Based on the results of our survey and on other historical and contextual data, we argue that a new national perspective on news and current affairs is emerging in the country, together with the success of non-Western productions for entertainment formats. The article explores the choices made by young Algerians in terms of national and transnational television content, both for news and for entertainment. In Algeria, the media law approved in 2012 opened the door to the creation of private television channels. This partially changed after the 2011 uprisings as many Arab countries accelerated a process of media liberalization. After an initial French dominance, the last 10 years saw a gradual growth in the Gulf channels' penetration, while national television became increasingly neglected. As with other neighbouring countries, since the 1980s, Algeria has been exposed to a rising amount of transnational television flows. Research on this topic was conducted through a small-scale audience survey among university students in Mostaganem, West Algeria, at the beginning of 2015. This article investigates new trends in the consumption of national and transnational television channels in Algeria, following the changes introduced by the 2012 media law.
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