Category: LIFE IN THE CHANNELS

Latest breaking news and information about mediterranean televisions and institutions

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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TUNISIA / FTF and Attassia TV : Acquisition of broadcasting rights

The Tunisian television channel Attassia, created last spring, has agreed terms with the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) on the broadcasting rights for the 2015-2016 soccer season. These include League 1 and League 2 matches, the Tunisia Cup and friendly matches between different national teams. The announcement was made on the FTF web-site. Sources : ftf.org.tn et …

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TUNISIA / The Journalists’ Union files a complaint against Hannibal TV

Following the dismissal of 12 journalists from the private channel Hannibal TV, the chairman of the journalists’ union, Néji Bghouri, announced at a press conference on September 22nd that “it has been decided to launch protest movements and to bring a lawsuit against Hannibal TV’s management in response to the unfair dismissals.” The union, the …

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FRANCE / TF1 sells its share of Eurosport to Discovery

In a press release dated July 22nd, the TF1 Group announced the sale of its 49% stake in Eurosport to Discovery Communications for 491 million euros. At the same time, for 14.6 million euros, the TF1 Group acquires from Discovery its 20% stake in the pay channels TV Breizh, History, Ushuaia. Discovery and the TF1 …

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FRANCE / Euronews: Naguib Sawiris majority shareholder

On July 9th the pan-European 24-hour news channel Euronews, created in 1993 by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), announced that Media Globe Networks, a company owned by the Sawiris family and run by Naguib Sawiris, now owned 53% of the Lyon-based television news channel. This majority stake was acquired through a capital increase of 35 …

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SPAIN / Telefónica: Acquisition of retransmission rights of La Liga

In a joint press release on July 10th, the telecommunications operator Telefónica and the Spanish Football League announced that the exclusive Spanish television rights for all La Liga matches during the 2015-2016 season have been bought for 600 million euros. But following its purchase of Canal Plus Spain, Telefónica will offer some rights to its …

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