Category: LIFE IN THE CHANNELS

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10th edition of TRT Documentary awards – call for entries

The first and only public service broadcasting organization of Turkey, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT),  is organizing the 10th edition of the festival dedicated to documentary films of national and international production. The deadline to register your films is February 16, 2018. This festival is designed to support the amateur and professional documentary …

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ITALY / Rai prepares an international channel in English

The new five-year services contract signed between Rai (public broadcaster) and the Italian Ministry of Economic Development provides for an English-language channel which should go on air soon. At some point in 2018 this channel will broadcast 24 hours a day, offering news, documentaries, films, series and live sports events – all entirely in English. …

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TUNISIA / New directors for the channels Wataniya 1 and 2

On October 25th Télévision Tunisienne’s acting CEO, Majid Mraihi, announced changes at the top of the country’s two leading public channels, Wataniya 1 and 2. Awatef Dali takes over from Iheb Chaouch as director of Wataniya 1, while Imed Barboura is appointed head of Wataniya 2, replacing Chadia Boukdhir. A graduate in international economic relations, …

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SPAIN / The government wants to take control of the media in Catalonia

Having activated Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution on Saturday October 21st, suspending Catalonia’s autonomy, Madrid now wants to place the Catalan public broadcasters under state supervision, including the television channel TV3. This measure would allow the Madrid government to put new leaders in place at TV3 and dismiss those currently in office. In a …

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ITALY / A reportage by Envoyé Spécial wins an award at Bologna

The 11th Terra di Tutti festival, held in Bologna between October 13th and 15th, presented awards to several French documentaries and television reports. Focussing on social cinema, Terra di Tutti this year offered 35 documentaries and TV reports from around the world, including twenty in competition. In a selection strongly influenced by the twin themes …

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ALGERIA / Saadene Ayadi appointed to the Ministry of Culture

On October 18th the former vice chair of the Centre Méditerranéen de la Communication Audiovisuelle (CMCA), Saadene Ayadi, was appointed Director of Cooperation at the Algerian Ministry of Culture. He was appointed by Azzedine Mihoubi, the Minister of Culture. Since the 1990’s Saadene Ayadi has worked extensively in both culture and communication. The CMCA congratulates …

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ALGERIA / The state will authorise 7 private channels

In the Official Journal published on October 16th, the Algerian government announced it will attribute broadcasting licenses for seven private television channels, and launched a call for offers. This first step towards opening Algerian broadcasting to the private sector has been expected since 2010, when President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said he wanted to allow private channels …

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