31 May 2017
NBC News and Euronews today announced the closing of a transaction in which NBC News is making a significant financial investment in Euronews. NBC News is acquiring 25% of the company, with the funding going to support expanded news coverage and programming across Europe.
Media Globe Networks will continue to be the majority shareholder in Euronews, and the existing public shareholders will remain in the company and continue to ensure its European focus and sensibility. The company’s TV and digital platforms will ultimately be co-branded EuronewsNBC.
Euronews is a widely recognized brand in Europe with nearly 500 journalists, reaching 434 million homes across 158 countries, in 12 languages, on television and on digital platforms.
Andrew Lack, Chairman of NBC News and MSNBC said “If we had started with a blank slate we still could not have designed a better partner for NBC News as we look to strengthen our global reach. Euronews has unmatched scale as well as the unique ability to offer international coverage rooted in a local sensibility in every country and language it spans.”
Michael Peters, CEO of Euronews said: “The expertise of NBC News combined with the uniqueness of Euronews’ European DNA, will allow us to fully realise our ‘All Views’ editorial philosophy. This unrivalled collaboration reflects our shared commitment to unbiased reporting. It also strengthens Euronews’ mission to empower people around the world with independent information they can trust. In the competitive international news market, Euronews aims to be the go-to media outlet for expertise on European affairs. This is a new age for Euronews and we are pleased to partner with the outstanding NBC News team.”
Deborah Turness (pictured), President of NBC News International, will lead the NBC side of the collaboration, providing editorial and programming leadership as well as strategic guidance. She will work in partnership with Peters.
“Euronews is a unique news organization, with unparalleled reach in 12 languages,” Turness said. “Together NBC News and Euronews will strengthen and deepen the commitment to European journalism and the ‘All Views’ brand. We will create compelling programming and content that will give voice to the people, the views and the diversity of Europe. It’s an immensely exciting time to be investing in Europe’s story.”
The coming together of the two big brands will see Euronews access NBC’s newsgathering, digital content and programming expertise. Likewise, Euronews will provide news content and resources from Europe for use on NBC News and MSNBC programs and platforms.
(Source: Euronews press release)
23 May 2017
Arabsat announced the launch of Euronews new frequency on its wide coverage satellite BADR-4, to join other tier-1 regional & international news channels run on Arabsat BADR-4 News frequency 11996 MHz. Euronews’ original frequency will remain active till the end of May 2017, while Arabsat viewers are informed about the change via Arabsat’s linear and non-linear media distribution network.
“We are delighted with our long partnership with Euronews, one of the most viewed news channels in Europe and look forward to continue to offer their uniquely rich and varied news streams through Arabsat BADR-4 News frequency 11 996 MHz,” says Khalid Balkheyour, Arabsat President & CEO. “This move supports our content strategy to deliver specialized video frequencies reflecting market demand to Arabsat audiences across the MENA & Europe and ensuring the best Free-To-Air viewing experience at home.”
“Arabsat is a long-standing partner for Euronews and we warmly thank all the team that supported the launch of the Euronews English frequency to cover this key region.” says Michael Peters, Euronews CEO (pictured).
“With Arabsat we are guaranteed to reach a wide audience which is, in common with our consumers across EMEA, composed of curious and open-minded leaders, interested by our unique positioning. In addition to providing an expert coverage on European news, our multicultural team of 30 nationalities is also our strength. Indeed, Euronews’ journalists are the best qualified to share and analyse the diverse opinions on global events, rather than imposing a unilateral perspective as so often happens in the current news landscape. In a world of infobesity and polarized opinion, this is the uniqueness of Euronews that I’m sure will meet the interests of the Arabsat audience.”
About Arabsat Euronews new frequency:
Satellite: Arabsat BADR-4 @ 26° East
Coverage: MENA & Europe
Frequency: 11996 MHz
Polarity: Horizontal
Symbol Rate: 27500
FEC: 3/4
Transmission: DVB-S
Modulation: QPSK
Neighbouring News channels: France 24 Arabic, France 24 English, France 24 French, DW Arabia, BBC Arabic, CNBC Arabia, Sky News Arabia, Africa 24 & RTI.
