Public Establishment of Television ( ar, المؤسّسة العمومية للتلفزيون, french: Établissement public de télévision ), abbreviated as EPTV, is a state-owned company that manages the activity of television in
Algeria, going from production to broadcasting.
It is the oldest broadcasting service in the country. It currently operates an eponymous television network
Télévision Algérienne, eight television channels –
Canal Algérie,
A3,
Channel 4,
Coran TV
TV5 (in ar, الجزائرية الخامسة), also known as Coran TV (in ar, قناة القرآن الكريم), is the fifth Algerian public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned Public Establishment of Television, alon ...
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TV6,
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Television networks, channels and stations
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TV8,
TV9.
EPTV is an active member of the
European Broadcasting Union
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(EBU) and
Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU). It is also a shareholder in
Euronews SA
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The ...
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Network and programming
TV1
TV1 is the first Algerian general public network of Public Establishment of Television group (EPTV in
French
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), 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.
TV2
EPTV was the only television channel until 1994, when French-speaking Canal Algérie (now TV2) was created.
TV2 is available in Europe on
Eutelsat
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Eutelsat's satellit ...
satellite service (Hotbird and Astra).
It is also available on French
Numericable, Monaco
MC Cable cable television services, Orange TV and Freebox.
TV3
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.
TV4
On 18 March 2009, EPTV launched a new
Berber language channel called TV4, also referred to as Tamazight TV. The channel offers programs in
Kabyle,
Chaoui,
Tumzabt,
Chenoui and
Tuareg.
TV5
On 18 March 2009, EPTV launched a new
Religious channel called TV5, also referred to as Coran TV.
TV6
On 26 March 2020, EPTV launched a new channel called TV6. The channel is aimed primarily at families and absorbed the content that was formerly carried by TV3 before becoming a predominantly news channel.
TV7
On 19 May 2020, EPTV launched an educational channel called TV7. Before then, educational programming was carried on TV6.
TV8
On 12 October 2020, EPTV launched a new channel called TV8.
TV9
On 26 May 2022, EPTV launched a new channel called TV9. The channel covers proceedings from the Algerian parliament.
Further reading
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See also
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Television in Algeria
References
External links
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ENTV Official YouTube
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