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lsm.lv is a door to the contents of Latvian State Television (LTV) and Latvian State Radio (LR). Up until now, the audience experienced difficulties in navigating through LTV and LR news, since both media had separate websites, emphasized Dimants.

lsm.lv has already registered 100,000 unique views.

As reported, on May 13, the Cabinet of Ministers' committee supported a concept on the establishment of a new public electronic medium and decided to forward it to the government for review.

The Culture Ministry's draft decree stipulates merging Latvian State Television and Latvian State Radio, and that the merger should conclude by January 1, 2015.

The concept's summary says that maintenance of the new public medium will cost approximately LVL 89.2 million by 2018; investments in medium and technology platforms, building reconstruction, staff training and others are projected at approximately LVL 28.7 million.

The new medium is hoped to become the leading public medium in Latvia, fostering Latvian language, culture and identity, people's sense of belonging to the European and international community, development of democratic and united society. It is also hoped to reach 70% of Latvia's population on a daily basis by 2018.