16 January 2019
TRT, Turkey’s public broadcaster, has relaunched its Arabic-language TV channel. TRT Arabi takes many cues from TRT WORLD, the English-language TV channel that went on air in 2015. Indeed, its director of news and programmes is Resul Serdar Atas, formerly director of TRT WORLD. On launch day [7 January], Atas tweeted: “This is a big day for TRT family by launching TRT Arabi to cover the world’s news and current affairs, especially the Arab world. Today’s launch of TRT Arabi is the result of days of hard work from our dedicated journalists and experts, to be with you.”
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The launch of TRT Arabi appears to be part of a modernisation strategy across TRT networks, with the new TRT international logo – first seen on TRT WORLD – being used on Arabi, Haber [News], Turk, Kurdi, Spor, and Avaz, and TRT’s main national channel, TRT1.
The revamped Arabic service (previously known as TRT Arabic) has a similar look and feel both on air and in its online presence to TRT WORLD. It has bureaux in Baghdad, Jerusalem, Tehran, Cairo, London, Moscow, Washington, Beirut and Oman.
3 May 2017
Newly-launched international news channel set to work with colleagues globally through industry trade association
London, 3 May 2017
The Association for International Broadcasting, the trade association for television, radio and online, is pleased to announce that TRT World has become its newest member. TRT World is also the first broadcaster in Turkey to join the Association.
TRT World launched in October 2015 as Turkey’s first English-language international television and digital news service. Operated by the country’s public broadcaster, TRT [Turkish Radio and Television Corporation], TRT World broadcasts from its main studio complex in Istanbul and from studios that the channel has established in London and Washington DC.
“We are pleased to welcome TRT World, the newest international news channel, as a Member of the Association for International Broadcasting,” said Simon Spanswick, AIB chief executive. “The AIB’s Members across the world look forward to working with TRT World, its executives and its journalists as the channel develops its global reach. As part of the AIB ‘family’, TRT World will benefit from the expertise and knowledge that the Association has developed over the past quarter century.”
“Becoming a Member of the Association for International Broadcasting is a step on our journey to be among the world’s top international news channels,” commented Ibrahim Eren, deputy director general of TRT and CEO of TRT World. “It is important for us to collaborate with colleagues from across the international media industry and to share ideas and experiences. The AIB provides the perfect platform to help us share and learn as we develop the channel. We are looking forward to working closely with the AIB and its members across the world.”
TRT World’s membership of the Association for international Broadcasting provides access to the full range of the AIB’s work. This includes regular market intelligence briefings and participation in working groups that focus on important areas including cyber security, sustainability, emerging technology and audience measurement. The AIB also supports its Members on key issues that affect their business through the Association’s international lobbying work.
The Association for International Broadcasting is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation that works for the benefit of its Members and of the wider media industry. Governance rests with an elected six-person Executive Committee that includes executives from Bloomberg, the BBC, DW, France Médias Monde, Radio Taiwan International and RT.
9 December 2013
The text and video content from the BBC Turkce website bbcturkce.com is now available to users of Turkey’s leading radio aggregator, Karnaval.com, thanks to a syndication agreement between BBC World Service and the Karnaval.com proprietor, Spectrum Medya.
Visitors to Karnaval.com will now see the most recent news and features from bbcturkce.com displayed on the News section of the website. The BBC Turkce videos are placed on the main page of Karnaval.com alongside news headlines and images from bbcturkce.com. Users of Karnaval.com will also see the BBC Turkce ticker with the main news stories from bbcturkce.com.
Frederick Durman, Head of Business Development – Europe and Latin America, BBC Global News, says: “This collaboration between BBC World Service and Spectrum Medya is part of BBC Turkce’s strategy to further boost digital presence in Turkey, reflecting both the boom in digital platforms Turkey is experiencing and the changing landscape in traditional media especially where news is concerned.”
BBC Turkce Editor, Murat Nisancioglu, adds: “We are thrilled that visitors to Karnaval.com will be invited to follow the world agenda with the BBC. We are looking forward to further extending our user base in Turkey’s growing digital market via this collaboration with Karnaval.com.”
CEO of Karnaval – Spectrum Medya, Ali A. Abhary, comments: “We are incredibly proud to work with one of the world’s most respected news organisations to bring BBC Turkce content to our users. Karnaval is quickly becoming a one-stop-shop for music, entertainment and news – with over 6.9 million monthly unique listeners across our properties. BBC Turkce provides our audiences with access to hard-hitting, international journalism of the highest calibre on domestic, international and lifestyle news topics.”
BBC Turkce is part of BBC World Service.