(Source: Euronews + Arabsat press release)
29 March 2017
Euronews, in partnership with several French regional media outlets and with the support of Google News Lab, launches a series of 9 portraits of French people in 360° videos, produced in the weeks before the French presidential election.
Euronews is covering the French presidential campaign with an innovative series of portraits of voters produced using VR360 technology. The ground-breaking project created by Euronews, one of the world’s pioneers in the production of immersive video reports, has received the support of Google News Lab.
It is being produced in collaboration with the newsrooms of French regional media outlets – Ouest-France, Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace, La Nouvelle République, Radio Caraïbes International, and French news website StreetPress. With-in depth regional knowledge, they will provide crucial insight into the geographic and sociological diversity at the local level, in order to better reflect the French electorate.
Failure to accurately foresee the outcomes of the Brexit referendum or the US election highlighted a gap in the traditional media’s understanding of the issues and concerns of the peoples whose lives they cover. Consequently, as the French election campaign has been rocked by surprises that have attracted the entire world’s attention, Euronews and its partners are turning to the citizens of France.
Immersive journalism provides a fresh perspective on the campaign to better listen to and understand the issues affecting the French electorate, and to let them have their say, expressing their hopes and worries in the run-up to this crucial vote.
Before the first round on April 23, Euronews’ journalist-producer Olivier Péguy and partner journalists set out to meet the people of France, whether they intend to vote or not, throughout mainland France and its overseas territories.
With the eyes of the world watching France, the series of nine 360° episodes is being produced in six languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish.
A tenth episode will gather reactions after the second round. For the first time, Euronews will produce this story in an interactive virtual-reality environment. The episode will be produced with German start-up Vragments.
Euronews hopes that this new coverage model will inspire journalists for future elections, such as those in Germany in September.
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Olivier Péguy, journalist-producer, Euronews |
“Our starting-point is that all opinions are worth hearing – but for us to hear them, they must reach our ears. This project, conducted with The News Lab of Google and our media partners, actually lets us go and listen to what people want to tell us, and then to convey it to our audience. Because every opinion matters, Euronews is All Views.“
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David Dieudonné, Google News Lab Head in France |
“Google News Lab is particularly happy to support this innovative project, which uses the narrative power of 360° journalism in the news flow, to make new voices heard and connect a wide international audience with a series of local realities.”
France 2017 in 360°
The series is simultaneously broadcast by Euronews and the media partners. For Euronews on euronews.com, its mobile site, its apps, its YouTube channel and its other digital platforms.
(Source: Euronews press release)
27 February 2017
Latest Africascope results confirm Africanews’ strong reputation in French-speaking Africa with 6.3 million people aware of the news channel across seven countries surveyed*, and boasting a healthy weekly audience of 2 million viewers.
Africanews is a leading multilingual, Pan-African news outlet. Africanews is available in sub-Saharan Africa via its complete offering (TV + digital: website, social media,mobile applications).
According to the latest Africascope 2016 survey, conducted by Kantar TNS in seven French-speaking African countries, Africanews has created an awareness of 38%, which represents 6.3 million people aware of Africanews. Less than one year after launching the channel it has also earned a weekly audience of 2 million viewers.
Africascope survey results show Africanews’ audience is young and more affluent than the average of the target population. The majority of its audience are men who account for 64% of Africanews’ weekly viewership.
Africascope also highlights the strength of TV in all countries surveyed, with an average 90% of people aged 15 and over watching television daily, which amounts to 15.1 million viewers.
Africanews, the key Pan-African media in Gabon, Cameroon and The Democratic Republic of Congo
Less than a few months after launching, Africanews is already exceptionally well-known in Gabon, where 2 out of every 3 respondents are aware of Africanews (65%).
Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo have also proven receptive to the new Africanews TV channel, where awareness levels for 2016 stand at 42% and 41% respectively.
Elsewhere across French-speaking Africa, the channel is known by 1 in 3 respondents, with 37% in Ivory Coast and 30% in both Senegal and Burkina Faso stating their awareness of the news channel.
