EU parliament launches web TV
The European Parliament on Wednesday launched a new Web-based TV channel, hoping to bolster its image and reach a wider, younger audience.
By Agencies |
BRUSSELS: The European Parliament on Wednesday launched a new Web-based TV channel, hoping to bolster its image and reach a wider, younger audience.
In the run-up to European parliamentary elections next June "EuroparlTV should be an excellent Internet tool for citizens, especially young people, to keep themselves informed about the activities and decisions of the directly-elected European Parliament," said parliament president Hans-Gert Poettering, launching the new channel in Brussels.
"We are not launching a general TV channel with films, documentaries, reality shows and football," it's for those affected by or interested in European parliament decisions, said the parliament's vice-president for information and communication policy Alejo Vidal-Quadras.
He expects 20-40 million viewers to tune in online "for hot debates that directly affect Europeans".
The new service's promoters also stress that there could be the odd speech from "one of the celebrities who regularly visit the parliament".
In fact there will be four channels, including user-generated content, general interest programmes and a public forum.
The website address for the new service is www.europarltv.europa.eu.
In the run-up to European parliamentary elections next June "EuroparlTV should be an excellent Internet tool for citizens, especially young people, to keep themselves informed about the activities and decisions of the directly-elected European Parliament," said parliament president Hans-Gert Poettering, launching the new channel in Brussels.
"We are not launching a general TV channel with films, documentaries, reality shows and football," it's for those affected by or interested in European parliament decisions, said the parliament's vice-president for information and communication policy Alejo Vidal-Quadras.
He expects 20-40 million viewers to tune in online "for hot debates that directly affect Europeans".
The new service's promoters also stress that there could be the odd speech from "one of the celebrities who regularly visit the parliament".
In fact there will be four channels, including user-generated content, general interest programmes and a public forum.
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All programmes will be translated into "more than 20 languages" either via dubbing or subtitles "making the site unique in the world", the parliament said on its website.The website address for the new service is www.europarltv.europa.eu.
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