 Throughout the 1960s and until the 1970s, Télé Liban provided local, original programming as well as imports from France and the United States.What made Télé Liban unique in the region was its creation of innovative content for a pluralistic country like Lebanon.During the war, the two private television stations had been taken over by militias, and the newly elected president, Elias Sarkis wanted a unified media outlet to promote his agenda of peace and unity.