Michael Peters, CEO of Euronews and President of Africanews said: “On January 6th, Africanews celebrated the first anniversary of its digital launch. The increase of the channel’s awareness ratings in just one year is a strong and deep source of motivation for our team in Pointe-Noire and its network of correspondents that extends throughout the world. These results confirms the relevance of our vision and our strategic project, an editorial choice made in Africa by Africans, with factual information dedicated to Africans.
These audience’s results confirm the growing ascendancy of the news outlet in Sub-Saharan Africa which also witnesses an ever-increasing number of leading advertisers and partners which choose Africanews as a channel for their communications.”
KANTAR TNS and its Africascope media survey
Kantar TNS has been measuring the audiences of national and international television channels and radio stations since 2008. Africascope is the essential survey for measuring audience and awareness, and for understanding target groups’ profiles and consumer habits.
Africascope is conducted in the capitals of seven countries in French-speaking Africa, on a sample of nearly 16,000 people aged 15 and over, representative of the survey areas population of 16.8 million people. The surveys were carried out face-to-face in interviewees’ homes, using the quota method (gender, age, education and profession of the respondent).
* Countries surveyed: Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou), Cameroon (Douala and Yaoundé), Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa), Gabon (Libreville), Ivory Coast (Abidjan), Mali (Bamako) and Senegal (Dakar).
(Source: Euronews press release)
17 January 2017
Euronews: inside the World Economic Forum 2017
Euronews ups its coverage of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 with daily news coverage and live broadcasts of two panel discussions featuring global leaders, moderated by Isabelle Kumar
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News daily coverage
in the News bulletins every 30 minutes from 17th to 20th January
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Throughout the week, Euronews special correspondents in Davos, Isabelle Kumar (Davos’ media leader) and Sarah Chappell, report on this major event where global leaders gather to share their views on this year’s designated topics: Responsive and Responsible Leadership, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Global Collaboration, Building Positive Identities, Fixing Market Capitalism, and Restoring Economic Growth. |
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The Global Conversation LIVE from Davos
> Post-Multicultural era
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LIVE on Wednesday 18th at 09:15am CET – Duration: 45 minutes
then on Saturday 21st at 11:15 CET and 23:15 CET, Sunday 22nd at 12:15 CET. |
| Isabelle Kumar leads the discussion on a crucial topic: Integration policies based on multiculturalism or assimilation are being challenged in this era of cultural divisiveness. How can we build a new social contract that ensures trust between people of varied backgrounds?
The panel brings together Lonnie Bunch, Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Brendan Cox, international campaigner and activist, and husband of the late UK Labour MP, Jo Cox, murdered as she campaigned for Britain to stay part of the European Union; Alexander de Croo, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister, and novelist and political commentator Elif Shafak, the most widely-read female author in Turkey. |
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The Global Conversation LIVE from Davos
> Russia’s role in the world
LIVE on Thursday 19th at 15:00 CET – Duration: 45 minutes
then on Saturday 21st at 16:15 CET, Sunday 22nd at 01:15 CET and 14:15 CET |
| Russia is the focus of our second panel discussion “How are national politics and a new economic and geopolitical context reshaping Russia’s role in the world?”
Isabelle Kumar puts the question to First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Igor Shuvalov, Chairman of the Board of Ulmart, Russia’s leading E-commerce site Dmitry Kostygin, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev, Founder, Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio, and the Minister of Foreign & European affairs of Slovakia Miroslav Lajcak. |
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Davos Special Edition
Monday 23rd January at 21:45 CET
In a 10-minute wrap-up of the World Economic Forum, Euronews’ team looks back at the event’s highlights: interviews of leading figures, and new initiatives and common resolutions reached at the meeting. |
| About Isabelle Kumar |
@isabelle_kumar |
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Isabelle Kumar is a British journalist.
She joined Euronews in 2003 and is now one of the channel’s leading reporters.
She has presented various programmes on Euronews and currently hosts the flagship interview programme “The Global Conversation”.
Isabelle has interviewed many world leaders and covers politics and international current affairs. |
(Source: Euronews press release)
