The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB; fa, صدا و سيمای جمهوری اسلامی ايران, ''Sedā va Sīmā-ye Jomhūri-ye Eslāmi-ye Īrān'', , formerly called
National Iranian Radio and Television until the
Iranian revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...
of 1979) is an Iranian
state-controlled media corporation that holds a
monopoly of domestic
radio and
television services in
Iran. It is also among the largest media organizations in
Asia and the
Pacific region and a regular member of the
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.
Its head is appointed directly by the
Supreme Leader,
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
With 13,000 employees and branches in 20 countries worldwide, including
France,
Belgium,
Malaysia,
Lebanon,
United Kingdom, the
United States, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting offers both domestic and foreign radio and television services, broadcasting 12 domestic television channels, 4 international news television channels, six satellite television channels for international audiences, and 30 provincial television channels available countrywide, half of which are broadcast in
minority-status languages in Iran, for example
Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Azerbaijan
* Azerbaijanis
* Azerbaijani language
See also
* Azerbaijan (disambiguation)
* Azeri (disambiguation)
* Azerbaijani cuisine
* Culture of Azerbaijan
The culture of Azerbaijan ...
and
Kurdish, as well as the local accents or dialects of
Persian. The IRIB provides twelve radio stations for domestic audiences and through the
IRIB World Service
IRIB World Service, also known as Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran, is the official international broadcasting radio network of Iran.
The radio network started to work in 1956 with the aim of familiarizing different world nations with Iran's hi ...
thirty radio stations are available for foreign and international audiences. It also publishes the Persian-language newspaper ''
Jam-e Jam
''Jam-e Jam'' ( fa, جام جم, ; "Cup of Jam") is a Persian language daily newspaper published in Iran.
History and profile
''Jam-e Jam'' had its first issue on 29 April 2000. It is published by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), wi ...
''.
IRIB's place in Iran's civil code
According to Article 175 of the
Iranian constitution
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران, ''Qanun-e Asasi-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Iran'') was adopted by referendum on 2 and 3 December 1979, and went into force replac ...
,
# The freedom of expression and dissemination of thoughts in the Radio and Television of the
Islamic Republic of Iran must be guaranteed in keeping with the Islamic criteria and the best interests of the country.
# The appointment and dismissal of the head of the Radio and Television of the Islamic Republic of Iran rest with the
Leader. A council consisting of two representatives each of the
President, the head of the
judiciary branch
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, and the
Islamic Consultative Assembly
The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The P ...
, the Iranian parliament shall supervise the functioning of this organization.
# The policies and the manner of managing the organization and its supervision will be determined by law.
Prior to the
1979 Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...
, IRIB was known as
National Iranian Radio and Television (NIRT).
The constitution further specifies that the director of the organization is chosen directly by the Supreme Leader for five years, and the head of the judiciary branch, the president, and the
Islamic Consultative Assembly
The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The P ...
oversee the organization.
The first director after the 1979 Revolution was
Sadeq Qotbzadeh. The current director is Peyman Jebelli. The previous directors included
Abdulali Ali-Asghari
Abdulali Ali-Asgari ( fa, عبدالعلی علیعسگری; born 1958 in Ray, Tehran, Iran) is the current CEO of Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Corporation.He is also an Iranian media executive who was the former director-general o ...
,
Mohammad Sarafraz,
Ezzatollah Zarghami,
Ali Larijani and
Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani. The Sima Festival is a TV productions contest sponsored annually by IRIB organization for the best producers, directors, actors and directors in multiple categories.
Facts about IRIB
* IRIB has branches in 20 countries worldwide, including
France,
India,
Belgium,
Malaysia,
UK, the
United States, and broadcasts in more than 30 languages.
* IRIB broadcasts 12 national television channels, 4 international news television channels, 6 satellite television channels for international viewers, and 30 provincial television channels all around
Iran. Fifty percent of those 30 provincial channels use the local accent or dialect. The IRIB provides twelve major radio stations as well, and an
international service. IRIB has 27 world service channels.
* IRIB also has Arabic, Hindi, English, French and Spanish channels, besides the native Persian.
