CELEBRATING LEBANESE TELEVISION AND POP CULTURE
a new BOOK BY ZAVEN KOUYOUMDJIAN
taking Lebanese pop to the world
THE FIRST BOOK OF ITS KIND IN ENGLISH
LEBANON ON SCREEN
THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF LEBANESE
TELEVISION AND POP CULTURE
35+
Years of Lebanon
in your living room
160+
Classic TV moments
of Lebanese television
400+
Pages of news, talk shows, entertainment and series
2000+
Iconic and rare
photos
available now in all bookstores
in Lebanon and online
"IF IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON TELEVISION, IT DID NOT HAPPEN AT ALL… AND IF IT IS NOT IN ENGLISH, IT’S “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!”
"Lebanon on Screen" is co-published
by Hachette Antoine and Alba University, with the support of the United States Embassy in Lebanon.
Dedicated to the men and women,
behind and in front of the camera,
who shaped Lebanese TELEVISION
and touched our lives.
“Lebanon on Screen: The Greatest Moments of Lebanese Television and Pop Culture” is the first book of its kind written in English, documenting the landmark moments and milestones of Lebanese television.
From the country’s first television broadcast in 1959 to the birth of the first Audio Visual Media Law in Lebanon and the Middle East in 1994, this book will tell you the tale of Lebanon the war-zone and Lebanon the dreamland, as well as Lebanon the small country that played a leading cultural role in shaping the larger Arab World.
“Lebanon on Screen” showcases Lebanese television’s most famous and infamous moments, its unforgettable firsts, glamorous golden age icons and legends, and its most memorable heroes and villains, who not only shaped Lebanon as a nation and a state, but also pushed its cultural and social boundaries.
Lebanon and television
It all started at 6:00 PM on May 29, 1959.
NEWS and TALK SHOWS
For better or worse, here are the Top 30 moments that tell the story of Lebanon across three decades, in its finest and darkest hours.
ENTERTAINMENT
Nothing could have united, connected, comforted, shocked and inspired the Lebanese like these 30 +2 TV moments.
SERIES: TOP 100
The greatest and most memorable dramas and comedies that shaped Lebanese imagination & kept audiences busy with a story.
90s: NEW BEGINNINGS
The 1990s were a second golden age for Lebanese television… only this time it was bigger, brighter, and on satellite. Here is how it started.
ZAVEN KOUYOUMDJIAN
Zaven Kouyoumdjian is a Lebanese television celebrity, talk show host, producer and best-selling author. He currently hosts a weekly talk show on Lebanon’s Future Television
titled “Bala Toul Sire”.
Zaven was named by "Newsweek" magazine as one of the 40 most influential people in the Middle East in 2005. In addition to his television and publishing work, Zaven is a media consultant and lecturer at various Lebanese and Arab universities.
Other books:
Lebanon Shot Twice (2002, 2004, 2009)
A Witness on the Society (2014)
God Bless Your Evening (2015)
"LEBANON ON SCREEN"
signing Events
More to come soon
Dec 13, 2016
Alba University
(Sin El Fill)
Lebanon
Mar 21, 2017
Office du Tourisme Libanais - Paris
France
Mar 23, 2017
Lebanese American University NYC
United States
May 2, 2017
Arab Media Forum Dubai
UAE
June 13, 2017
Centro Libanés
México City
Mexico