Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International

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Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International
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in Lebanon)		Channel 1 - General

The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (

Arabic: الفضائية اللبنانية) covering Lebanon, the Arab world, Europe, America
, Australia and Africa.

History

Post-war era

The

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.

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

Al Waleed bin Talal, the latter, through Kingdom, replaced Kamel in LMH.[2]

By the end of 2008, it was decided to increase the capital of LMH considerably. Accordingly, 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.

In 2010, Rupert Murdoch joined the group and PAC and LBC SAT were merged with Rotana. Rumor was that this merger would improve and develop the group, which seemed an obvious result of the cooperation between the Saudi prince and the owner of the biggest media empire in the world, Rupert Murdoch. These expectations did not materialize.[3]

Al Hayat and LBC SAT merger

At the end of the year 2002, LBC SAT and the London-based

Al Hayat newspaper owned by Saudis, merged their news programs.[4]
LBC SAT daily news bulletin was called the "Al Hayat-LBC SAT news bulletin". The cooperation ended in 2010.

Ownership

According to the Media Ownership Monitor, an initiative by Reporters Without Borders and the Samir Kassir Foundation, the majority owner of the station is Pierre Daher and his family who owns 50.6% share. Other key shareholders include former Deputy Prime Minister Issam Fares and his son Najad owning 10% each, Maroun Jazzar with 4.4%, Investcom, which is owned by Prime Minister Najib Mikati's family, with 4% share and Salah Osseiran with also 4% share.[5]

Television channels

Domestic

  • LBCI – a local channel for Lebanese viewers broadcasting a variety of programs of different genres.
  • LB2 (formerly known as LBCI Drama) – a local channel dedicated to around the clock reruns of entertainment shows and series.

International

  • LBC Europe – an international version of LBCI targeted to Lebanese citizens in Europe.
  • LBC America – the international version of LBCI is targeted at Lebanese citizens in America.

In December 2019, LBCI announced that the LDC brand will be discontinued by the beginning of the year 2020 and that all programs will be broadcast via LBCI. The main reason behind the decision is that the LDC branding is no longer needed since the battle for the LBC brand and channels with Al Walid Bin Talal has been resolved and won by LBCI current owner, Pierre El Daher.

Defunct

  • Lebanese Diaspora Channel (LDC) – an international version of LBCI targeted to Lebanese in diaspora countries.
  • LBCI News – local channel that focuses on broadcasting the most actual news.
  • LBCI HD – Lebanon's first HD channel, broadcasting LBCI programs in high definition.
  • LBC Australia – the international version of LBCI is targeted at Lebanese citizens in Australia.
  • LBC Africa – the international version of LBCI is targeted at Lebanese in Africa.
  • LBC Maghreb – international version of LBCI targeted at Lebanese citizens in the Middle East and North Africa.

Logos

  • LBCI Drama logo
    LBCI Drama logo
  • LBCI News logo
    LBCI News logo
  • LBCI HD logo
    LBCI HD logo
  • LDC logo
    LDC logo
  • LBC Europe logo
    LBC Europe logo
  • LBC America logo
    LBC America logo
  • LBC Australia logo
    LBC Australia logo

Popular programs

LBCI has produced many popular shows including:

The Farm), The Perfect Bride and Mission Fashion
.

Its most famous talk show is

Arabic: بس مات وطن); a pun in Lebanese
for either "The smiles of the homeland" or "When the nation died", depending on how people see the joke of this title), a sketch-comedy show that deals with politics and current events.

LBCI personalities

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Lebanese media coverage of oil and gas sector" (PDF). SKeyes. August 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Saudi's Prince Alwaleed Buys 49% Stake In LBCsat from Sheikh Saleh Kamel of Art". Middle East Events. 3 December 2003. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  3. ^ "What is the real story behind PAC?". Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  4. ^ First merger of TV, print press in Middle East. - Xinhua News Agency, 1994-03-10
  5. ^ "LBCI". lebanon.mom-gmr.org. Retrieved 2024-04-03.

External links

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