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55-503: Radio and television broadcasts fall under another state agency, RTÜK . The Telecommunications Authority was established by means of the Law 4502 , dated 29 January 2000. This Law addressed the responsibilities of the Ministry of Transport, among others, and "separated policy-making and regulatory functions of the government by establishing an independent telecommunications regulatory body,

110-483: A "pseudo-independent" media outpost of the government of Hungary , where it maintains a semblance of independence, but takes a "far less critical" stance with regard to Hungary and other so-called illiberal democracies . By the end of 2022, weekday news bulletins had gradually phased out all remaining in-vision presenting, reverting to the traditional voiceover format; some cancelled shows were reportedly still cited in programme guides. Four veteran shareholders within

165-491: A 53% controlling stake in the media outlet. The deal raised questions over Euronews's future editorial posture and independence. On 13 March 2015, it was announced that Inter Media Group, owned by pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash , had purchased the Ukrainian service. In response, the government of Ukraine, citing suspected bias, revoked its broadcasting license and dropped its funding. Firtash later abandoned

220-673: A European perspective. In 2022 the network was bought by a company linked to the Hungarian government of Viktor Orbán . The acquisition was partly funded by the Hungarian state . In 1992, following the Persian Gulf War , during which CNN 's position as the preeminent source of 24-hour news programming was cemented, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) proposed a channel to present information from

275-656: A Portuguese audio track was added. In 2001, the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) acquired a 1.8% stake in SOCEMIE. A Russian-language service was launched later in the year. In April 2003, ITN sold its stake in Euronews as part of its drive to streamline operations and focus on news-gathering rather than channel management. On 6 February 2006, Ukrainian public broadcaster Natsionalna Telekompanya Ukraïny purchased

330-471: A claim that the BTK has not disputed. According to the 15-page documents obtained by Medyascope, dated December 15, 2020, the BTK requested internet service providers to send internet traffic records of all users to it hourly. The BTK explained in detail the format in which the data of millions of users will be recorded and how it will be sent to internet service providers in the technical detail document it sent with

385-430: A counterpart European perspective. Euronews was founded by a consortium of ten EBU members (national public broadcasters), titled SOCEMIE ( French : Société éditrice de la chaîne européenne multilingue d'information Euronews ): The Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR was admitted later as a non-founding member. The BBC and German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF opted not to join. The channel's headquarters

440-660: A deal with local telecommunications company Silknet to launch a channel in Georgia. The new channel began broadcasting on 31 August 2020. In 2021, Euronews teamed up with the Politehnica University of Bucharest to launch a channel in Romanian. The new channel started broadcasting on 25 May 2022, and also covers the Republic of Moldova. In 2019, Euronews teamed up with the media group HD-WIN, owned by

495-590: A factor influencing its decision to leave. In February 2009, Turkish public broadcaster TRT purchased 15.70% of the channel's shares and became the fourth main partner after France Télévisions (23.93%), RAI (21.54%), and VGTRK (16.94%), while also joining its supervisory board. New language services included Turkish in January 2010, Persian in October 2010, and Ukrainian in August 2011. A short-lived Polish service

550-430: A new social media unit was created, with journalists with a background on digital news verification leading it. The newly created team help to produce The Cube , a social media segment during rolling news shows, focusing on analysis on treatment and reactions about news headlines on social media, with special attention at the major stories of the day. No Comment , a long-standing element of Euronews' programming, remains on

605-612: A one percent interest in SOCEMIE. In 2007, Euronews won the European Commission's tender for an Arabic-language news channel, with a service agreement being signed on 6 December. A new Arabic service would eventually be launched in July 2008. On 27 May 2008, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE decided to withdraw from the Euronews consortium, citing legal requirements to maintain low debt levels through careful spending and prioritisation of its existing international channel as

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660-483: A temporary basis. Some weeks later, former France 24 presenter Belle Donati began presenting the show, alternating with Arcilla; after she moved to Brussels in September, she became the main anchor of the slot. Two months later, on 17 July, Euronews debuted a six-hour breaking news show, Euronews Now , anchored by Tokunbo Salako, covering the dayside and afternoon slots. On 3 September, the new evening program lineup

