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Léman Bleu

Léman Bleu is a local television channel in Geneva, founded in 1996 and distributed via cable. The station has national coverage with its federal license[1] and offers a varied line-up.[2]

Léman Bleu
Logo
Broadcast areaSwitzerland
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
Programming
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
480i (SDTV)
History
LaunchedOctober 1996; 29 years ago (1996-10)
Links
Websitewww.lemanbleu.ch Edit this at Wikidata

History

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The idea of a local television station emerged in the mind of Michel Vieux, former director of Télégenève, and Albert Knechtli, member of the cable company's directive committee. TV Léman SA was founded on 26 January 1995 by 20 shareholders. It set up headquarters at La Gravière, Les Acacias, and started broadcasting on 21 October 1996, after receiving approval from the city of Geneva, especially thanks to the support of administrative councelor Michel Rossetti. Its founding director was Jean-François Acker (founder of Couleur 3).

Michel Chevrolet left all of its presenting functions on 21 April 2010 in order to focus on a political career. He was replaced by Alain Gagliardi by the end of June that same year.[3] In 2015, Laurent Keller became its director.[4] In June, he made the channel a worldwide pioneer in "mojo" (mobile journalism) by creating a news bulletin entirely made with a smartphone.[5] The experience sparked curiosity among international media outlets[6] and the specialized press.[7]

In 2019, Léman Bleu became the rights holder for Switzerland of that year's Laver Cup. During the weekend of the competition, the channel reached 598,000 viewers at least once and 336,000 unique viewers.[8] On 26 August 2019, Léman Bleu unveiled its current logo.

In readiness for the 2020 US presidential elections, the news team hired journalist Laurence Haïm to comment the duel between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.[9]

In its 2020 report, Medienquälitat Schweiz estimated that Le Journal de Léman Bleu was the best news program among the Swiss regional private television stations.[10]

At the end of 2020, Philippe Verdier joins the news team and launches Go solutions durables.[11] Former RTS journalist Laetitia Guinand joins the team in early 2021 and launches, that September, Le PoinG, a debate program.[12]

On 23 February 2022, Valentin Emery presented his final news bulletin on Léman Bleu after having worked at the channel since 2013.[13]

On 11 May 2022, Léman Bleu secured a five-year agreement with Sunrise UPC to serve as the exclusive free-to-air broadcaster of the National League ice hockey in Romandy until 2027, replacing RTS, which had traditionally held the broadcasting rights.[14][15][16]

In September 2022, its news bulletin received a Q d’Or from Medienqualität Schweiz in recognition of the strongest qualitative improvement among news programs.[17][18]

On 30 April 2023, after an edition related to the election of the Council of State of Geneva, an Extinction Rebellion activist glued his hand on the presenter's pulpit, before evacuating the studio. This attracted worldwide attention, after that, the channel invited the activist.[19][20][21]

References

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  1. ↑ "OFCOM - Télévisions régionales". www.bakom.admin.ch. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Émissions - Léman Bleu Télévision". www.lemanbleu.ch. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Léman Bleu perd une star". 20min.ch (in French).
  4. ↑ JFM (21 January 2015). "Laurent Keller reprend la direction de Léman Bleu". La Tribune de Genève. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Alexis Favre (24 June 2015). "Léman Bleu lance le téléjournal «100% iPhone»". Le Temps. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Missions / myCANAL". myCANAL. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Les iPhone de Léman Bleu créent un buzz international". bilan.ch via Wikiwix. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Léman Bleu cartonne grâce à la Laver Cup". Cominmag.ch (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Léman Bleu TV: Les présidentielles américaines avec Laurence Haïm". Cominmag.ch (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Léman Bleu – Le Journal - MQR 2020". www-mqr--schweiz-ch.translate.goog. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  11. ↑ Barraco, Florent (5 September 2021). "Philippe Verdier, le pestiféré de la météo". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Le PoinG". lemanbleu.ch (in French).
  13. ↑ "Et Valentin Emery présenta son dernier TJ sur Léman Bleu". Léman Bleu Télévision (in Swiss French). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "Hockey sur glace – Il n'y aura plus de matches en direct sur la RTS". Tribune de Genève (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Léman Bleu diffusera le hockey suisse". Blick (in Swiss French). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "Hockey sur glace: Léman Bleu rafle la mise pour diffuser la National League". Hockey sur glace: Léman Bleu rafle la mise pour diffuser la National League (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Léman Bleu sacré « étoile montante » du paysage médiatique suisse". www.lemanbleu.ch (in Swiss French). Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "Medienqualitätsrating 2022: Das ist die Bestenliste der Schweizer Medien". persoenlich.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  19. ↑ Schnarrenberger, Adrien (2 May 2023). "Après un buzz mondial, Léman Bleu invite l'activiste «colleur»". Blick (in Swiss French). Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Suisse: un militant écologiste se colle la main à un pupitre en plein débat télévisé". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  21. ↑ "'Seriously?' - TV host's exasperation at protester". BBC News. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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