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  • Moroccan Journalist Arrested in Abortion Case, Prosecutor Clarifies
    7 September 2019, by Sylvanus

    Following the information widely disseminated on social networks stating that the proceedings instituted against the journalist Hajar Raissouni, the Prosecutor of the King near the Court of First Instance of Rabat clarifies.
    The legal proceedings instituted against a journalist recently arrested along with other people including a doctor are not related to her professional status, but are motivated by acts related to abortion, said a statement from the Prosecutor of the King near the (…)

  • Luxury Radio Station Warned for Hidden Advertising in Morning Show
    8 October 2019, by Ginette

    Luxe radio received a warning from the Higher Council of Communication for clandestine advertising. This sanction follows a self-referral by the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA), with regard to the editions of the program "Les matins Luxe", broadcast from July 1 to 5, 2019.
    The warning received by the radio responds to the standards established by the legal and regulatory provisions applicable to audiovisual communication and relating to clandestine advertising.
    While (…)

  • Moroccan Regulator Warns Medi 1 Radio Over Hidden Advertising Violations
    20 October 2019, by Bladi.net

    After Luxe Radio and 2M, Medi 1 Radio is in the dock at the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) for having "violated the legal and regulatory provisions in force, in particular, those relating to sponsorship and hidden advertising". This is the decision of the Superior Council of Audiovisual Communication (CSCA) of the HACA.
    Following the news broadcasts on August 8 and September 9 on the radio waves of Medi 1 Radio, the CSCA decided to issue a warning to Medi 1 Radio, for (…)

  • Moroccan YouTuber Wins Top Arab Digital Content Creator Award
    15 April 2020, by Ginette

    The third edition of the "Sadeem" competition, which took place on Sunday evening in Jordan, saw the consecration of the Moroccan, Adil Taouil. This event is considered the largest digital competition in the Arab world, and aims to encourage young content creators in the region.
    He is 23 years old and comes from the city of Casablanca. Adil Taouil, since that is who it is, "prevailed in the final against the Tunisian Sami Chafai and the Iraqi Khaled Emran". With this consecration, he (…)

  • New Multilingual Radio Station Azawan Expands Across Southern Morocco
    7 February 2020, by Bladi.net

    The new radio station, Azawan, from the Hit Radio group, is continuing its deployment on 41 FM frequencies with a view to covering 100% of the southern basins in 2020.
    The Azawan radio station, now heard in Agadir, Laâyoune and Dakhla, positions itself as a radio open to the cultures and influences of southern Morocco, according to a press release from the radio station. Broadcast in Amazigh, Hassani and Darija, it is continuing its deployment on 41 FM frequencies in order to cover, in (…)

  • Illegal IPTV Streaming Threatens Pay-TV Sports Broadcasters
    12 September 2020, by Jérôme

    If IPTV, this magical box in vogue in the Maghreb and France, brings happiness to many soccer fans, it brings misery to pay-TV broadcasters of sports programs. But the latter do not admit defeat.
    The threat looms over the business of sports program broadcasters, pay-TV. Its name is IPTV (or television broadcast over a network using the Internet Protocol). This piracy genius in vogue in the Maghreb countries is starting to settle in France, notes the legal director of beIN Sports, Caroline (…)

  • Morocco’s Press Struggles to Comply: Only 13% of Media Outlets Meet New Code
    30 June 2019, by Bladi.net

    The implementation of the new Press Code is still struggling in Morocco. As proof, only 13% of printed periodicals and electronic newspapers have managed to adapt their statutes to the provisions.
    The figures put forward by the Annual Report on the Implementation of Criminal Policy and the Action of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, for the year 2018, shed light on the difficulties experienced by media professionals in bringing themselves into compliance with the law.
    In its role as (…)

  • Moroccan Actress Loubna Abidar Demands Payment for Press Interviews
    8 August 2019, by Kamal

    Loubna Abidar has sent a very clear message to journalists. In a post on the social network Facebook, the actress announces that she will no longer give interviews without financial compensation.
    "Before my marriage, I had decided not to answer the questions of the Moroccan press for free anymore. It’s my right. I gave two paid press conferences. From now on, all my interviews will have to be paid in advance, except for promotional actions. Those who are not happy are asked not to contact (…)

  • Moroccan Newspaper Director Faces Allegations of Workplace Misconduct
    25 August 2019, by Sylvanus

    A member of the "Attanouir" Association has accused Al Ahdat Al Maghribia journalists of having had extramarital affairs between colleagues in the same editorial staff.
    A well-founded or unfounded accusation? It all started uncontrollably on Thursday, August 22, 2019. A member of the "Attanouir" Association published a controversial post on social media. He declared that the director of Al Ahdat Al Maghribia, Mokhtar Laghzioui, would have had, in his office, extramarital affairs with (…)

  • Rapper Khaled Accuses France Inter Radio of Racism During Live Broadcast
    3 May 2020, by Ginette

    The radio station France Inter experienced an uncomfortable moment on Labor Day. A program intended to collect the testimony of those who are participating in the fight against the coronavirus in one way or another, turned into a denunciation.
    A listener who sai