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Euronews
CountryFrance
Headquarters60, chemin des Mouilles
69130 Lyon-Écully, France
Ownership
OwnerSOCEMIE

Euronews is an international multilingual news television channel launched on January 1, 1993 in Lyon, France. Euronews covers world news from what it claims to be a 'European' perspective.[1]

Euronews is available in eleven[2] language services (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian, Arabic, Persian).[3]

Euronews claims to be available in 350 million households in 155 countries worldwide. The channel has reported an audience of 14.1 million viewers each month, which, if true, would make Euronews the second most-viewed news channel in Europe after Sky News.[4]. However the reference quoted seems to be based on only a part of the audience - more affluent households. It is also not clear who funded this study.

On 4 June 2008, the channel redesigned its logo, on-air presentation, and website. On 11 January 2011, it again rebranded its on-air identity and website.[5]

Criticisms are that the perspective is in fact that of the European Commission - a major and growing funder of Euronews.[6][7][8]

Content

As a rolling-news channel, headlines from both Europe as well as the world are broadcast in thirty-minute intervals. Brief magazine segments typically fill in the remaining schedule, focusing on market data, financial news, sports news, art and culture, science, weather, European politics, and press reviews of the major European newspapers.[9] These item slots will occasionally be preempted by breaking news or live television coverage. Some segments are displayed without commentary under the banner "No Comment", which has been the channel's signature program since its launch.[10]

Because of close relationship between Euronews and the European Commission, the channel is sometimes accused of propagandizing the European Union and carrying almost no stories unfavorable to the EU.[6][7][8]

In 2011 Euronews took a step towards more competitive coverage of major events by sending its reporters at the heart of the action and seeking to give a more human face to the channel.

History and organisation

General

File:Euronews logo globe.png
Logo used from 2000 to June 2008

In 1992, following the First Persian Gulf War, during which CNN's position as the preeminent source of 24-hour news programming was cemented, the European Broadcasting Union decided to establish the channel to present information from a European perspective. Euronews was first broadcast on 1 January 1993 from Lyon, with an additional broadcast studio set up in London in 1996. It was founded by a group of ten European public broadcasters[11]:

 

In 1997, the British news broadcaster ITN purchased a 49-percent share of Euronews for £5.1 million from Alcatel-Alsthom.[12] ITN supplies the content of the channel along with the remaining shareholders, which are represented by the SOCEMIE (Société Editrice de la Chaîne Européenne Multilingue d'Information EuroNews) consortium.[13] SOCEMIE is the actual operating company which produces the channel and holds the broadcasting licence. It is co-owned by the 10 founders and:

     

The broadcast switched from solely analogue to mainly digital transmission in 1999. In the same year, the Portuguese audio track was added. The Russian audio track appeared in 2001.

In 2003, ITN sold its stake in Euronews as part of its drive to streamline operations and focus on news-gathering rather than channel management.[14]

On 6 February 2006, Ukrainian public broadcaster Natsionalna Telekompanya Ukraïny (NTU) purchased a one-percent interest in SOCEMIE.[15]

On 27 May 2008, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE decided to leave Euronews to promote its international channel TVE Internacional. It also cited legal requirements to maintain low debt levels through careful spending as a factor influencing its decision to leave.[16]

In February 2009, the Turkish public broadcaster TRT became a shareholder in the channel, and joined its supervisory board.[17] TRT purchased 15.70% of the channel's shares and became the fourth main partner after France Télévisions (23.93%), RAI (21.54%), and RTR (15.98%).

Language History

  • The channel started with 5 languages in 1993: English, French, Spanish, German and Italian.
  • In 1999, Portuguese became the sixth broadcast language.
  • In September 2001, Russian language became the seventh language.
  • Since July 12, 2008, EuroNews broadcasts in Arabic.
  • On January 30, 2010, Turkish was added.
  • On October 27, 2010, Persian language became the tenth language.
  • On August 24, 2011, Ukrainian language became the eleventh language.[18]

Format

Since January 11, 2011, the channel has been broadcast in the 16:9 format, which replaced the previous 4:3 format.

Presentation

The channel employs an unusual presentation style: initially, rather than using in-vision presenters, it only showed video footage with recorded voice-overs. This aims to prevent bias. In 2011, however, extended news items have featured in-vision reporters, including occasional pieces to camera.

Euronews has a distinct and unique presentation model in a highly competitive news universe[19]:

  • No studio, no anchormen for a unique and immediately identifiable style;
  • A European, and therefore, a different outlook on the world;
  • A multilingualist approach enhanced by the introduction of new languages;
  • An editorial policy of broadcasting accurate and verified information.

The principal sources of footage come from APTN (Associated Press Television News) and Reuters TV, these being the partner agencies of the European Broadcasting Union.[20] It also draws upon resources from Agence France-Presse, Italian ANSA, Portuguese LUSA, German DPA, Spanish EFE and Russian TASS.

