Public Establishment of Television

Public Establishment of Television (Arabic: المؤسّسة العمومية للتلفزيون‎, French: Établissement public de télévision French pronunciation), abbreviated as EPTV, is a state-owned company that manages the activity of television in Algeria, going from production to broadcasting.

Public Establishment of Television (EPTV)
Formerly
National Establishment of Television (ENTV, 1986–1991)
Établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial (EPIC)
IndustryTelevision
PredecessorAlgerian Radio and Television Broadcasting (RTA, 1962–1986)
Founded
  • December 1956 (1956-12) (as RTF Télévision Alger)
  • 28 October 1962 (1962-10-28) (as RTA)
  • 1 July 1986 (1986-07-01) (as ENTV)
  • 24 April 1991 (1991-04-24) (as EPTV)
Headquarters21 Martyrs Boulevard, PB 148 El Mouradia,
Algiers
,
Algeria
Areas served
Key people
Directors-general:
  • Abdou Benziane (1990–1992, 1993–1994)
  • Habib Chawki Hamraoui (1998–2008)
  • Abdelkader Leulmi (2008–2012)
  • Tewfik Khelladi (2012–present)
Services
OwnerGovernment of Algeria
ParentRadiodiffusion-Télévision Française (1956–1962)
DivisionsSee complete list
Subsidiaries
Standard Arabic
Abjadالمُؤٙسّٙسٙة العُمُومِيّٙة لِلتِّلِفِزْيُون
RomanizationAl-Mu’assasa al-‘Umūmiyya li-t-Tilivizyūn
French
FrenchÉtablissement public de télévision
Audio
AcronymEPTV
Websitewww.entv.dz

It is the oldest broadcasting service in the country. It currently operates an eponymous television network Télévision Algérienne, four television channels – Canal Algérie, A3, Channel 4, Coran TV and TV6.

EPTV is an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU). It is also a shareholder in Euronews SA.

Network and Programmes

TV1
Main article: TV1 (Algerian TV channel)

TV1 is the first Algerian general public network of Public Establishment of Television group (EPTV in French), has started to broadcast its programs on 24 December 1956 during the French colonial period in Algeria. It is one of the most important television channels in Algeria. It produces entertainment and variety programs, in addition to several Algerian series and films.

Canal Algérie
Main article: Canal Algérie

EPTV was the only television channel until 1994, when French-speaking Canal Algérie was created.

Canal Algérie is available in Europe on Eutelsat[1] satellite service (Hotbird and Astra).

It is also available on French Numericable and Monaco MC Cable cable television services.

TV3
Main article: TV3 (Algerian TV channel)

On 5 July 2001, EPTV launched a new Arabic language channel for the Arab world to give an institutional image of Algeria. On 28 October 2015, the channel has started broadcasting its programs in HD.[2]

TV4
Main article: TV4 (Algerian TV channel)

On 17 March 2009, EPTV launched a new Berber language channel called TV4, also referred to as Tamazight TV.[3] The channel offers programs in Kabyle, Chaoui, Tumzabt, Chenoui and Tuareg.[4]

TV5
Main article: TV5 (Algerian TV channel)

On 17 March 2009, EPTV launched a new Religious channel called TV5, also referred to as Coran TV.[5]

TV6
Main article: TV6 (Algerian TV channel)

On 26 March 2020, EPTV launched a new channel called TV6.

TV7
Main article: TV7 (Algerian TV channel)

On 19 May 2020, EPTV launched a new channel called TV7.

Further reading
  • Mostefaoui, Belkacem (1996). "Évolution de la grille de la télévision algérienne de 1978 à 1994. Aspects d'une politique de programmation en crise". Revue Tiers Monde (in French). Armand Colin. 37 (146): 305–314. doi:10.3406/tiers.1996.5102.
  • Boucherit, Aziza (1988). "Complexités linguistiques des programmes à la télévision algérienne. Essai d'analyse d'une production locale". Revue de l'Occident musulman et de la Méditerranée (in French). Édisud. 47 (1): 35–46. doi:10.3406/remmm.1988.2208.
  • Cheurfi, Adel (2010). "Radio et télévision : histoire d'un monopole". La presse algérienne : génèse, conflits et défis (in French). Casbah Éditions: 89–148.
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See also

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "La télévision publique A3 passe en HD". L'Expression. Amira Soltane. December 6, 2015. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  3. "Lancement des chaînes IV (tamazight) et V (Coran)". latribune-online.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  4. "Lancement de la chaîne de télévision en langue amazigh - Algérie360". Algerie360.com | Information et Actualité sur l'Algérie (in French). March 30, 2009. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  5. "TÉLÉVISION-Lancement de la chaîne du Coran et celle en tamazight".
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