DW-TV ARABIA will now feature six hours of programming in Arabic
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle joins discussion with the Egyptian author Alaa al-Aswany and several young bloggers recorded on September 8, 2011 in Berlin
More dialogue in a time of upheaval: Deutsche Welle today began broadcasting its new television channel for the Arab World. Audiences from Morocco to Oman can tune in to a six-hour block in Arabic always in primetime throughout the region. DW-TV ARABIA will continue to inform its viewers about the most important developments in Arab countries, Germany and the rest of the world.
Deutsche Welle continues to implement its strategy by introducing new, regionalized productions to help improve the connection to its viewers around the world. Germanys international broadcaster is offering the possibility to engage in dialogue about regional issues especially with its talk shows with representatives from Germany and the Arab World. DW-TV ARABIA will now broadcast a block of programming in Arabic during primetime. English-language programming will complete the channels 24-hour line-up. Up until now, the schedule alternated hourly between Arabic, or German with Arabic subtitles, and English.
The initial broadcast featured Germanys Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, Mohammed ElBaradei, as well as young bloggers from Germany and Egypt, discussing the latest developments in the Arab World. The talk show was recorded on September 8 in Germanys Federal Press Conference building in Berlin. It was moderated by Dima Tarhini from DW-TV ARABIA.
The core of the new DW-TV ARABIA schedule is made up of four 30-minute segments of Journal Deutsche Welles news flagship. There will also be Arabic versions of Arts.21 and GLOBAL 3000. In addition to Quadriga, there will be four new talk shows added to the mix. These will all be conducted and broadcast in Arabic and offer viewers the chance to participate while shedding light on the changes in the Arab World.
Shababtalk is a co-production with Al Hayah TV, the leading station in Egypt. Young representatives from the democratic movement in Egypt join in on discussions with their German counterparts from youth organizations, political parties and other associations.
On the Pulse brings Arab and German experts together to discuss issues related to democratization, politics, economics, the role of the government, justice and religion.
Talking to the Press is a roundtable discussion with German and European editors-in-chief and their Arab colleagues.
Guest of the Week offers the chance for public figures to come into the studio to discuss current developments in the Arab World.
The target audience for DW-TV ARABIA is made up of viewers in the Arab world who are interested in Germany and the German position on international and regionally-relevant issues and who expect reliable information about their own country from Deutsche Welle Germanys international broadcaster. With DW-TV ARABIAs consolidated schedule, we are offering attractive programming in Arabic for our target audience between Morocco and the UAE, says Deutsche Welles Director of Television, Christoph Lanz. In an era of such political instability, we are meeting the needs of our viewers by offering reliable news, insights and information.
Deutsche Welle began broadcasting in Arabic in 2002 with a two-hour block, which has been continuously expanded over the years. DW-TV ARABIA can be received via Nilesat and Arabsat/Badr 4 between Morocco and Oman as well as in Europe.