715-592: A temporary or permanent broadcasting license, or if their right and/or license has been revoked. Besides sanctioning broadcasts, RTÜK also leads some projects purportedly "to protect children and to help parents in media environment". These projects are: Prior to 1994, television and radio broadcasts were only permitted by the state. The Law No. 3984 on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and their Broadcasts , dated 13 April 1994 liberalised this, allowing an explosion of private media. The 1994 law

770-656: Is composed of nine members elected by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey . RTÜK is located in Ankara and maintains local offices in Istanbul , İzmir and Diyarbakir . Telecommunications and information technology sectors fall under another state agency, the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK). RTÜK has recently initiated the establishment of two international forums in

825-610: The Italian government denied the Aquarius access to Italian ports. The coverage made headlines on many news outlets worldwide and helped Euronews augment its credibility and its audience. The new Euronews also hired new correspondents in London, Berlin, Moscow, Rome, Madrid and Washington D.C., and gained access to NBC News' large network of correspondents worldwide. As of September 2018, the other language editions were unaffected, with

880-504: The App Store and Google Play, in addition to being available on TuneIn , and was designed for viewers for whom "watching news is not an option" by providing a direct simulcast to the TV channel, with the "No Comment" segment being replaced by music. The music of the bulletin openings was also transmitted on Euronews Radio. Weather reports were read by a female announcer. As of December 2020,

935-500: The Dubai tourism board, which had allegedly caused staff discontent. Segments dedicated to Dubai were found to only have a brief sentence in small print indicating their sponsorship, which a Euronews spokesperson argued met French broadcast standards, rather than using the logo of the relevant institution as with other sponsored content. The article noted that this was likely a result of continued private divestment leading to influence from

990-602: The ECL (article 6), can be summarized as given below: (taken from ICTA's official website)' Based on ECL, ICTA's structure consists of 4 Vice Presidents, 17 departments, 5 offices, a Legal Consulting Office, and the Telecommunication Communications Presidency with 5 departments. Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Onursal Adıgüzel previously stated that BTK regularly requests user traffic data from internet service providers,

1045-498: The French government. The sale was met with scrutiny as Alpac is allegedly linked to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary. Mário David, the father of Pedro Vargas David (CEO of Alpac Capital), is a long-time associate, advisor and friend to Orbán. The acquisition was partly financed by funds from the Hungarian state . According to Ágnes Urbán, director of the think tank Mertek Media Monitor, Euronews risks being exploited as

1100-569: The French-language channel. Additionally, the Arabic and Persian-language editions were relegated to an online-only distribution on Euronews' website and apps and major social media networks, with TV broadcasting being discontinued. Furthermore, the Ukrainian edition was discontinued outright, due to lack of funding from the Ukrainian government, as well as due to the controversy surrounding the ownership of its broadcasting licence. Later on,

1155-657: The International Media Investments corporation (IMI), owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan , which "discreetly" became a shareholder in 2017 and then signed a memorandum with Euronews the following year. The network would later conduct similar partnerships with Qatar Media City and the Saudi Tourism Authority , both state-owned, to produce relevant sponsored segments. As part of Euronews' digital growth post-NBC,

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1210-539: The Lyon district of La Confluence  [ fr ] , designed by Paris-based architecture firm Jakob + MacFarlane and covering a floor area of 10,000 m (2 1 ⁄ 2 acres). The decision to move was announced in 2011, prior to the Media Globe Networks purchase. In 2016, Euronews SA was co-owned by Media Globe Networks, regional authorities ( Lyon Metropolis , Rhône , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ) and

1265-646: The Ministry of Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications the policy making authority in the field of electronic communications (article 5). The regulation function was given to the Telecommunications Authority (article 6). Following article 65(3) of the Law N. 5809, the name of the Authority was changed from "Telecommunications Authority" to "Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA)". The duties of ICTA as described in

