Category: LIFE IN THE CHANNELS

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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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ISRAEL / The government discusses the possibility of closing public television

Five months after reopening the Israeli public broadcasting service, currently known as Kan, Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has said he wants to dismantle it once and for all. The Israeli press reported the content of a discussion between Netanyahu and his ministers at a coalition party meeting on October 15th. Interior Minister Aryeh Deri apparently …

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ITALY / The winners of the 69th Prix Italia

Last weekend the 69th Prix Italia, organised by Rai (Radiotelevisione italiana), presented its awards to fifteen radio and television programmes from across the world. The Italia Prize picks out the most creative work on television, radio and the web, and among this year’s winners are two French programmes: De guerre en fils, a 6 × …

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FRANCE / A new documentary slot on France 2

At a press conference on September 26th, France’s leading public channel announced its documentary programming will be strengthened for the 2017/2018 season. 6 documentaries are already scheduled for prime-time broadcast on France 2 this year: they include wild-life (“Le plus bel ami de l’homme”, “Planète bleue” and “La vie secrète des animaux du village”), history …

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ITALY / A new DG for Telecom Italia

Having joined Telecom Italia in July, Amos Genish was appointed to the company’s general management team in late September. Genish’ career has taken him from the Israeli army, where he served as captain, to the management of Vivo, a Brazilian subsidiary of the Spanish Telefonica group. In January this year he joined the French giant …

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ALGERIA / the private channel KBC disappears from screens

Shareholders of the Algerian media group El Khabar have decided to close KBC, one of their TV channels. The closure of KBC was made official in a statement on September 20th. Shareholders of the London-based channel called for World Vision, which produced KBC’s Algerian content, to be wound-up. Contacted by the Algerian media, El Khabar …

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