Public Establishment of Television

This article is about Public Establishment of Television. For its eponymous television network, see TV1 (Algerian TV channel).

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Public Establishment of Television (EPTV)
FormerlyNational Establishment of Television (ENTV, 1986–1991)
Company typeÉtablissement public à caractère industriel et commercial (EPIC)
IndustryTelevision
PredecessorAlgerian Radio and Television Broadcasting (RTA, 1962–1986)
Founded
  • December 24, 1956; 67 years ago (1956-12-24) (as RTF Télévision Alger)
  • 28 October 1962; 62 years ago (1962-10-28) (as RTA)
  • 1 July 1986; 38 years ago (1986-07-01) (as ENTV)
  • 24 April 1991; 33 years ago (1991-04-24) (as EPTV)
Headquarters21 Martyrs Boulevard, PB 148 El Mouradia,
Algiers
,
Algeria
Areas served
Key people
Directors-general:
  • Abdou Benziane (1990–1992, 1993–1994)
  • Habib Chawki Hamraoui (1998–2008)
  • Abdelkader Leulmi (2008–2012)
  • Tewfik Khelladi (2012–2019)
  • Lotfi Cheriet (2019–2019)
  • Salim Rebbahi (2019–2020)
  • Ahmed Bensebbane (2020–2021)
  • Chaabane Lounakel (2021–present)
Services
OwnerGovernment of Algeria
ParentRadiodiffusion-Télévision Française (1956–1962)
Subsidiaries
Standard Arabic
Abjadالمُؤٙسّٙسٙة العُمُومِيّٙة لِلتِّلِفِزْيُون
RomanizationAl-Mu’assasa al-‘Umūmiyya li-t-Tilivizyūn
Tamazight
Tifinaghⵜⴻⵕⵎⵉⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⴳⴷⵓⴷⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵍⵉⵥⵔⵉ
LatinTeṛmist tanagdudt n Tliẓri
Abjadثڕميسث ثاناڨذوذث ن ثليژري
French
FrenchÉtablissement public de télévision
Audio
AcronymEPTV
Websitewww.entv.dz

Public Establishment of Television (Arabic: المؤسّسة العمومية للتلفزيون, French: Établissement public de télévision French pronunciationⓘ), abbreviated as EPTV, is a state-owned company that manages the activity of television in Algeria, going from production to broadcasting.

It is the oldest broadcasting service in the country. It currently operates an eponymous television network TV1, eight television channels – TV2, TV3, TV4 Tamazight, Coran TV5, TV6, TV7, TV8, TV9.

EPTV is an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU). It is also a shareholder in Euronews SA.