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Betizu (TV series)

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Betizu
BetiZu
Genrechildren and adolescent programming
Based onDisney Channel
Written byXegun Altolagirre
Directed byJuanjo Elordi
Xegun Altolagirre
Presented byNerea Alias
Iban Garate
Jon Gomez
Ilaski Serrano
Joseba Olagarai
Music byJuan Carlos Pérez Gómez
Country of originSpain
Original languageBasque
Production
Executive producerUnai Iparragirre Torres
ProducerEduardo Barinaga
Production companiesEITB Media
Baleuko
Original release
Release2001 (2001) –
2011 (2011)

Betizu was a Basque children's and youth television programming, by EITB Media, broadcast by the ETB 1 channel, between 2001 and 2011.[1] It was not a television program itself, but a strip of television programming. It was replaced by the television space Hiru3 (2011–present).

The Betizu television space was a success for the vast majority of the generation of children born in the 90s.[1][2]

The Betizu children's and youth programming

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Betizu was the name of a special programming for children and teenagers on the ETB 1 channel. As at that time (2001-2011) the ETB 1 channel broadcast general content for all audiences (adults, elderly people,...), Betizu was the programming slot for children and youth audiences. In this children's-youth programming (Betizu), different contents were broadcast: programs, cartoons, television series, TV programs, ...[1]

It was similar to the Disney Channel, but in this case it was a slot of programming (not an entire, exclusive channel).[1]

The Betizu space had different presenters such as Nerea Alias, Jon Gomez, Iban Garate, Ilaski Serrano, Joseba Olagarai or Unai Iparragirre.[3][4][5]

This space was broadcast practically the entire morning and part of the afternoon and consisted of a variety of content: cartoons, series, contests, programs and others.[1]

As a children's and youth space, it created various products and projects aimed at this audience. Among them:

  • The Betizu Club (Betizu Kluba), a club aimed at children with children's activities[6][7]
  • Betizu Taldea - BT (Betizu Group, in Basque), a music group that achieved great notoriety, especially for the hit song "Lokaleko leihotik"[8] or also for the single "Esaidazu"[9][10]
  • Betizu Festival (Betizu Jaialdia, in Basque), a children's and youth festival with concerts, activities and others[11][12]
  • Tours and shows

Like other children's television shows, Betizu created many projects for children such as movies, clubs, theater shows (Betizu Izar artean or Betizu Bizi-Bizi, live Betizu), singing competitions for children... From All of this produced famous artists and musical groups in the Basque Country and Navarra, as well as other products such as records or toys.

The program was produced by Baleuko and EITB Media. The coordinating scriptwriter of the program was Xegun Altolagirre,[11][13] who would later assume the role of director of the container program, and the director was Juanjo Elordi.[14] The name of the program comes from the native Basque breed of cow Betizu and which also means Beti -Zu (in Basque translated as Siempre Tú, "Beti" always and "Zu" you), for this reason the "Z" was stylized in capital letters.

The Betizu television space was a success for a whole generation of children born in the 1990s.[2][1]

In 2011, the Betizu television space was replaced by Hiru3, the new EITB children's container space.[15][16]

Betizu programming (contents)

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Betizu films

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Cartoons

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  • Amaigabeko Istorioa
  • Hiru Hirukiak
  • Dragoi Ball
  • Autobus magikoa
  • One piece
  • Pernando Amezketarra
  • Lazkao Txiki
  • Vickie bikingoa
  • ...

TV shows

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TV series

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Betizu Characters

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  • Betizu (female character)[23]
  • Betisuis (female character with a French accent)
  • M.U. (male character)
  • Arrati (male character, bull, in love with Betizu)

The Betizu Club

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The Betizu Club (Betizu Kluba) was a project within Betizu launched by EITB aimed at children and young people. It began on November 25, 2001.[24] Children and young people signed up for the club and received a personalized red card with their name. With it they received magazines, invitations, and others.[6][7][25][26][27]

The club also extended to other different areas such as banking, with a children's savings account called Betizu Izar Libreta (Betizu Star Notebook, in Basque) with a notebook with the Betizu logo that offered different gifts such as books, children's tableware, discounts, interest-free financing and other banking products for children.[9][10][28][29]

Betizu space (ETB1 and ETB3 channels) and Betizu channel (TV channel)

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The Betizu program should not be confused with the Betizu Channel (a television channel that replaced the Super Bat Telebista channel). The Betizu program was one of the programs on the ETB 1 channel (one of them). On the other hand, the Betizu Channel was an exclusive channel that only broadcast Betizu content (cartoons, series, contests, programs and others), similar to the Disney Channel in the US.[30][31][32] In 2010/11, the ETB 3 channel replaced the Betizu Channel, but the ETB 3 channel kept the Betizu program as one of its spaces (one of its programs), until it was replaced by the Hiru3 program.

The reason for this is that the Betizu Channel was a cable television channel (not open) and ETB 1 was an open channel.[30]

TV programming: Betizu (2001-2010/11) --> Hiru3 (2010/11-...)

