Léman Bleu

Léman Bleu
Logo
Broadcast areaSwitzerland
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
Programming
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
480i (SDTV)
History
LaunchedOctober 1996 (1996-10)
Links
Websitewww.lemanbleu.ch

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]

History

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 idrector was Jean-François Acker (founder of Couleur 3).

Elle tourne avec un budget d'environ 2 millions de francs suisses et douze postes de travail répartis entre une vingtaine de personnes. Le programme se limite à une émission principale d'environ une heure diffusée cinq fois par semaine. Des invités prestigieux comme Guy Bedos, Jean Lefebvre et Hélène Ségara s'y succèdent.

En 1997, un changement de rédacteur en chef se produit avec l'arrivée de Stéphane Santini. C'est lui qui lance et présente le journal télévisé avant d'en confier la présentation à Gaëlle Lavidière qui travaille aujourd'hui à la Télévision suisse romande (TSR).

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 accumulated 598,000 viewers contacting the channel's slot 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]

Le 23 février 2022, Valentin Emery, à Léman Bleu depuis 2013, présente son dernier journal[13].

In September 2022, its news bulletin received a Q d'or by Medienquälitat Schweiz for the best qualitative progression of a news bulletin.[14][15]

On 11 May 2022, Léman Bleu signed a five-year contract with Sunrise UPC to become the exclusive broadcaster of the Ice Hockey National League in Romandy among the free-to-view channels, valid through to 2027, displacing RTS, which historically held the rights.[16][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

  1. ^ "OFCOM - Télévisions régionales". www.bakom.admin.ch. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  2. ^ "Émissions - Léman Bleu Télévision". www.lemanbleu.ch. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  3. ^ Léman Bleu perd une star - 20min.ch
  4. ^ JFM (21-01-2015). "Laurent Keller reprend la direction de Léman Bleu". La Tribune de Genève. Retrieved 07-08-2020. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
  5. ^ Alexis Favre (24-06-2015). "Léman Bleu lance le téléjournal «100% iPhone»". Le Temps. Retrieved 07-08-2020. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help).
  6. ^ "Missions / myCANAL". myCANAL. Retrieved 04-11-2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  7. ^ "Les iPhone de Léman Bleu créent un buzz international". bilan.ch via Wikiwix. Retrieved 18-06-2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  8. ^ "Léman Bleu cartonne grâce à la Laver Cup". Cominmag.ch (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  9. ^ "Léman Bleu TV : Les présidentielles américaines avec Laurence Haïm". Cominmag.ch (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  10. ^ "Léman Bleu – Le Journal - MQR 2020". www-mqr--schweiz-ch.translate.goog. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  11. ^ Barraco, Florent (2021-09-05). "Philippe Verdier, le pestiféré de la météo". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  12. ^ "Le PoinG". lemanbleu.ch (in French).
  13. ^ Télévision, www lemanbleu ch, Léman Bleu. "Et Valentin Emery présenta son dernier TJ sur Léman Bleu". www.lemanbleu.ch (in Swiss French). Retrieved 2022-03-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Léman Bleu sacré « étoile montante » du paysage médiatique suisse". www.lemanbleu.ch (in Swiss French). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  15. ^ "Medienqualitätsrating 2022: Das ist die Bestenliste der Schweizer Medien". persoenlich.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  16. ^ "Hockey sur glace – Il n'y aura plus de matches en direct sur la RTS". Tribune de Genève (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  17. ^ "Léman Bleu diffusera le hockey suisse". Blick (in Swiss French). 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  18. ^ "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 2022-05-11.
  19. ^ Schnarrenberger, Adrien (2023-05-02). "Après un buzz mondial, Léman Bleu invite l'activiste «colleur»". Blick (in Swiss French). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  20. ^ "Suisse: un militant écologiste se colle la main à un pupitre en plein débat télévisé". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  21. ^ "'Seriously?' - TV host's exasperation at protester". BBC News. 01-05-2023. Retrieved 2023-05-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |langue= ignored (|language= suggested) (help)
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