Broadcast - In Brief

- Egyptian TV has launched a new channel called Voice of People. The channel specializes in broadcasting parliamentary sessions live. The Middle East News Agency (MENA) said that the channel is going to replace Nile Drama 2 channel which will stop its transmission as of Saturday January 21.

- In 2012, Algeria is in the spotlight for TV5Monde. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the independence of Algeria, TV5Monde offers special programming on all its signals: documentary, fiction, film, music and special operations. Several of the channel’s magazines have relocated in Algeria and many projects are being developed in partnership with the Algerian television.  In Algeria, TV5Monde is one of three channels in French followed the most (9.5% of weekly cumulative audience). TNS noted that 45% of Algerian leaders and managers watch the channel every week.