Category: LIFE IN THE CHANNELS

Latest breaking news and information about mediterranean televisions and institutions

FRANCE / TV5MONDE’s French learning site launches a “Dessine moi un Charlie” page

Following the tragic events that took place in France in early January, TV5MONDE decided to contribute by providing French-language teachers with classroom resources to address the issues of freedom of speech and mutual understanding. The attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo has sparked heated debate around the world about freedom of speech, particularly in …

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FRANCE / A TV channel 100% in 3D : LaTV3D

On December 17th France’s Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) approved the license for a new 3D TV channel: LaTV3D. It will be a family channel, from the youngest to the oldest, offering slots for young people, documentaries, magazines, music and cinema. It will be broadcast on all ADSL and cable platforms as well as on …

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FRANCE / Euronews on MSN

At the end of 2014 Euronews announced it is now the international news provider for MSN News, Microsoft’s news service available on any medium. Thus Euronews and Microsoft team up to offer MSN users a wide range of programmes from Europe’s leading international news channel. 10 language services are now available in nearly 30 countries …

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TURKEY / Çağlan Tankur Yörümez new head of Internation Relations at TRT

Çağlan Tankur Yörümez has been appointed Director of International Relations at TRT. In 2014 she was TRT’s representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Born in Ankara, after obtaining her degree in 1995 at the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts at Bilkent University she began her career with TRT as a singer in Radio Ankara’s polyphonic …

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TUNISIA / Al Wataniya 1 has a new managing director

According to a January 9th press release from Tunisian television, Iheb Chaouch has been appointed director general of Wataniya 1, the public television service. A journalist by training, he began working in culture, moving on as a presenter before working as correspondent for different Arab media and web-sites. Sources: lapresse.tn, tekiano.com et busissnews.com

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EGYPT / Temporary closure of Al Jazeera’s Egyptian branch

Accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, Al Jazeera Mubasher-Misrk, the Qatari 24-hour news channel, announced the “temporary” closure of its Egyptian office on December 22nd. It has “temporarily stopped transmitting until the necessary permits are issued for its return to Cairo, in coordination with the Egyptian authorities”, the Doha-based channel announced on its …

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