Nessma TV

Nessma TV (Arabic: قناة نسمة ) is a commercial Tunisian television channel, which is primarily in the Maghreb (Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Libya and Mauritania) is received. The Italian media company Mediaset has a share of 25 %. All programs broadcast have subtitles in French or Arabic Maghreb. Nessma TV broadcasts, among others, the Arabic version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? ( من سيربح المليون / Man sa yarbah al - Malyun ) from and Star Academy Maghreb, the Arabic version of the Endemol format Star Academy ( produced in Germany under the name Fame Academy ).

Persepolis affair

In October 2011, shortly before the first democratic elections in the country, protesting against Nessma TV across Tunisia after the station had aired the French -Iranian animated film Persepolis; God appears in the film in the dream of a girl than older bearded man. After the protests, about 50 men attacked the house of the TV station chief Nabil Karoui and entrepreneur with Molotov cocktails, in addition to 300 protesters have intended, according to the Interior Ministry to attack the headquarters of the sender; the attackers, it is said to have acted to Salafists. The head of Nessma TV reported abuse and calling for murder of journalists the transmitter via Facebook. Nessma TV announced this to provide a repetition of the film and realized this is also what led to renewed protests.

The moderate Islamist Ennahda Party distanced itself officially from the violent protests. Unofficially, they let the Salafists but always grant impunity to journalists or intimidate political opponents.

However, the majority of Tunisians to express support for the closure of the station.

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Nilesat Persepolis (Film) Bab al-Hara
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