Broadcast

The channel is available in 350 million households in 155 countries worldwide. It reaches more than 170 million European households by cable, satellite and terrestrial. It has also begun to secure availability on multimedia platforms such as IPTV and digital media.[3]

Euronews has launched an application for mobile devices (Android, iPhone, and iPad) which is called "Euronews Live". The app is free of charge and is available on Android Market and App Store.[21]

The following countries also broadcast Euronews through terrestrial channels:

 

The channel's programmes are also available by podcast, and it has also maintained a YouTube channel since October 2007.[22]

Programmes

Programmes on the channel include:

News

  • news: the latest international news updated round the clock.
  • no comment: the most striking images from around the world, unedited, with original sound.
  • interview: face-to-face interviews with leading figures in the news.
  • comment visions: interviews with thinkers, innovators and opinion leaders.
  • U talk: videos and messages posted on euronews.net answered by experts and euronews editorial teams.
  • I talk: face-to-face debate between a guest and our public interacting via videos posted on our webside.
  • the network: a crossfire between 3 personalities with diverging opinions around the main story of the week.

Sport & météo

  • sport: summaries, highlights and results of major sporting events.
  • eurofoot: the latest results of the European football leagues.
  • meteo world: an overall look at the forecasts across the continents.
  • meteo europe: concise and constantly updated European weather forecasts.
  • meteo airport: for viewers on the move, weather forecasts of the major airports.

Business

  • business: the latest business and financial news.
  • markets: stock exchanges, currency rates and commodity prices.
  • wall street live: live opening and closing of the stock exchange in New York.
  • business weekly: essential business guide highlighting the most important business events affecting the global economy.

Affaires européennes

  • perspectives: what the European broadcasters say about the week's main event.
  • europe weekly: weekly review of the main events, enriched by online users reactions.
  • reporter: the pros and cons for people affected by EU policies.
  • close-up Europe: a simulcast between a euronews journalist and an opinion leader on the main European
    political, business or social theme of the week.

Style de vie

  • le mag: a daily look at arts, entertainment and the world around us.
  • rendez-vous: the calendar of major cultural events across Europe.
  • cinema: the latest news about the international film industry.
  • musica: concerts, artists and festivals in Europe.
  • learning world: a large range of stories convering the many facets of education.

Sci-tech

  • hi-tech: the latest innovations in technology, including an extensive coverage of international trade shows.
  • science: an in-depth look at scientific developments in biology, archaeology, health or environment.
  • space: all space related activities: science, manned flights, launches.
  • futuris: bringing European's leading research advancements to the public.
  • fly: the airline industry in Europe, European air traffic management and air traffic control.
  • trends: a compilation of the most popular terms searched by Europeans on Google during the last 7 days.
  • innovation: companies taking the results of European research projects to the market.

See also

References

  1. ^ Press release Critcisms are that Euronews actually reflects the views of the European Commission - a major source of funding. Critics claim that there are few (if any) stories that criticise the Commission or the European union.See references 6,7 and 8 below. "Many Voices One Vision". Euronews. Archived from the original on 28 December 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2007. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |author= at position 19 (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Euronews prepares for Ukrainian launch". Broadband TV News. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Euronews Media Presspack" (PDF). Euronews. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  4. ^ "euronews racks up 14.1 million monthly European viewers". Rapid TV News. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  5. ^ "EuroNews rebrands with 'pure' positioning". BRANDREPUBLIC. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  6. ^ a b "The EU Communication 'propaganda' debate". New Europe. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
  7. ^ a b "Euronews: Channel of Propoganda". EU Democrates. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  8. ^ a b "EU triples its financial contribution to Euronews". The Parliament. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  9. ^ Euronews and Metropolitan Media Ltd (PDF), Metropolitan Media Ltd, retrieved 20 August 2011
  10. ^ "No comment from EuroNews on YouTube". Advanced Television. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  11. ^ Richard Collins, From satellite to single market:new communication technology and European Public Service television, London: Routledge, 1998, p. 130.
  12. ^ "ITN ACQUIRES 49% EURONEWS STAKE". Telecom Paper. 1 December 1997. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  13. ^ "Circom Report April 2002". Circom. April 2002.
  14. ^ "ITN Drops Out of Euronews Channel". Broadcast.
  15. ^ "NTU Becomes 20th EuroNews Shareholder". DigitalSpy. 5 February 2006.
  16. ^ Template:Es"TVE abandona EuroNews". El Mundo (in Spanish). 5 February 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  17. ^ "Turkey's TRT Joins Euronews Supervisory Board.
  18. ^ Euronews TV channel launches Ukrainian version, National Radio Company of Ukraine (August 19, 2011)
  19. ^ "euronews, everything is changing". Thema TV. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  20. ^ Baisnee, Olivier; Marchetti, Dominique, Producing "European" News Case of the Pan-European News Channel Euronews (PDF), p. 10
  21. ^ "euronews live apllication". Euronews. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  22. ^ Template:Fr""No Comment" sur YouTube ? Affirmatif". Libération. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2010.

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