Navad
Encyclopedia
Navad is an Iranian, (Persian language
), popular weekly television program broadcast by Channel 3
in Iran
. The host of the program is Adel Ferdosipour
. The main subject of the program is the football matches played in the Iranian Premier League every week.
Every episode has two guests, one who analyzes the technical aspects of the matches, and the other discusses the referee's decisions and errors. On some shows, famous football players are invited and interviewed as well.
Navad show contains segments like "With the Legionnaires" (reporting on the Iranian footballers playing abroad), "Navad News" (the latest news about football in Iran) and "SMS-Win".
Since 1 January 2009, extraordinary activities on this program (mainly criticizing the football federation openly)
there has been rumors of politics getting directly involved in the program, forcing the reporter to encourage or
discourage certain subjects and putting limits on how far a discussion can go. Although not being officially covered
by the mass media, several caricaturists have drawn controversial cartoons about this program which were published
on blogs and certain magazines.
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
), popular weekly television program broadcast by Channel 3
Channel 3 (Iran)
Channel 3 is one of five nationally broadcast television channels in Iran.It is the third television channel created by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, and started broadcasting on December 5, 1993. The channel is often referred to as the youth channel, due to its large amounts of...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The host of the program is Adel Ferdosipour
Adel Ferdosipour
Adel Ferdosipour , is an Iranian journalist, translator, football commentator and television show host and producer. He is the host and producer of the famous and popular TV show: Navad Adel Ferdosipour (Persian:عادل فروسی پور ; born 1974, Tehran, Iran), is an Iranian journalist, translator,...
. The main subject of the program is the football matches played in the Iranian Premier League every week.
Every episode has two guests, one who analyzes the technical aspects of the matches, and the other discusses the referee's decisions and errors. On some shows, famous football players are invited and interviewed as well.
Navad show contains segments like "With the Legionnaires" (reporting on the Iranian footballers playing abroad), "Navad News" (the latest news about football in Iran) and "SMS-Win".
Since 1 January 2009, extraordinary activities on this program (mainly criticizing the football federation openly)
there has been rumors of politics getting directly involved in the program, forcing the reporter to encourage or
discourage certain subjects and putting limits on how far a discussion can go. Although not being officially covered
by the mass media, several caricaturists have drawn controversial cartoons about this program which were published
on blogs and certain magazines.