DW's Benjamin Pargan hosted the first episode.

DW has developed a new television series for Bosnia that is being aired on BHT1. “Euro Panorma” premiered on Saturday, February 11 during primetime in Bosnia and can already be viewed as a huge success. The 24-minute program reports on the week in news across Europe and BHT1 wants to establish it is a flagship for European reporting. BHT1’s director general said the program should open a window to Europe for viewers in Bosnia.

A standard component for the new magazine is a review of the media as well as commentary and analysis of the German media. Every episode also features a discussion between the show’s hosts and experts that will expand on the week’s main issues to provide more in-depth information. This is already DW’s fourth coproduction with partners in Southeast Europe.

Deutsche Welle (DW) has put intercultural dialogue at the forefront in 2012 by expanding its work with partners in the Arab world. DW is producing “Hiwar El Khamies” with Raya FM in Palestine along with “Rabia Al-Shabab” with Voice of Lebanon. Both coproductions show DW’s focus on the future of the Arab world and will be produced weekly.

“DW is committed to working in the most dynamic regions in the world,” said Naser Shrouf, DW’s Head of Distribution for Africa/Middle East. “Our presence in Palestine, Lebanon and the Middle East is one of our priorities. Coproductions like these are the best sign of beneficial dialogue across cul-tural borders and national lines. We look forward to long partnerships and new challenges in the future.”

New challenges in Palestine
Hiwar El Khamies officially began on February 1 and will be aired on Thurs-days at 3:30 pm local time in Palestine. “Similar to our TV talk shows in the Arab world, we want to use radio as a medium to create a dialogue between Europe and the Middle East,” said Rainer Sollich, Head of the Arabic Radio Programming at DW.

The talk show will be hosted by radio personalities from Raya FM and DW, and will welcome expert guests to discuss a range of different topics. Listen-ers will have the opportunity to join the conversation and continue the debate online on DW’s Arabic Facebook page.

Besides Raya FM with its nationwide reach in Palestine, the coproduced program will be aired by three other DW partners: Radio Albald in Jenin, Radio Alwan in Gaza and Radio Marah in Hebron to maximize the number of lis-teners in the region.

“This coproduction is the result of a perfectly-functioning partnership be-tween DW and Raya FM,” said Ihab Al Jarere, Program and News Manager at Raya FM. “This has been proven by the current expansion – from re-broadcasting DW programming to creating a new format together. The idea of the new show is to create a platform for open dialogue on a number of issues that play a major role in the Middle East and Palestine.”

America
OPMA in Mexico has agreed to take on 185 hours of programming from DW Transtel to enhance their lineup for a new channel that will be available nationwide via terrestrial satellite. The agreement will run two years and officials from OPMA are already interested in further programming from DW – especially by contributing to World Stories and working on the coproduction Claves.

Africa
A new partnership in Ghana is making it possible for MTN Ghana mobile subscribers to download and listen to Learning by Ear and other programming on their mobile handsets. All of the programming will be available in English and Hausa as on-demand content.

Asia
DW has a new partner in Pakistan in the politically-charged province of Pakhtoonkhwa, near the border to Afghanistan – with Nine Six International Radio Network. Nine Six will take on Urdu magazines from DW covering science, health, lifestyle and the environment. Nine Six has two studios in the Pakhtoonkhwa province and one in Islamabad.

Also in Pakistan, Smile FM 66.6 has started broadcasting news from DW in Islamabad. The young, local radio station is PEMRA-certified and will also include an Urdu teaser box on their website.

Ashiq Cable Network and Max-I Cable have signed agreements to include DW in their networks. The two cable partners in Lahore will broadcast DW’s all-English channel.

Europe
The Latvian station LTV7 started broadcasting five DW shows last month. From Monday through Friday, Euromaxx Highlights, Global 3000, Drive it, In Good Shape and Tomorrow Today will be shown in English. LTV7 is available throughout Latvia via digital satellite, Sirius Satellite, cable and several online platforms.

An interesting look at the process behind all of the monumental changes at DW.