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The majority of the programming is broadcast in Amharic, official languages of Ethiopia. [5] Some news segments are broadcast in other languages, such as Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya, Afar, and English. [6] EBC has entertainment programs like Ethiopian Idol, which features similar content to American talent show American Idol.
Television in Ethiopia was introduced in 1962 with the government owned ETV. Color television started in 1979 on an experiment basis with regular transmissions starting in 1984 to commemorate the founding of Workers' Party of Ethiopia (WPE). [ 1 ]
Ethiopian Broadcasting Service (EBS TV) is an Ethiopian free to air television network. [1] Launched in 2008, the network is based in Ethiopia with correspondents both in United States at its headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. EBS TV broadcasts programs in mostly Amharic. [2] [3] EBS TV is the first private channel launched in Ethiopia.
Seifu on EBS is an Ethiopian late-night talk show airing each Sunday at 9:00 p.m. in Ethiopian Time on EBS TV. The hour and a half long show premiered on 24 October 2013, [1] and is hosted by comedian and radio host Seifu Fantahun. Modeled after the traditional late-night talk shows of the U.S., the show incorporates the use of comedy bits ...
A government-run news agency, now called the Ethiopian News Agency, ran from 1942 to 1947, and then was relaunched in 1954. Early twenty-first century Ethiopian newspapers can be broadly divided into two categories, Ethiopia based and diaspora based, with the majority of the diaspora-based ones being digital-only newspapers.
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party: Efoytā [1] Addis Ababa: 1997 Fānā démokrāsi Amharic Ethiopian Herald [1] Addis Ababa: 1943 Ethiopian Press Agency (government) English Ethiopian Gazette [3] Toronto: 2018 AMG Brands Network English ethiopiangazette.com: Feteh: 2008–2012 [4] closed; chief editor Temesgen Desalegn arrested [5]
Walta TV was launched on April 7, 2017. [1] As of 2017, it was one of five channels in Ethiopia to be officially licensed by the Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority. [2] Before the launch of its own channel, Walta mostly provided its locally produced news and documentaries for the national broadcaster EBC (formerly ETV).
He completed his bachelor's degree in 2000 and returned to Ethiopia to pursue his career. [2] [3] Meshesha began his career as a reporter for the Ethiopian Herald, where he covered various topics. Later, he joined FM Addis 97.1 Irie Music at 2:00 PM, and became the most famous radio host and personality.