Posts Tagged ‘ETV’

Ethiopia urges Eritrea to refrain from destructive strategy against it

March 18 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

APA-Addis Ababa : Ethiopia on Friday in Addis Ababa the capital urged its neighbour Eritrea to refrain from destructive strategy against it, saying that it will take all necessary measures to safeguard the country unless the situation changes soon, APA learns on Friday. The Ethiopian Foreign Affairs minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, said on a... Read more

Ethiopia : Radio Fana to launch new TV channel

January 11 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, Politics, Technology, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

By Kirubel Tadesse: Capitalethiopia
Evolving into broadcasting corporation, Ethiopia’s ruling party affiliate Radio Fana is soon to launch a TV channel and be the first non-state TV broadcaster in Ethiopia.
Radio Fana, now called Fana Broadcasting Corporate, will air its first TV programme in two years, according to Woldu Yimesil, General Manager of the company.
Woldu said the company... Read more

Ethiopia to Allow First Private TV Shows on New Channels

December 22 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , ,

Ethiopia will introduce as many as eight new television channels in 2011 featuring programs made by non-government broadcasters for the first time, Communications Minister Bereket Simon said. State-owned Ethiopian Television’s two channels currently offer no private content, so the move is a “significant change,” Bereket said in a phone interview today from the... Read more

ETV Settles for more. Public Expected to buy a 30 Dollar Decoder

July 11 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , ,

The public is expected to buy decoders worth 30 dollars each. The Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency (ERTA) requested an additional budget of 280 million Br from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) for ongoing projects including the digitisation of television broadcasts. The budget directorate of the ministry was evaluating... Read more

Two ETV journalists charged with selling info. To Al-Jazeera

May 2 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

Two journalists working for the state-owned Ethiopia Radio and Television Agency (ERTA) were indicted by the prosecutor of the Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission on corruption charges for allegedly plotting to sell information which, according to the commission, can potentially mar the image of the country, in violation of their professional obligation. According to informed sources, Haileyesus... Read more

Two Ethiopian state TV ( ETV ) Journalists Arrested

April 30 | Posted by ocean | Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

New York, April 30, 2010—In light of the Ethiopian government’s longstanding practice of jailing journalists on trumped-up criminal charges, the Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the detentions last week of two government TV journalists on allegations of misusing state property. CPJ is monitoring the legal proceedings closely.
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