Category: MAGHREB

News about audiovisuel in MAGHREB Region

ALGERIA / A platform of Algerian broadcast content soon on-line

The communication and media group Sense & Med & com has announced the upcoming launch of Chacha TV. Chacha TV – meaning “screen” in Arabic – will be a digital platform for broadcast content, the first of its kind in Algeria. It offers streaming and video on demand. According to the producers, Chacha TV’s mission …

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TUNISIA / 20th Arab Radio and Television Festival

For the second year running, between June 27th and 30th, the City of Culture in Tunis is hosting the Arab Radio and Television Festival. This year’s event marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), and is also the 20th festival of its kind. The Festival’s role is to …

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MOROCCO / Audiences increase for 2M

The private national Moroccan channel broke audience records during the first week of Ramadan. During the first day of the Islamic month of fasting, 2M obtained an average of 50.6% of audience share, even higher in the first half of the evening, at 61.6%. “The holy month’s first week ends exceptionally well for 2M, and …

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ALGERIA / Salim Rebahi appointed head of EPTV

Salim Rebahi took up his new post as Chief Executive of EPTV, the Algerian public television company, on May 26th. He had previously been the French-language channel’s director and before that director of the regional station in Oran, part of Algerian public television. More recently he has been running communication at the Senate. He takes …

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MALTA / The Valletta Film Festival celebrates its 5th edition

From June 14th to 23rd, the Valletta Film Festival takes over the historic squares and monuments of Europe’s smallest capital to celebrate cinema. Organized by the Film Grain Foundation, this festival is Malta’s most important film event, each year attracting nearly 10,000 spectators by offering screenings, workshops and master classes. For the first time the …

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ARAB WORLD / The Arab Cinema Centre announces the winners of its Critics Awards

The results of the Critics Awards, organized by the Arab Cinema Centre, were announced on May 20th on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival. The winners of this 3rd edition of the awards were selected by 75 film critics from 34 countries around the world. They watched the films in competition – Arab feature …

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TUNISIA / Nabil Karoui will stand in the presidential election

On May 27th, using his own channel as a platform, the owner of the private Tunisian channel Nessma TV announced his intention to stand in November’s presidential elections. For several months Nabil Karoui has topped opinion polls. He is the first to formally declare his decision, before any of the country’s political parties have announced …

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