AntiVirus (web series)

AntiVirus
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GenreComedy
Presented byGor Hakobyan
Country of originArmenia
Original languageArmenian
Production
ProducerHayk Barseghyan
Production locationsGyumri, Armenia
Original release
NetworkArmAntivirus
ReleaseJune 8, 2012 (June 8, 2012) –
June 1, 2014 (June 1, 2014)
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antiVirus (Armenian: անտիՎիռուս) is an Armenian online show on YouTube, first aired on June 8, 2012. It is the first video blog in Armenia.[1] It criticizes the negative phenomenons and the behavior of certain groups of the Armenian society they consider bad. Their goal is to "show the society what is the problem and how it can be solved". The show is hosted by Gor Hakobyan, directed by Hayk Barseghyan and promoted by Vahagn Tadevosyan, all three young man from Gyumri, Armenia's second largest city known for its humor.[2][3]

The show has no traditional days of release. Every episode is uploaded to YouTube on random basis. It is also promoted in blognews.am and asekose.am, which are one of the most visited Armenian websites.[2] As of December 16, 2012, their YouTube videos have a total of 1,181,790 views,[4] unprecedented figure for a show in Armenia, a country of 3 million.

Soon this show aired on Kentron TV.

  1. ^ Vardanyan, Lilit. "Գոռ Հակոբյան "Ունեմ նպատակներ, որոնք փուլ-փուլ կատարվելով գնում են առաջ "". Story Monthly. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Arakelyan, Sona (31 July 2012). "Նոր "Անտիվիրուս" Հայաստանում (New "Antivirus" in Armenia)" (in Armenian). Asparez. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. ^ ""Անտիվիրուս". Նոր նախագիծ (video) (Antivirus: a new project)" (in Armenian). Shirak Centre. 15 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  4. ^ "antiVirus". YouTube. Retrieved 16 December 2012.