1320-596: The Telecommunications Authority, as the first sector specific regulator in Turkey. As a result, regulatory functions of the Ministry of Transport were transferred to the Authority in principle, and the General Directorate of Radiocommunication, a government body in charge of radio frequency management under the Wireless Law (Law 2813, 7 April 1983), was abolished and all of its functions were transferred to

1375-555: The Telecommunications Authority." On 5 November 2008 the Turkish legislature enacted the Law N. 5809, commonly known as the Electronic Communications Law (ECL). The purpose of this law has been briefly described as "to remove the legislative untidiness, create competition in the sector, lessen the uncertainties for operators and allocate resources to R&D". The Electronic Communications Law attributed to

1430-673: The Turkish-language edition also ceased TV broadcasting, following discontinued support from TRT, who wanted to prioritise its own international news channel, TRT World . Finally, the Euronews channel in English would become known as the World edition, and distribution to premises in the American continent via fiber-optic IP uplink was set to begin later in 2018. These changes caused the elimination of 43 staff positions, mainly from

1485-617: The Ukrainian edition, causing major layoffs and leading to production staff having more flexible roles. In 2018, Euronews' English-language channel began to gradually revamp its programming schedule, with the roll-out of a new slate of presenter-led programming to complement its already existing shows, a move that was reported earlier in the year, after the success of its presenter-led special reports and weekly programming introduced in recent years. Alongside conventional rolling news shows with newsreaders, debate programming, talk shows, and new presenter-led long-form shows began to be offered during

1540-410: The broadcaster has launched a series of online verticals dedicated to specific areas. These include Euronews Green, Euronews Travel, Euronews Next, and Euronews Culture. In December 2021, reports surfaced that Lisbon -based Alpac Capital would buy an 88% controlling stake in Euronews from Egyptian telecoms magnate Naguib Sawiris . The purchase was finalised in July 2022, following approval from

1595-574: The channels' schedule, and it was gradually integrated into the rolling news shows on the English-language channel. Additionally, a major investment in mobile reporting via iPhone devices helped Euronews gain a major scoop , becoming the only TV news outlet worldwide to broadcast live coverage from the MV Aquarius , with Paris correspondent Annelise Borges (formerly with France 24 ) on assignment. Borges broadcast live for 10 days as

1650-485: The content of the channel along with the remaining shareholders. A part-time Arabic-language service was briefly operated from April 1997, with a two-year grant from the European Commission , comprising eight journalists and freelancers. After the tender expired, it ceased broadcasting on 15 April 1999. In 1999, the broadcast switched from solely analogue to mainly digital transmission. The same year,

1705-485: The evening daypart in most of the language-specific channels became presenter-led by late 2018; all of these editions were pre-recorded and pre-produced before broadcast, and eventually looped through the night. On 20 April 2020, it was reported that NBCUniversal had sold its stake in Euronews to Media Globe Networks, eventually having an overall majority share of 88%. NBCUniversal's parent company Comcast had recently acquired pan-European satellite service Sky Group , and

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1760-947: The field of audio visual media services such as the Black Sea Broadcasting Regulatory Authorities Forum (BRAF) among 12 members of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) in 2009, and the Islamic Countries Broadcasting Regulatory Authorities Forum (IBRAF), an affiliate of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), with its 57 member states, in 2011. In February 2022 RTÜK demanded that three international news agencies - Voice of America , Euronews , and Germany's Deutsche Welle - apply for online broadcasting licenses. Deutsche Welle said it

1815-467: The following broadcasters: In November 2016, the channel's executive board was in talks with NBCUniversal , the parent company of NBC News , for a "strategic partnership". NBCU would acquire 15 to 30% ownership of the Euronews network, would contribute to Euronews content, and facilitate NBC News' expanded operations in Europe. After successful negotiations with the European Commission , who feared that

1870-414: The formation of the partnership, video reports from NBC News' properties and correspondents began to appear frequently on the TV channel and reports from NBCNews.com began to be distributed on its digital platforms. On 9 May 2017, Euronews began the process of splitting its services into 12 language-specific editions, of which nine have a linear TV channel with its own language voiceover, but now including

