Category: LIFE IN THE CHANNELS

Latest breaking news and information about mediterranean televisions and institutions

ITALY / Rai News stops broadcasting IS videos

The Italian newspaper “Il Tempo” reports Rai News group will stop showing Islamic State videos on its channel (Rai News 24) and on its website (Rainews.it). A decision taken to avoid spreading the terrorist organization’s propaganda. Monica Maggioni, the channel director, explains: “We have taken this decision after months of discussion with all of the …

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GREECE / The return of ERT

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The sudden closure in 2013 of the Greek public broadcaster ERT for economic reasons shocked many. On February 8th, during his policy speech to the new Greek parliament, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced legislation would be passed to reopen ERT, calling the closure “a crime against the Greeks and against democracy.” On the 27th the …

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ITALY / Fininvest: Transfer of 7,8% of Mediaset

On February 12th the Berlusconi family holding company, Fininvest, announced it had sold 7.8% of Mediaset’s capital for €377.2 million, reducing its share from 41.28% to 33.4%. “The operation took place through an accelerated bookbuild to institutional investors at a price of €4.1 a share,” according to the statement. Sources: boursier.com et ansa.it  

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EGYPT / May schedule for second season of “Saraya Abidine”

Season 2 of the TV series “Saraya Abidine”: the final exterior scene is in the can. The first season, broadcast during Ramadan 2014, was about the life of Ismail Pasha, Viceroy and then Khedive of Egypt. The costumes and filming locations are meticulously prepared, the first episode was shot in the Abdeen Palace. The second …

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GREECE / Arrival of i24news

i24news, the international news channel broadcast in French, English and Arabic continues to expand across Europe. Launched in July 2013 by Patrick Drahi, and already available with major operators in Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, and Africa, the channel has just signed a broadcasting agreement with Forthnet, owner of the …

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SPAIN / Andalucia TV once again available by satellite

The Spanish channel Andalucia TV on Canal Sur returned on February 12th following a one-year agreement signed between Canal + and Canal Sur. Andalucia TV, whose satellite transmission ceased on December 31st 2014, was only available in Spain on Movistar, Ono and Telecable. Now it is broadcast across Europe and North Africa on Astra and …

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TURKEY / RTÜK warns channel TV2 about using the word “God” instead of “Allah”

The Turkish Broadcasting Council (RTÜK) issued a formal warning to a television channel which used the word “God” instead of “Allah” in its translation of the French series “Vous les femmes”, reports the Hürriyet Daily News. According to the newspaper, RTÜK, criticized the dubbing of the episode shown on TV2 on January 28th, saying it …

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