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On November 17th the Franco-German channel ARTE launched on its website a selection of programmes subtitled in Spanish and English. In all, a dozen hours of programmes will be available each week for Spanish and English-speaking Internet users. The channel’s most representative programmes have been chosen: “Tracks”, “ARTE Reportage” and “Metropolis”. Co-financed by the European …
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On November 15th Mustapha Ben Letaief (picture) was relieved of his duties as CEO of the Etablissement de la Télévision Tunisienne (ETT), following a decision by the Head of Government, Habib Essid. Rached Younes has been named as interim director. This drastic change occurred because on the previous day the one o’clock news programme showed …
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The public broadcaster RTVE has finally moved out of the Buñuel Studios. Following an agreement signed there nearly a year ago, the studios now belong officially to the property company Pryconsa. The transaction will bring RTVE 33.7 million euros. The Buñuel Studios have been in the hands of RTVE since 1988, and they include L-3, …
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On November 8th Azza El Hennawy, a presenter on the public channel Al Qahera Al Youm (Cairo Today), was suspended by the management. Hani Jaafar, chairman of ERTU’s regional channels (Egyptian public television and radio), said the journalist had been laid off for not fulfilling her “duty of objectivity”. In early November, Ms El Henawy …
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The news channel France 24 has launched a new slot for longer reports and documentaries. Lasting 26 minutes, “Reporters, le doc” will be broadcast every second Saturday of the month and will give greater depth to current topics. The programme will air on France 24‘s French, English and Arabic channels, and will be available on …
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The Information and Culture Authority, a government department in Tobruk, announced on November 7th that soon a “media centre” would be built in the Al Salmani district of Benghazi. Covering 2,000 m², the building will house television and radio studios, as well as offices which can be used for all types of public and private …
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On January 1st 2016 Fabrizio Salini will be replaced by the Australian Kathryn Fink to run the satellite package Fox International Channels (FIC) Italy. Salini announced he would be leaving his post to “pursue new opportunities” in another broadcasting group, which, he added, “would not be in competition with Fox.” He has been Director of …
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