Press TV
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| TV station ( state radio ) | |
| reception | DVB-S2 (Hotbird), IPTV |
| Image resolution | ( Entry missing ) |
| Start of transmission | July 3, 2007 |
| Seat | Tehran , Iran |
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Press TV is an Iranian foreign television broadcaster in English that has been operated by the state-run broadcasting company Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) since 2007 . Like the entire Iranian state radio, the broadcaster reports to the highest state and revolutionary leader, Ali Khamene'i . According to the head of the Iranian international broadcaster Mohammad Sarafraz, the program is intended to “give Western viewers a second eye”.
Press TV is also broadcast under the name News TV without scrolling text ( crawling title ) .
history
Press TV went on air on July 3, 2007 with around 400 employees and 26 correspondents. The station's website has existed since January 2007. The station was criticized for its anti-Israeli and sometimes anti-Semitic reporting. After the Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was arrested in Tehran in 2009, who had reported on demonstrations against the controversial re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and who claims to have been tortured and forced to give an interview, the British media supervision Office of Communications (Ofcom) investigated the case. As a result, the broadcasting license in the United Kingdom was withdrawn after an initially imposed fine was not paid.
On April 3, 2012, the broadcaster announced that, at the instigation of the Bavarian State Center for New Media, it would no longer be broadcast by the SES Astra satellites because it had no broadcasting license for Europe. The broadcaster described the action as "illegal" and "part of the West's plan to silence the broadcaster". After an urgent application from Press TV , the broadcaster was initially allowed to continue broadcasting, but the BLM was examining the extent to which "media law rules comparable to those in Germany apply" in Iran. According to a spokesman for the BLM, the ban on satellite broadcasting should at least continue to exist: "For the satellite uplink of a non-European broadcasting program, you need a broadcasting license from a European regulatory authority," because the Ofcom license is no longer applicable and the legal situation is no longer applicable "In this case unambiguous". With the withdrawal of Ofcom's approval, “the German cable license also expired.” On September 11, 2012, the Bavarian Administrative Court changed the urgent decision of the lower court and confirmed the immediate execution of the BLM's decision. After a notice board was initially displayed, the transmission slot is now used by Joiz .
As of July 1, 2013, Eutelsat and Intelsat stopped broadcasting 19 IRIB programs. The foreign broadcasters Press TV, Hispan TV (Spanish), IRIB 1 and 2 as well as IFilm (international films in Persian and Arabic) and IFilm English (English dubbed Iranian film productions) were affected. Since March 24, 2014, the IRIB programs have been broadcast via Eutelsat again.
The reason for the shutdown is given by the IRIBs as the sanctions policy of the European Union and the United States against Iran. The French-Israeli managing director Eutelsats Michel de Rosen tried to link the sanctions against Iran with the media sanctions against Iran and to win over other satellite providers. However, the spokesman for EU foreign policy Michael Mann had told Press TV that the EU sanctions against Iran do not include the media.
program
It is broadcast live and around the clock. The program consists of news, documentaries and roundtables. Press TV sees itself as a competitor to the well-known international TV channels BBC World News , CNN , Al Jazeera English , France 24 and RT .
broadcasts
- Alternate Reality - A program about the "injustice of globalization with a view to the distribution of power, money and injustice".
- American Dream - A panel discussion that deals with the United States.
- Iran Today - A bi-weekly news bulletin covering current cultural and political issues.
- Iran - A weekly, 25-minute broadcast dealing with historical events.
- Islam and Life - A weekly program by Tariq Ramadan on everyday problems of Muslims in the western world.
- Autograph - round of interviews with scientists, politicians and authors.
- Remember the Children of Palestine - Documentation on the plight of Palestinian children.
- Africa Today - Weekly review of political events in Africa.
- Comment - A show starring George Galloway in which viewers can comment on current events.
- Epilogue - book reviews. Will be moderated by MEP Derek Conway (previously former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone ).
Distribution channels
From November 27, 2013, the station was broadcast as News TV for one month on Hot Bird 13 ° East. A few days later he showed up on Eutelsat 9A . The HD version Press TV-HD has been free to receive since March 24, 2014 via Hot Bird 13 ° East.
reception
On Radio Free Europe's 60th birthday in October 2010, Walter Isaacson , President of the Aspen Institute and the Broadcasting Board of Governors , described media outlets such as Press TV, Russia Today , China Central Television and teleSUR (Venezuela, South America) as "enemies". Isaacson later corrected himself for referring to "enemies" in relation to Afghanistan rather than the countries and broadcasters he mentioned in his speech.
Web links
- Broadcaster's website with live streams (audio, video)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Tobias Lill: Iran's news channel Press TV: Unfortunately, this program is available in your country . In: Spiegel Online , June 23, 2012
- ↑ Arian Fariborz: « Announcing the truth of the world» . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . July 17, 2007
- ↑ Mark Sweney: Iran's Press TV loose UK license . In: The Guardian . January 20, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012
- ↑ Germany illegally removes Press TV from SES Astra . In: Press TV. April 3, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ↑ BayVGH, Az .: 7 CS 12.1423 (PDF; 113 kB)
- ↑ Eutelsat intensifies measures against Iran . In: IRIB. 13th June 2013
- ^ Eutelsat threatens satellite firms with US sanctions . In: Press TV. 5th July 2013
- ↑ Self-testimony: "Video clips from around the world showing the iniquities of globalization, looking at power, money and injustice" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ), accessed on December 8, 2010.
- ↑ marklevinetalk.com
- ↑ presstv.ir
- ↑ Peter Dominiczak: Ken Livingstone quits lucrative presenting job on Iranian state television. (No longer available online.) In: London Evening Standard. January 27, 2011, archived from the original on January 1, 2012 ; accessed on August 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Josh Rogin: New BBG chief wants more money to combat “enemies” such as China and Russia . In: Foreign Policy . October 5, 2010
- ↑ Russia Today -TV excerpt from rt.com ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
