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  • Moroccan TV Network Reprimanded for Controversial Racial Sketch on Comedy Show
    3 March 2019, by Amine

    The sketch by Abdellah Elberkaoui, in Stand Up, which had sparked a lively controversy on social networks due to its alleged racism, has just earned the SNRT a reprimand from the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) through a decision of the Superior Council for Audiovisual Communication (CSCA): a warning and an obligation to notify the Council’s decision and to publish it in the official bulletin.
    Abdellah Elberkaoui, who during a sketch where he was impersonating a (…)

  • Moroccan TV Anchor Nadia Moudden Tests Positive for Coronavirus
    14 November 2020, by Bladi.net

    A journalist from Al Aoula has tested positive for coronavirus. It is Nadia Moudden, the star presenter of the news program on the first Moroccan public television channel.
    The health condition of the journalist Nadia Mouden, native of Kenitra, is currently stable, reports ahdath.info.
    The star presenter joined the Moroccan television channel following a recruitment competition which she passed with flying colors. But she had to opt for the pseudonym "Nadia Amine" during her first (…)

  • SNRT to Acquire Majority Stake in Medi1radio, Reshaping Moroccan Media Landscape
    13 May 2023, by Said

    The Competition Council has been informed of a project of economic concentration concerning the acquisition by the National Company of Radio and Television Broadcasting (SNRT) of 86.3% of the shares and voting rights of Radio Méditerranée Internationale, better known as Medi1radio.
    According to a press release from the Council, this takeover operation concerns the markets for the broadcasting of radio programs and advertising sales.
    In accordance with Article 13 of Law 104-12 on freedom (…)

  • Moroccan State TV Channels Face Scrutiny Over $100 Million Deficit Despite Massive Subsidies
    29 January 2020, by Kamal

    Despite the annual subsidies, estimated by the Court of Auditors at 1 billion dirhams, the two national television channels continue to show an annual deficit of 200 million dirhams.
    This figure was revealed on Tuesday, January 28, by the President of the Court of Auditors, Driss Jettou, during the presentation of the annual report to the Moroccan parliament.
    For the watchdog of public money, the programs presented by the two audiovisual poles in no way meet the aspirations of the (…)

  • Moroccan TV Viewership Soars During Lockdown, News and COVID-19 Programs Dominate
    4 April 2020, by Bladi.net

    During the lockdown, Moroccans remain glued to the television and most often follow television series, the news, the weather or programs related to the news of the coronavirus.
    In a press release, Marocmétrie revealed the key audience figures. Individuals aged 5 and over follow the national channels, from Monday to Sunday, for an average of 5 hours and 59 minutes per day.
    The 2M channel is at the top of the ranking in terms of cumulative audience shares, with 66.3%, followed by the Al (…)

  • Moroccan TV Host Sparks Outrage, Calls for Violence Against Lockdown Violators
    14 April 2020, by Kamal

    Describing them as traitors to the homeland, the host of a children’s program on the Al Oula television channel, called for the killing of violators of the state of health emergency measures instituted by the Moroccan authorities to curb the coronavirus epidemic.
    While he was engaged in an awareness campaign on the dangers of coronavirus in the city of Mohammedia, the host did not hesitate to compare people not respecting the confinement to traitors to the nation who must be shot down. (…)

  • Ramadan TV Shake-Up: Popular ’Hidden Camera’ Show Dropped from Al Oula’s Lineup
    20 April 2020, by Bladi.net

    Contrary to previous years, the flagship show of the Al Oula channel, "Hidden Camera" is not included in the programs offered during the month of Ramadan.
    The Al Aoula channel has given up broadcasting the "Hidden Camera" show, which it had counted on each year to increase its audience during the fasting month. The channel’s programming for this holy month announces dramatic series that are very popular with viewers. It also offers several documentaries, interviews and reports, in (…)

  • Moroccan TV Channels Fined Millions for Excessive Advertising During Ramadan
    5 January 2019, by Said

    The High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) has just imposed fines on the 2m and Al Aoula channels for non-compliance with their specifications, particularly regarding the duration of advertising.
    The Al Aoula channel was fined 800,000 dirhams for advertising sequences separated by only three minutes, whereas its specifications require a minimum of 20 minutes between advertising breaks, which should not exceed six minutes.
    According to HACA, the first channel violated law (…)

  • Moroccan TV Channels Dominate Ramadan Viewership, Capturing 84% of Prime Time Audience
    24 May 2019, by Said

    For those who spoke of a decline in Moroccans’ interest in national television, they are mistaken. Not only do Moroccan viewers prefer their channels during Ramadan, but they are also more than 80% to watch them, leaving only crumbs to the more than 1,000 other channels available on satellite.
    According to the audience figures released by Marocmétrie, the channels of the public group, i.e. the various channels of the National Broadcast and Television Company (SNRT) and 2M, captured 84% of (…)

  • Moroccan TV Faces Financial Crisis Amid Calls for Improved Content Quality
    22 July 2019, by Kamal

    According to a member of the Communication and Culture Commission within the Parliament, Moroccan television must raise the level of content offered to the Moroccan public. Far from being attributed to the perpetual financial crises, this state of affairs reflects the negative image that has always been transmitted to all citizens.
    Moroccan television tries to mask the reality, adds the same source, by measuring the level of audience, although this is not a determining factor. The priority (…)