Top Channel - Business

history top channel was established on 30 july 2001 in the international center for culture qendra ndrkombtare e kulturs in tirana and since then has seen a very fast growth and success and it has become preferable by a growing number of people it is believed that top channel holds an average viewing percentage of 70 as of 2006 though these are based on approximate evaluations of various experts and not officially confirmed based on a survey in 2003 top channel was ranked as the most watched tv channel in albania with 50 160 of the national audience thus leaving far behind the second watched tv which accounts for 17 160 of the national audience in an earlier survey 2002 it has been ranked in third place with 11 9 audience share right behind the public oadcaster tvsh its success relates to its informational programs about the problems that albanian society is facing as well as to the comparatively high technology by which it operates also other media outlets making up top m edia include top albania radio the daily newspaper shqip and part of the pay tv platform digitalb since its establishment through its popular leftist programs top channel has proven to be a window of propaganda for albanian citizens on addressing the mayor s reputation social and economic problems in the past years it has also sought partnership with international development agencies such as undp unicef iom osce usaid albanian and french red cross and many others and sustains partnership with international private companies such as vodafone in addition top channel has seen growing partnership with international news agencies such as reuters in exchanging news coverage principles the channel s most important principals according to its homepage are accuracy impartiality disputed analysis and commentary sound tone of moderation and respect disputed ethical conduct disputed high speed of information their mottos programs top channel tv programs include a oad range of shows new s editions social and economic programs and entertainments movies sports etc most of the programs are being transmitted as live oadcasting scheduled domestic and foreign programming includes nationally created shows currently oadcast by top channel as of october 2008 original name format origin fiks fare exclusive tv program inquiry program shqip tv program documentary and analysis e diell sunday show top show talk show portokalli stand up comedy deja vu tv program talk show top story political magazine newsroom tv program weekly news magazine wake up tv program morning show select tv program youth magazine procesi sportiv sports magazine internationally created shows currently oadcast by top channel as of may 2008 original name albanian translation origin smallville smallville the sopranos sopranot br friends br friends br 24 br 24 or br lost br t humbur br desperate housewives br shtpiake t dshpruara br centovetrine br 100 vetrinat br el rostro de analia br footballers wiv es br grat e futbollistve br attacco allo stato br shnjestr politike br ghosts br fantazmat br spongebob squarepants br spongebob squarepants br programming highlights br news editions and reportages br this includes mainly the daily news about the political economical cultural and social enronment in albania the programs also provide information regarding the main events occurring in every part of the world br fiks fare br fiks fare is a criticizing and problem raising show which through humor and satire denounces the negative aspects of life such as corruption fraud law breaking by high rank officials human rights violations country development issues and many other like problems the popularity of this program and its simple language in addressing problematic issues of albanian society has proven to be a significant mean of raising awareness and many times leading to solution of most evident drawbacks of the ongoing transition of the country this program is broadcasted eve ry day of the week immediately after the main news edition saimir kodra the co host of the show ran for becoming a member of the parliament but lost the elections br shqip br shqip is the flagship program shown on top channel tv on thurdays the one hour live interview is the result of detailed research and investigations the program host asks the difficult questions and gets behind the stories that make the news in the country from political leaders to intellectuals and decision makers facing huge challenges shqip reports the events and interviews on politics development security and social issues according to a survey conducted in 2003 by the international research amp exchanges board shqip was ranked as the most watched tv program of the same kind and thus gained some of the highest peak audience in the country br top show br top show is a talk show enriched by various entertaining elements every day the program invites six to eight individuals from various areas of art po litics business and civil society who discuss the hottest topics concerning the albanian society the forum of discussion touches sensitive subjects such as poverty prostitution corruption family life emigration male domination and other events in sports and music diversity of opinions and debate between different individuals invited gives the show a specific point of view the involvement of public in discussions is well thought by organizers who pay attention to keep the conversation flow focused on the subject top show airs every night from monday till friday at 22 30 hours and repeats the next day at 10 00 hours only friday it airs at 21 00 hours br portokalli br portokalli is a weekly night sketch comedy and variety show filmed in tirana in front of a live audience the format of the show includes stand up comedy sketch comedy and live music making the show similar to the nbc show saturday night live portokalli is known to make fun of everyday problems through humor and sa tire it also makes fun of political figures such as sali berisha edi rama and others portokalli reaches an audience of many ages through young and old br see also br communications in albania br dritan hoxha br radio televizioni shqiptar br references br external links br www top channel tv br v 160 160 d 160 160 e br television in albania br national frequency br televizioni shqiptar tvsh tv klan top channel br regional frequency br telenorba shqiptare a1 tv news 24 tele sport mediasat etv egnatia tv tv 1 ntv nesr tv ktv kuks tv br satellite frequency br alsat vizion plus br foreign relay frequency br tv5monde europe br tv providers br digitalb tring digital br ist ranking based on signal coverage maps of stations present in the most counties only as of 2007 kkrt br categories albanian media television in albania television channels and stations established in 2001

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