1925-425: The largest stakes in Euronews, editorial control by SOCEMIE members was assured, with the broadcasters having seven slots in the editorial board, as opposed to Sawiris' company (which has three slots) and NBC News, which only has one, thereby reducing rumors of an "Americanization" of Euronews' values. Editorial control is fully handled by Euronews' teams, with NBC only focusing on planning and coordinating tasks. After

1980-470: The letter of the institution. This article about an organisation in Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . RT%C3%9CK Radio and Television Supreme Council ( Turkish : Radyo ve Televizyon Üst Kurulu ), also known in short as RTÜK , is the Turkish state agency for monitoring, regulating, and sanctioning radio and television broadcasts. RTÜK was founded in 1994 and

2035-597: The major language split, satellite distribution for the German, Spanish, Portuguese and Turkish channels was discontinued, now being only available via fiber-optic IP uplink. The discontinuation of the German-language channel on satellite in particular generated outcry from many German satellite TV owners, resulting in its restoration on the Astra 1L satellite on 25 July 2017, via an unencrypted SD feed sitting alongside

2090-613: The network — founding public broadcasters France Télévisions, RTBF and RAI, as well as SRG SSR — had withdrawn from its capital by September 2022. As of July 2023, Euronews now lists only four shareholders on its "About us" page, with Alpac Capital's share at 97.6%. In early 2023, the channel's on-air identity and schedule was refreshed to mark the network's thirtieth anniversary, with less emphasis on in-vision presenting introduced in 2018. The channel has placed greater focus on voice reporting in multiple European languages, and some in-vision presenting for special news broadcasts. To strengthen

2145-462: The on-screen ticker and most lower thirds in the local language. The glocal strategy allows the language editorial teams to personalize the content and presentation of their channel, not only by sharing own-produced content with other languages but by producing content that is relevant to local audiences and allowing local reporters and presenters to appear on camera in all its language editions. The splitting process finished on 24 May 2017. Alongside

2200-662: The partnership would result in an "Americanization" of Euronews, the NBCUniversal News Group finally purchased a 25% stake in Euronews in February 2017 for $ 30 million. NBC News president Deborah Turness was appointed to head up international operations, and incumbent Euronews CEO Michael Peters , who had led it since 2004, became CEO of the new partnership. Both reported directly to NBC News chairman Andrew Lack . The resulting partnership became known as Euronews NBC. Although Naguib Sawiris and NBC News had

2255-452: The pre-produced blocks of video content remaining at all times. Programming dayparts were later named with proper translations of the existing daypart programming of the World edition (i.e. the evening daypart being named Euronews am Abend , Euronews Noite , Euronews Soir ...). There were plans to introduce presenter-led programming during the morning slots on these other channels, eventually,

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2310-465: The previous day's edition (either full or half-length) of Euronews Now . New weekly programming was also produced, including the weekly interview series Uncut , which feature conversations from political leaders and newsmakers worldwide with minimum to no editing. The first episodes feature German-French politician Daniel Cohn-Bendit interviewing former UKIP leader Nigel Farage and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair about Brexit . Additionally,

2365-466: The process. 142 jobs would remain based in Lyon, including those of the Russian and Persian-language editorial teams. The French National Syndicate of Journalists  [ fr ] union said the move would lead to Euronews becoming a "half empty shell", and a weakening of the "pluralism of information". On 2 October 2012, Euronews launched Euronews Radio. The service was available for download on

2420-419: The project, resulting in the department shutting down and leaving 17 journalists redundant. The Russian service, which was financed by the government of Russia , refused to provide jobs to the journalists, violating French labour legislation. The management explained that not hiring any Ukrainian journalists was a specific instruction from VGTRK. In October 2015, Euronews moved to a new headquarters complex in

2475-424: The radio service appears to have been defunct, and the stream on its webpage or on TuneIn is not functional. Since 2018, Euronews has begun licensing its name to various private and public broadcasters and organisations in southern, central and eastern Europe, agreeing to set up localized Euronews channels broadcasting regional, national, European and international news in local languages. The first of these channels

