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Prior to joiningPressTV as a newsroomproducer in 2006,
HamidRezaEmadi worked as a journalist for several
Iranian newspapers, onlinemedia and TV channels. In his
present role asNewsroomDirector, based in the Tehran
headquarters of Iran's first international news network
broadcasting inEnglish 24/7, he is instrumental in
shaping the channel's output. What does a typical day's
programming look like?
4 full world news
bulletins, 24 news in
brief bulletins, a 30
minute programme,
News Analysis, that
features analysts
from across the
world discussing the most
important topic of the day, plus
documentaries and other live and
recorded programmes.
How do you source programmes?
Here in Tehran we have around 600
staff and in addition Press TV has
around 100 correspondents in 80
countries. Our bureaux are in Iraq,
Afghanistan, Lebanon, Syria,
Britain, Spain, Turkey, Germany,
Australia and Egypt. At the same
time, we use other sources such as
news wires and internet. And we
commission a lot of programmes
from independents. Many award‐
winning filmmakers and
documentary‐makers are currently
working with Press TV.
Which platforms are you on?
Press TV is now available on
several platforms, including DTH
Cable and Satellite, DTT, Internet,
IPTV and Mobile TV. Smart TV and
Set up box applications like Rokou
will be added shortly.
Who are your audiences?
The people who watch Press TV
range from the ordinary man‐in‐
the‐street to politicians and officials
who would like to get first‐hand
information about Iranians and
how they look at world affairs.
What are you doing online?
Press TV is largely present in social
media such as YouTube, Facebook,
Twitter and Google+, video sharing
websites such as Dailymotion and
Blinkx, Internet TV platforms such
as Livestation and Zattoo, IPTV like
Free in France, Mnet in Germany,
Clix and Zon in Portugal, and
VOD. On Press TVʹs website we
offer Watchlive and Podcast.
What about mobile?
Press TV offers free download for
Apple, Android, Symbian and
Windows mobile applications, and
the channel can also be watched
live on mobile. We have a specific
website for mobile phones, and are
launching a new one for touch‐
screen devices.
Do you offer a catch-up service?
We have a robotic archives system
for Press TV’s local use, and we
upload programmes on video‐
sharing websites for viewers who
would like to watch them later.
Viewers can also watch some of our
previous programmes on the Press
TV website.
Do you use citizen journalism?
We have Press TV UReport on the
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