Television channels: Betizu Channel (2003-2010/11)[30] --> ETB 3 (2010/11-...)

Betizu Stars

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As Betizu was a success for the vast majority of the generation of children born in the 90s, for the child stars who were members of Betizu, their work in Betizu (as presenters, actors, singers, contestants, ...) brought them acclaimed success and made them well known child stars in the Basque Country (Basque Country, Navarre and South of France), becoming well known among the children and the audience.[1]

Among all the artists (children and youth) who were part of any of the Betizu content (presenters, actors, singers, contestants, ...) are, among others: Nerea Alias, Iban Garate, Ilaski Serrano, Jon Gomez, Joseba Olagarai, Zuriñe Hidalgo, Telmo Idígoras, Elene Arandia, Jon Urbieta, Leire Merino, Ainara Epelde, Amane Ibañez, María Ereña, Maialen Diez, Beñat Urkiola, Izar Algueró, ...

Most of them are now adults (practically almost all of them) and are known as former Betizu Stars.

Controversies

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The Betizu Stars (presenters, actors, singers, etc.) were children and adolescents (child stars). As adults, some of the Betizu Stars have spoken about the treatment they received on the program when they recorded it.[2]

The singer and presenter Zuriñe Hidalgo was one of the many child Betizu Stars, where she has been since she was 11 years old.[2] In the year 2022, as an adult, she recognized that it was not easy being part of Betizu being so young and criticized the program and the ETB 1 channel for certain facts, declaring that "she suffered discrimination in situations ranging from the way she was dressed, to the way they treated her".[2]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d e Ferreira, Maialen (2022-12-06). "Zuriñe Hidalgo, an adolescence under the spotlight: "It took me a while to be aware of the violence I was receiving"". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  3. ^ Lakunza, Rosana (2022-02-21). "Unai Iparragirre: "El proyecto de ETB es apasionante pero agotador"". Diario de Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-25.
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  8. ^ a b "Lokaleko leihotik". Diario de Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  9. ^ a b Nieto, Marta (2003-03-29). "El primer concierto de mi vida". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  10. ^ a b "Several members of Betizu Taldea will unite again and give three concerts". EITB (in Basque). 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  11. ^ a b "The "Betizu" TV Festival for the children". El País (in Spanish). 2002-06-15. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  12. ^ "Beñat Urkiolak will participate in the Betizu Festival in Bilbao". El Diario Vasco (in European Spanish). 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  13. ^ "Iker Alvarez y Xegun Altolagirre, en los premios Goya". Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  14. ^ "Juanjo Elordi. Cinema director".
  15. ^ a b Betizu entre las estrellas (2003) (in Spanish), retrieved 2023-01-21
  16. ^ a b Betizu eta Xangaduko misterioa (2006) (in Spanish), retrieved 2023-01-21
  17. ^ "Betizu Izar Artean". EITB (in Basque). Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  18. ^ "Betizu eta Xangaduko Misterioa / Betizu and The Mystery of Xangadu (Betizu y El Misterio de Xangadú)". sansebastianfestival (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  19. ^ Betizu eta urrezko zintzarria (2007) (in Spanish), retrieved 2023-01-21
  20. ^ "Iban Garate: 'El castellano es una lengua tan nuestra como el euskera'". EITB (in Spanish). 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  21. ^ Laboral, Kutxa (5 May 2021). "Ilaski Serrano: "He elegido ser periodista vasca y desempeñar mi labor en euskera, con todo lo que conlleva"".
  22. ^ all_powerful_Oz. "Joseba Olagarai: "Bainujantziengatik da aspergarria hondartza"". Gaztezulo (in Basque). Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  23. ^ "Betizu | Txantxangorria-Euskal karaokeak" (in Basque). 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  24. ^ Redacción (2002-02-11). ""BETIZU KLUBA", MARKETING Y TELEVISIÓN PARA FIDELIZAR A LOS NIÑOS". Marketing Directo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  25. ^ "Tarjeta Funcional: Betizu - eitb (Clubs - Children Clubs, España(Betizu - Eitb) Col:ES-BETI-002". Colnect (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  26. ^ "Tarjeta Funcional: Betizu - eitb (Clubs - Children Clubs, España(Betizu - Eitb) Col:ES-BETI-001". Colnect (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  27. ^ Nieto, Marta (2002-06-07). "ETB celebra con una gran fiesta en Bilbao los 15.000 socios del Betizu Kluba". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  28. ^ "Lucia de Elvira ganadora del Betizu Izar Libreta". EITB (in Spanish). 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  29. ^ "Las cuentas bancarias para menores no son un juego de niños | elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  30. ^ a b c Nieto, Marta (2004-05-12). "Euskaltel lanza una campaña para captar abonados a la televisión digital". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  31. ^ "EITB admite perder dinero con los canales Superbat y Canal Promo – Gananzia" (in Spanish). 2002-08-15. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  32. ^ "Bertelsmann gestionará la infraestructura de un club infantil del canal vasco ETB". El País (in Spanish). 2001-06-07. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
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