On November 18th the French-language channel TV5MONDE and the satellite/broadband operator Orange Romania announced they had signed a distribution agreement. TV5MONDE will now be available in the World HD package, which has 250,000 subscribers. According to a statement released by the channel, Romania is TV5MONDE‘s “leading audience base in Europe”, after France, Belgium and Switzerland. …
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TURKEY / Türksat closes 13 channels on its bouquet
On November 15th Türksat removed 13 radio and television channels from its satellite package, all of which had been condemned by the private operator Digitürk in late October because of their “litigious content”. The channels in question are all owned by the Samanyolu Media Group (Samanyolu Haber, Mehtap TV, Ebru TV). In October Türksat, a …
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NORTH AFRICA / YahLive launches 43 new channels
On November 17th the Emirati satellite television operator YahLive launched 43 new channels on its bouquet in the Greater North Africa region. Among them, 20 channels are available in regional exclusivity. The operation is a partnership with the Paris-based Sahli Media Group. Among the new features there are local channels (Masterchef, Showroom TV, Equo-Filahiaa …) …
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MACEDONIA / Towards a broadcasting reform
On November 20th the European Union’s ultimatum to the Macedonian government to undertake broadcasting reforms expired. Discussions are underway between the different political parties, representatives of the country’s main media and experts to work on eight priority issues: eradicating violence against journalists, allowing free access to information, avoiding trials for libel against journalists, regulating political …
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FRANCE / ARTE moving into Spanish and English
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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TUNISIA / CEO of Télévision Tunisienne sacked
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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SPAIN / RTVE completes the resale of the studios Buñuel
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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