Al Jadeed
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| Type | Television Network |
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| Country | Lebanon |
| Availability | Lebanon; also available in the Arab World, European Union, Canada, United States, Australia and Americas |
| Owner | Tahsin Khayat |
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Launch date
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4 October 2001 |
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Official website
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http://www.aljadeed.tv |
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Availability
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| Cable | |
| Numericable (France) | Channel 721 (SD) |
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| Freebox TV (France) | Channel 658 (SD) |
Formerly known as New TV, Al Jadeed (Arabic: الجديد), a privately owned 24-hour pan-Arab TV station. Based in Beirut, it was created in 1991. Today, Al Jadeed TV is one of the most watched broadcasters in Lebanon and in the entire Arab world. Contrary to its Lebanese competitors, Al Jadeed TV has never belonged to any political party or leader.
On 9 May 2005, Al Jadeed was also launched in America and the Pacific, reaching Arab speaking immigrants in the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. As of 2012, it has become available for viewers in South America through over-the-top technology on myTV.
Up to 1996, New TV was regularly in conflict with the ruling leaders.
At the end of 1996, the Lebanese Ministry of Information decided to shut many TV stations, including New TV, the only secular broadcaster in Lebanese. Only five channels then got the right to broadcast, obviously chosen according to match religious communities’ demands.
From 2000, New TV has got a licence again and it became Al Jadeed TV in 2001.
In January 2003, Information Ministry Michel Samaha ordered to hold the broadcasting of Al Jadeed TV’s programs. This decision involved the Bila Rakeeb weekly program that had been advertising on revelations about Saudi Arabia.
On December 7, 2003, Tahseen Khayat, Al Jadeed TV’s Chairman was arrested at home and brought in custody for two days. The channel had numerous pieces of evidence about high corruption cases involving some Syrian political personalities who were then ruling . Among them, Rustum Ghazaleh. In an attempt of intimidation against Al Jadeed TV, Tahseen Khayat was then accused of being a spy. The channel’s offices and Tahseen Khayat’s home were searched. The channel finally broadcast those documents that it had cautiously made several copies of.
In July 2003, Al Jadeed TV broadcast a new documentary involving the Lebanese General Jamil El Sayed in a corruption case with Syria. Most of the channel’s managers were summoned to the Tribunal of Beirut. Among them, Dalia Ahmad, a famous anchor. As a non-Lebanese, her work permit was withdrawn and she was then given the choice either to work for any other Lebanese TV station (excluding Al Jadeed). She finally resigned in December 2003. She then worked in the United States for Al Horra TV and eventually came back to Al Jadeed TV after Jamil Al Sayed’s arrest in October 2005.
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