Georgian TV's programmes are also received by satellite and over the Internet in a number of European and Asian countries.

It is required by law to “provide accurate and up-to-date information that is free from political and commercial bias” and “to address the needs and interests of the larger Georgian society through diversity of programs and viewpoints”.

GPB's First Channel (პირველი არხი, p'irveli arkhi), also known as simply 1TV, broadcasts both its own original programming and also foreign series and movies.

A controversy arose in early 2009 over a GPB television program, Sakartvelos Didi Ateuli[permanent dead link‍] (საქართველოს დიდი ათეული; "Best Georgians" or "Georgia's Top Ten") — a show which invited viewers to pick Georgia's top historical personages.

Officials of the Georgian Orthodox Church publicly objected to the inclusion of both religious and secular figures in the competition, as well as to the idea of having viewers rank the popularity of saints.