LBCI
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| Type | Broadcast and television network |
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| Country | Lebanon |
| Availability |
Lebanon Middle East Europe Americas Australia Africa |
| Slogan |
El Dunia Alwan (Arabic: الدنيا ألوان) |
| Owner | Group of Lebanese businessmen |
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Key people
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Pierre El Daher (chairman & CEO) |
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Launch date
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August 23, 1985 (television network) |
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Official website
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www |
| Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International | |
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Availability
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| Cable | |
| Numericable (France) | Channel 715 (LBC Europe) |
| IPTV | |
| Freebox TV (France) | Channel 579 (LBC Europe) |
The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (Arabic: المؤسسة اللبنانية للإرسال انترناسيونال), widely known as LBCI, is a private television station in Lebanon. LBCI was founded in 1992 by acquiring the assets, liabilities and logo of LBC, an entity founded in 1985 during the Lebanese Civil War by the Lebanese Forces. LBCI went global in 1996 when it launched its satellite channel LBC Al-Fadha'iya Al-Lubnaniya (Arabic: الفضائية اللبنانية) covering Lebanon, the Arab world, Europe, America, Australia and Africa. LBCI is 100% owned by prominent Lebanese businessmen.
The Lebanese Forces a militia that had founded LBC in 1985, was militarily and financially weakened by Lebanese civil war which ended in 1990 and its leader Samir Geagea was imprisoned in 1994. In 1992 Pierre El Daher had founded LBCI along with other shareholders and registered it at the Commercial Register of Baabda . El Daher was the driving force for the purchase by LBCI of LBC's assets.
In April 1996, El Daher and other shareholders launched LBCsat a free satellite channel . The new channel was a success, especially to the Lebanese diaspora, disseminated throughout the world.
In 2003, as a result of an agreement between Saleh Kamel, founder of LMH company (Lebanese Media Holding, owner of 49% of LBC SAT and Pac 's shares ) and Al Waleed bin Talal, the latter, through Kingdom, replaced Kamel in LMH.
By the end of 2008, it was decided to increase the capital of LMH considerably. Accordingly, HRH Al-Waleed Bin Talal became the largest shareholder after acquiring the absolute majority in PAC (a content provider for both LBCI and LBC SAT) and LBC SAT, based on an understanding that the capital increase would be invested to improve the programs’ network and upgrade productivity under the supervision of Sheikh Pierre Daher.
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