Category: LIFE IN THE CHANNELS

Latest breaking news and information about mediterranean televisions and institutions

ISRAEL FRANCE / Canal Plus buys “False Flag”

Canal Plus announced it has bought the Israeli series “False Flag” (Shkufim) for broadcast in 2016. Created by Amit Cohen and Maria Feldman, directed by Oded Ruskin, “False Flag” is a spy thriller in eight 52-minute episodes. The story follows “five Israeli citizens who find themselves caught up in international espionage. They discover, through the …

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UAE / “Eish Safari” being filmed in Morocco

In August MBC3 was in El Jadida (Morocco), filming the ninth season of “Eish Safari”, its hit TV-reality show for children across the Arab World. 12 children from 10 different countries are participating in a programme which aims to “develop the spirit of challenge, adventure, independence and positive competition,show the sports skills and talents of …

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SERBIA / Saturation of TV-reality shows in Serbia

According to the weekly newspaper Courrier International, a group of Serbian citizens has launched a petition against TV-reality programmes and their spread across TV channels. Four such programmes are broadcast every day on Serbian TV (Big Brother, Couples, The Farm and Maldives). The petition, signed by over 100,000 people, criticizes these programmes for “their trivialization …

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MOROCCO / New talk-show on Medi1TV

In September, a new programme called “60 minutes pour comprendre” (60 minutes to understand) was aired on Medi1TV. It looks at two distinct aspects of national and international news, punctuated by a short report illustrating the debate. The first part focusses on national and local news while the second deals with “international news and its …

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FRANCE / Eutelsat TV Awards : the 2015 nominations

As every year, Eutelsat organizes the Eutelsat TV Awards for satellite channels broadcasting via Eutelsat, and this year more than 100 channels from 27 different countries are taking part in the competition. On September 4th and 5th the international jury – all working in the media and chaired by Duilio Giammaria, International Reporter at Rai …

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FRANCE / New channel: 2Rives TV

2Rives TV, an educational and multicultural television channel in French and Arabic, has just appeared in the French media landscape. Based in Lyon and founded by Hassan El Ouakhchachi and Marine Elek, the launch took place on September 16th. Aimed at all age groups and every audience, 2Rives TV replaces Cap Canal, a local Lyon …

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FRANCE / France Télévisions and Radio France combine to create a 24-hour news channel

As announced in a press release on September 1st, Delphine Ernotte Cunci, CEO of France Télévisions, and Mathieu Gallet, CEO of Radio France, have agreed to work together on a shared news channel. A steering committee, chaired by them both, will be set up to develop it. The project will be entrusted to Germain Dagognet, …

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