Future Television
| Future Television | |
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| Launched | February 15, 1993 |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
| Slogan | "look further" |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Language | Arabic Armenian French English |
| Broadcast area | Lebanon; also available in the Arab World, European Union, United States, Canada, and Australia (also viewable online) |
| Headquarters | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Website | http://www.future.com.lb/ |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Analogue terrestrial | (1993-2012, digital as of 2012) |
| Nilesat | UHF service |
| Cable | |
| Rogers Cable (Canada) | Channel 785 (SD) |
| Numericable (France) | Channel 716 (SD) |
| IPTV | |
| Freebox TV (France) | Channel 656 (SD) |
Future Television (Arabic: تلفزيون المستقبل, Televiziyon Al Mustaqbal) a television station broadcasting from Lebanon. It was founded in 1993 by Rafik Hariri, a former Prime Minister of Lebanon. Future TV is also available via satellite in the Arab World, European Union, United States, Canada, and Australia. Politically, the channel supports the views of the Future Movement. The channel has also a sister channel, Future News. Future Television was forced into closing on May 9, during the 2008 Lebanon conflict. After moving its broadcasting headquarters, the station was back on the air on May 13 at 4:30 p.m (Lebanese Local Time). On May 16, the station went back to its original offices.
Future Television is a Lebanese owned and operated company founded in 1993. First launched in Lebanon on February 15, 1993, Future Television, although the youngest of the Lebanese stations back then, became the nation's fastest growing station.
On October 1994, Future Television started a trial satellite broadcasting over the footprint of Arabsat 1D. The testing period lasted two months and . Shortly after, Future International was launched on the Arabsat 2A transponder.
In 1996, in compliance with the new Lebanese audio visual law, Future Television restructured its ownership. Future Television presently has around 90 new shareholders, all from the Lebanese business, social and media elite.
The main and direct competitors of Future TV are Murr Television and Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation
Future TV has produced many popular programs including SuperStar (Arabic version of Pop Idol), La Youmal لا يمل (a comedy/skit show), Miss Elite Top Model, El Halka AlAd'af (Arabic version of The Weakest Link), El Fakh (Arabic version of The Trap) & Alakhbar (News & weather) which is usually broadcast daily on different times in Arabic, English, French, and even Armenian.
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