Arav, the Algerian broadcasting watchdog, has no chairman. The incumbent, Miloud Chorfi, has been appointed Senator and has to leave office.
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QATAR USA / Al-Jazeera America says farewell
Just three years after its creation, the Al-Jazeera America channel has announced it will close at the end of April. “Our business model is simply no longer viable in the light of the economic challenges facing the US media market,” said Mostefa Souag, the group’s CEO, in an internal note seen by AFP.
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EGYPT / Al Jazeera takes Egypt to court
On Wednesday, January 27th Al-Jazeera announced it was taking Egypt to an arbitration tribunal connected to the World Bank. Al-Jazeera accuses Egypt of “confiscating” its investments and causing “a loss of at least $150 million”.
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PORTUGAL / A greater choice in broadcasting
Portugal is a country where the choice of what to watch on television is not great. Where France has 25 free channels with TNT, Portuguese viewers have only five operators to choose from: RTP1, RTP2 , SIC, TVI and ARTV.
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ISRAEL / i24News begins its new schedule
Since January 10th the news channel i24News, broadcasting from Israel in French, English and Arabic, has a new programme schedule, conceived and put in place by journalist Paul Amar, who since since September last year has been the channel’s Head of News. He also presents one of i24news’ new magazines, “Paris / Jaffa” every Sunday …
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SWITZERLAND / 3 new members of the EBU’s executive committee
During its 75th AGM in early December, the European Broadcasting Union’s committee elected three new members: Monica Maggioni, new chair of Rai, replaces her predecessor Anna Maria Tarantola, who left the Italian broadcasting group in September; France Télévisions’ former chair Rémy Pflimlin will be replaced at the EBU by Christian Vion, the French television group’s …
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LEBANON / Agreement between beIN Media and Italia Film concerning 600 films
beIN Media, which recently expanded its pay TV package with new entertainment channels, has just formalized an agreement with the Lebanese distribution company Italia Film International. For the next five years, beIN will be able to broadcast nearly 600 films distributed by Italia Film, which enjoys exclusive deals with major US groups such as The …
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