* Total number of employees: 13,000
to 50,000
[
* 45.5% of Iran's youth report trust news broadcast by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
*Total budget of IRIB is about $0.9–1 billion which is maintained by advertisement and governmental budget.]
Affiliates
* Jam-e Jam
''Jam-e Jam'' ( fa, جام جم, ; "Cup of Jam") is a Persian language daily newspaper published in Iran.
History and profile
''Jam-e Jam'' had its first issue on 29 April 2000. It is published by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), wi ...
is the official organ of the IRIB organization.
* IRIB News Department is a news agency affiliated to the IRIB organization.
* IRIB has a movie production company, called Sima Film.
* IRIB also outsources media production to numerous privately-owned domestic media companies.
* TAKTA Co. produces technical equipment such as transmission and switching systems for IRIB
* Soroush Rasaneh Co. IT & ICT Company related to IRIB which provides IPTV services and it has 26 branch offices in Iran.
* Soroush Multimedia Co. provides CD/DVD of IRIB programs and holds some special short term education in 31 offices all over provinces of Iran.
* IRIB Pension Fund Co. is the holding company of 17 companies related to IRIB, such as Soroush Multimedia Co., Soroush Rasaneh Co., and TAKTA CO.
IRIB University
provides some courses related to media
* IRIB Research Center is responsible for research in the social and religious fields related to media.
* IRIB Media Trade, known before as Cima Media Int'l, is the sole representative of IRIB in the distribution of its productions (documentaries, feature films, TV series, telefilms and animations) as well as program acquisition for local IRIB TV channels.
* IRIB HD was a television channel run by IRIB. It was one of the recent television channels in Iran and was launched on June 15, 2014. This channel was a channel for test HD broadcasting. At 25 January 2016, it was removed in Tehran and replaced by provincial channel ''IRIB Tehran'', as IRIB TV5
IRIB TV5 (شبکه پنج, ''Shibkâh-e Penj'' in Persian), is an Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting television channel.
The channel is one of the newer television channels in Iran and was established on November 26, 1995. The channel was als ...
has been national.
Directors-general
The director-general of IRIB is Peyman Jebelli, who was appointed by the Supreme Leader of Iran in 2021.
Controversies
Allegations of false confessions
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and the International Federation for Human Rights
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said Iranian television had broadcast the potentially coerced confessions of 355 detainees since 2010. Former prisoners stated they had been beaten and received threats of sexual violence as a means for their false testimonies to be delivered for use by the country's broadcasters.
Censorship of reformists
IRIB, along with other Iranian state-run media tend to censor or silence voices or opinions of reformist politicians as well ridicule them even as the reformists are in power since most of his editorial bias is more closed to the Ayatollah and the Principlist
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.
International sanctions
United States
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President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese fu ...
Executive Order 13628, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting is subjected to U.S. sanctions under Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act which gives the Treasury Department the authority to designate those in Iran who restrict or deny the free flow of information to or from the Iranian people
Iranians or Iranian people may refer to:
* Iranian peoples, Indo-European ethno-linguistic group living predominantly in Iran and other parts of the Middle East and the Caucasus, as well as parts of Central Asia and South Asia
** Persians, Irania ...
.
European Union
IRIB was placed in the list of sanctioned entities of the European Union in December 2022 due to its role in the repression of the Mahsa Amini protests. Following this order, Eutelsat
Eutelsat S.A. is a French satellite operator. Providing coverage over the entire European continent, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas, it is the world's third-largest satellite operator in terms of revenues.
Eutelsat's satellit ...
ceased broadcasts of the IRIB international channels for the Europe region via Hot Bird
Hot Bird (also styled HOTBIRD) is a group of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13 °E over the equator ( orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Asia, Europe, North Africa, Americas and the Middle East.
Only digital r ...
satellite in 21 December 2022.
See also
* IRIB International Conference Center
IRIB International Conference Center or IICC is a large convention center and exhibition complex located in northern Tehran and inside the main campus of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting headquarter in Tehran. The center is one of the presti ...
* Media of Iran
* Censorship in Iran
References
External links
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*
Official website for IRIB's domestic radio services
*
Official website for IRIB's domestic television services
Multilingual website of IRIB World Service
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