2530-515: The rolling news programming. Two weeks after the launch of Raw Politics , on 17 September, the full roll-out was completed with the introduction of a 5-hour evening rolling news show, Euronews Tonight , initially presented by former Sky News and BBC News presenter Sam Naz , and later by Euronews veteran Isabelle Kumar, who has worked with the channel since 2003. The traditional pre-produced blocks of video content still remained on some late-nights and weekends. Most overnights by this point repeated

2585-542: The validity of sources the localised channels now host a scrolling list of tweets from independent news organisations outside of Euronews, on the right-hand side of the screen. The weekday schedule largely features Euronews Now and Wake Up Europe, with specialist content later in the week. On 2 March 2023, the network announced it would begin relocating its principal and editorial headquarters to Brussels , creating one hundred new positions there, including 70 reserved for journalists, and eliminating 198 staff positions in Lyon in

2640-467: The weekly schedule, and throughout programs, Euronews reporters from different nationalities will be offering context on stories close to their respective home nationalities. The roll-out began on 22 May, when Euronews debuted the first of these new shows, Good Morning Europe , a five-hour morning show which airs every weekday morning from 7 am. It was first anchored by former RT correspondent and TVB Pearl news presenter Tesa Arcilla, who anchored it on

2695-433: Was an attempt "to restrict the reporting of international media services"; VOA issued a statement that it will not abide by RTÜK's demand for an online license, explaining that "the internet is not a limited resource, and the only possible purpose of a licensing requirement for internet distribution is enabling censorship". RTÜK may request that access to broadcasting services/websites be blocked if they have not been granted

2750-636: Was launched in mid-2011 to mark Poland's assumption of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union , although only some selected evening broadcasts were translated. It was discontinued in January 2012. The channel began broadcasting in widescreen in January 2011, in concert with France 24 . In February 2015, the channel's executive board approved a bid by Media Globe Networks, owned by Egyptian telecom magnate Naguib Sawiris , to acquire

2805-462: Was launched, starting with a politics-focused show, Raw Politics , hosted from Brussels by Tesa Arcilla, and featuring former Sky News reporter Darren McCaffrey. It also spawned a weekly spin-off, Raw Politics: Your Call , a phone-in show which featured European Parliament members answering viewers' questions by phone or social media. The show was dropped over a year later, in October 2019, due to low viewership, with its content being integrated into

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2860-495: Was prioritizing a collaboration between NBC News and Sky News on a new international news channel. The proposed service was scrapped in August during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe , with the project no longer considered commercially viable. In November 2020, French newspaper Libération stated in an online article that Euronews had been producing an increasing amount of magazine content focusing on Dubai , and sponsored by

2915-625: Was replaced by Law No. 6112 on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises , which came into force on 15 February 2011. Euronews Euronews (stylised in lowercase) is a pan-European television news network, headquartered in Lyon , France. It is a provider of livestreamed news , which can be viewed in Europe and North Africa via satellite, and in most of the world via its website, on YouTube , and on various mobile devices and digital media players . The network began broadcasting on 1 January 1993 and covers world news from

2970-711: Was the launch of Euronews Albania. In 2019, Euronews launched its first franchise through a joint venture with local RTV In in Albania. The new channel, known as Euronews Albania, is based in Tirana , Albania and covers the Western Balkans countries of Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo and North Macedonia. In 2021, Euronews signed a partnership with TV Europa to launch a channel in Bulgarian. The new channel started broadcasting on 5 May 2022. In 2019, Euronews signed

3025-469: Was to be established in Lyon , which was chosen from a variety of candidates also including Munich , Bologna and Valencia . The inaugural Euronews broadcast was on 1 January 1993 from Écully , Lyon. In 1996, an additional broadcast studio was set up in London. In late 1997, the British news broadcaster ITN purchased a 49% share of Euronews for £5.1 million from Alcatel-Lucent . ITN supplied

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