We are a Lebanese owned and operated company founded in 1993.
First launched in Lebanon on February 15, 1993, Future Television,
although the youngest of the Lebanese stations back then, became
the nation’s fastest growing station. Supported by a large
capital, advanced technology, wide coverage and an excellent
image quality, Future Television triggered competition on all
fronts in the Lebanese TV market.
In the beginning of a post-war epoch where people were seeking
quality of life, peace, family ties, reconstruction, culture
and development, our main targets were to encourage a family
audience and to provide a new outlook for the Lebanese youth.
For that, Future Television took off with a sweeping reputation
for an eccentric funky look, extensive family programming, an
Oriental-Western promotional blend and a diversity of public
awareness messages; all in all, an optimistic view of the future.
On
October 1994, Future Television started a trial satellite
broadcasting over the footprint of Arabsat 1D. The testing
period lasted two months and left an audience, mostly in the
Arab World, asking for more. Shortly after, following the
huge success of the initial experiment, we launched Future
International on our transponder on Arabsat 2A.
In
less than a year, Future International grew to become one
of the leading Arab satellite stations gathering the highest
audience ratings in the Gulf, Egypt and the Levant. Ever since,
Future International has been an 18 hour open window to Lebanon
for the Arab world, North Africa, and South Europe. Like Future
Television, Future International is a family TV that promotes
Lebanon as a place for reconstruction, civilization, prosperity,
coexistence, fun and good times.
In
1996, in compliance with the new Lebanese audio visual law,
Future Television restructured its ownership. Future Television
now has around 90 new shareholders, all from the Lebanese
business, social and media elite.
Since
the very beginning, we have successfully maintained two important
characteristics of Future Television: (1) preservation of
our Lebanese identity and (2) quality production rather than
easy-to-market production.
On the Internet, Future Television was the first Lebanese
Television company to establish a presence on the World Wide
Web in March 1996. With an increasing number of daily hits,
our website continues to be a reliable reference for Future
Television viewers and fans worldwide on one hand, and a connection
linking Lebanese abroad to their mother country on the other.
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