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WETV - Canada

Country

Canada

Regions

Global, North America, South Asia

Programme Summary


WETV produces and distributes television programmes on issues of sustainable development, with a focus on the human environment, including popular music and drama. The network is operated by WETV Network Corporation, based in Ottawa, Canada.

Communication Strategies



Programmes are provided, currently, to 38 partner television networks and stations, mainly in developing countries, in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Distribution is through video-tape and, in the Caribbean, by satellite. The WETV Foundation, a not-for-profit based in Canada, also organizes training for independent producers in the South and arranges special coverage of events such as UN world conferences.

Development Issues



Human rights, economic and sustainable development.

Key Points



Programmes are sourced, mainly, from independent television producers in the South, and from UN and other development agencies.

Partners



WETV Foundation receives support, through programme sponsorships, from a number of national and international development agencies.

Contact


Charles Morrow, Director, Communications, WETV - Global Access Television, 342 MacLaren Street, Ottawa, ON K2P OM6 Canada.

Phone: (613) 238-4580

fax: (613) 238-5642

E-mail: cmorrow@wetv.com

WETV site.

Source

Letter from WETV Foundation to The Communication Initiative and WETV web site.


Placed on the Communication Initiative site November 15 1999
Last Updated June 04 2001


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