote selected t ...
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Saku Suurhall
Unibet Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Haabersti subdistrict of the Estonian capital, Tallinn. Opened in November 2001, it is the largest multi-purpose hall in the country with around 7,000 seats but can hold up to 10,000 people. It generally hosts basketball games, as well as sport competitions, trade fairs, corporate events and concerts. The name sponsor for the arena is the Swedish sports betting company Unibet and the venue is owned by businessman Marcel Vichmann via his company Best Idea OÜ. Until 31 December 2022, the venue was called Saku Suurhall. History Initial plans for the arena were announced in August 1999. Unibet Arena opened in November 2001. Since 2002, the arena is a member of the European Arenas Association (EAA). A total of 13,220 m² spread over four floors. Every year around 300 events take place in the hall, of which about 70 are major events. It accommodates up to 10,000 spectators, of which 7,200 are seated. The first event in the hall wa ...
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Aarne Üksküla
Aarne Üksküla (21 September 1937 Tallinn – 29 October 2017) was an Estonian actor and theatre instructor. In 1961 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department. Career: * Rakvere Theatre (1961-1968) * Endla Theatre (1968-1978) * Estonian Drama Theatre (1985-1988, 1993-2002) * Tallinn's Old Town Studio (1988-1993). From 1978 to 2000 he worked at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...'s Drama School. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ukskula, Aarne 1937 births 2017 deaths Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors Estonian male voice actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of ...
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2017 In Estonia
Events in the year 2017 in Estonia. Incumbents * President: Kersti Kaljulaid * Prime Minister: Jüri Ratas Events Deaths *1 January – Aleksander Tšutšelov, sailor (b. 1933) *21 January – Veljo Tormis, composer (b. 1930) *13 May – Salme Poopuu, filmmaker and actress (b. 1939) *16 May – Arvo Kukumägi, actor (b. 1958) *29 October – Aarne Üksküla, actor and theatre instructor (b. 1937) See also * 2017 in Estonian football * 2017 in Estonian television References {{Year in Europe, 2017 2010s in Estonia Years of the 21st century in Estonia Estonia Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...