Category: LIFE IN THE CHANNELS

Latest breaking news and information about mediterranean televisions and institutions

CROATIA / HRT adapts the Norwegian series “Skam”

HRT

First broadcast in 2015 in Norway, NRK’s series Skam will be adapted in Croatia by HRT. After numerous adaptations in France, Spain, the Netherlands, the United States and Belgium, the series will be launched in Croatia next autumn on HRT1. The series follows a group of teenagers, with a different main character for each season. …

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MOROCCO / Audience figures rising for SNRT and 2M

SNRT - 2M

In a press release SNRT, Morocco’s National Radio and Television Company, published its recent audience figures. From the 1st to the 25th day of Ramadan, in the prime segment after ftour (breaking the fast), the broadcaster’s audience share reached 40%. Compared to 2023, this represents an increase of 23%. Al Aoula, SNRT’s generalist channel, increased …

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FRANCE – TURKEY / M6 adapts the Turkish drama “Persona”

M6

French broadcaster M6 has launched Mémoire Vive, a series adapted from the Turkish Persona. Produced by Calt Studio, the French adaptation will have four 60-minute episodes. Written by Laurent Burtin, Anne-Gaëlle Daval and Hélène Lombard, this version, unlike the Turkish, will feature a female protagonist played by Clémentine Célarié. The series follows two apparently unrelated …

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CROATIA / Igor Jelinović’s first feature in post-production

Honey Bunny

After a 25-day shoot in Zagreb, Split and on the island of Hvar, Igor Jelinović’s first feature, Honey Bunny, is now in post-production. Written and directed by Jelinović, the film tells the story of a woman who, having cheated her sister from inheriting the family home on the island of Hvar, decides to take care …

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ALGERIA / Broadcasting watchdog calls television channels to order

ARAV

Faced with some television channels’ excessive practices, the Audiovisual Regulatory Authority (ARAV) has reiterated its rules about advertising. The ARAV made its point in a press release that “some [national television channels] significantly exceed the time allowed for advertising. This is detrimental to the viewer’s interests.” According to the TSA, some advertising slots are more …

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA / A series about the war in Bosnia, “A Life’s Worth”, is being prepared

A Life’s Worth d'Ahmed Abdullahi

The Swedish production company Yellow Bird, affiliated to Banijay Nordic, is in pre-production for A Life’s Worth, a drama series written by Mona Masri and Oliver Dixon and directed by Ahmed Abdullahi. Adapted from Magnus Ernström’s novel of the same name, it is set in late 1993, during the war in Bosnia. Swedish UN soldiers …

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MOROCCO / Filming Ghizlane Assif’s first feature

Ghizlane Assif

The director Ghizlane Assif is shooting her first feature film Un Hiver Froid. It is set in and around Marrakech. Produced by Houcine El Malki and written by Jalal Belouadi, the film is about Amal, who, after her husband’s suicide, sees strange visions and becomes convinced that her husband is not dead. On the advice …

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