Addounia TV
| Country |  Syria |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Seven Syrian businessmen from Damascus |
Addounia TV (Arabic قناة الدنيا الفضائية, literal translation "the world") is a private television station based in Damascus, Syria since March 23, 2007. The station is described by some United States media as "semi-official" and a "mouthpiece of the government."[1][2]
Addounia TV and Misleading Media
Addounia TV became very famous in the Arab and Western World, because of their daily airing of "Misleading Media" that shows how Al-Jazeera, Al-Arabiya, BBC Arabic and many more channels try to disinform people or how they fake news about the crisis in Syria. They also exposed the lies of CNN and Danny Abdul Dayem.[3]
Programs
Addounia TV features a variety of general-interest programs. News are aired in five daily bulletins: at 2:00 am, 11:00 am, 2:00 pm, 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm (Damascus time). Many other programs are shown on the channel; some of them are:
- Sabah al Khair (Good Morning, صباح الخير)
- 7 Days
- Syrian Drama
- Shi Chic (something chic, شي شيك)
- All Sports
- Ain ala al Hadas (Eye on the event, عين على الحدث)
- Weekend
- Drama Zoom (دراما زووم)
- Cinema in
- Sa'a Houra (Free Hour, ساعة حرة)
- Main News Bulletin (نشرة الأخبار الرئيسية)
- from the newsroom (من غرفة الأخبار)
- Shabab Tube (Youth Tube, شباب تيوب)
- Sahtak ala Addounia (Your Health on Addounia, صحتك بالدنيا) with Dr. Dana Al-Hamwi
Presenters
Addounia TV's current presenters includes
News anchors: Salam Ishak (سلام اسحق), Nizar Al-Farra (نزار الفرا), Hanaa Al-Saleh (هناء الصالح), Dr. Mohammed Abdel-Hamid, (د.محمد عبد الحميد), Salem Al-Sheikh Bakri (سالم الشيخ بكري), Wafa Al-Douiri (وفاء الدويري) and Khansa Al-Hukmiya (خنساء الحكمية).
Correspondents: Micheline Azar (ميشلين عازار), Rania Danoun (رانيا ذنون) and Wafa Shabrouney (وفاء شبروني).
other anchors: Sara Dabbous (سارة دبوس), Roaa Abbas (رؤى عباس), Kinda Asfoura (كندة عصفورة), Toulin Mustafa (تولين مصطفى), Reem Sherkawi (ريم شرقاوي), Reem Maarouf (ريم معروف), Majed Musallam (مجد مسلم), Inas Fadhloun (إيناس فضلون).
Addounia TV during the Syrian crisis
On September 23, 2011, the Council of the European Union added Addounia TV to its list of sanctioned individuals and entities, on the basis that Addounia TV had “incited violence against the civilian population in Syria. [4] After one months on October 20, 2011 Addounia TV was interupted on Hotbird.[5] Addounia TV channel said that the sanctions imposed by the European Union contradict media freedom and the international conventions which protect the freedom of expression. [6]
The Arab League officially asked the satellite operators Arabsat and Nilesat to stop broadcasting Syrian media, including Addounia TV in June 2012.[7]
President Bashar al-Assad gave a interview on 29 August, 2012 to Addounia TV in which he talked about, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Armed Forces, Media War,Palestinian Cause, the Turkish role, Gulf states, Iran, Libya, and more[8] The whole interview is available on YouTube with English subtitles.[9]
On 5 September 2012, Syrian Television Channels broadcast were broken off on Arabsat and Nilesat, including Addounia TV.
External links
- Addounia TV Live Stream
- Addounia TV on Facebook
- Addounia TV's channel on YouTube
- Addounia TV English's channel on YouTube
- Addounia TV on Twitter
References
- ^ Dunham, Jillian (14 September 2011). "Syrian TV Station Accuses Al Jazeera of Fabricating Uprising". The New York Times.
- ^ "Syrian Oppression: How the Elite Are Hanging Tough Together". Time. 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Scandal Danny the Zionist CNN Reporter from Homs 01-03-2012". Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ https://othersuns.wordpress.com/2011/09/24/syria-ministers-of-justice-and-information-added-to-sanction-list-together-with-cham-holding-syriatel-addounia-tv-and-three-other-entities/
- ^ http://de.kingofsat.net/channelhistory.php?ch=4972
- ^ http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2011/09/25/371585.htm
- ^ Meyssan, Thierry (12 June 2012). "NATO Preparing Vast Disinformation Campaign Over Syria". Salem News. Votaire Network. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ http://www.syriaonline.sy/?f=Details&catid=12&pageid=3475
- ^ "Full President Assad's interview with Addounia TV 29-08-2012 [1/5]". Retrieved August 29, 2012.
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