In a press release published on its web-site on June 21st, the HAICA (Haute Autorité Indépendante de la Communication Audiovisuelle) rejected the government’s decision to fire Elyes Gharbi, CEO of Télévision Tunisienne. Signed by Nouri Lajmi, the Tunisian broadcasting watchdog’s chairman, the announcement came after the HAICA Council meeting on June 17th, the day after …
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TUNISIA / The CEO of Télévision Tunisienne fired
Elyes Gharbi has been dismissed as the head of Tunisian public television, a decision made on June 16th by Youssef Chahed, Head of the Tunisian Government. The day before, June 15th, the main evening news on premier channel Wataniya 1 was delayed by an hour and a half, a first in the channel’s history. Afterwards …
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TUNISIA / Television programmes during Ramadan
Every year during Ramadan, Tunisian television channels renew their programmes to ensure good ratings. Attessia TV’s “El Masque“ In a press conference, Elyess Gharbi, chair and managing director of Tunisian Television, announced the budget for this year’s Ramadan schedule was 4.5 million dinars. New Tunisian productions Among the new local productions, the major public channel, …
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TUNISIA / Training in religious journalism
Meeting in Tunis on May 4th, the Haute Autorité Indépendante de la Communication et de l’Audiovisuel (HAICA) and the Ministry of Religious Affairs announced a strengthening of their partnership. In a statement, the HAICA said the two institutions have agreed to create training sessions for journalists specializing in religious affairs. Their decision is part of …
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TUNISIA / 5 journalists win the 2017 Prix Hermès
The Prix Hermès, promoting press freedom across the Mediterranean area, was awarded to three journalists from the southern Mediterranean and two from the north, at a ceremony in Hammamet (Tunisia) on April 28th. This distinction, created in 2014, is awarded jointly by Copeam (Conférence Permanente de l’Audiovisuel) and two Tunisian associations, Med 21 and …
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TUNISIA / The winner of the 18th ASBU Festival
The 18th Arab Festival of Radio and Television, organized by the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), ended on April 28th in Hammamet (Tunisia). Numerous awards have been given to the Arab world’s best television and radio productions, out of the 230 works entered in the various competitions. Best Television Series went to the Kuwaiti …
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TUNISIA / A new head for the JCC
At the end of February the Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs appointed Nejib Ayed, a film producer, to run the Carthage Film Days (JCC) this year and next. He succeeds Brahim Letaief, also a producer. Néjib Ayed was born in 1953 in Ksar Hellal. After a Master’s in French, he moved into the film industry …
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