satellite channels
Interior Ministry to launch own satellite channel
Egypt
September 2, 2012
Interior Ministry to launch own satellite channel
The Interior Ministry is preparing to launch a satellite channel to communicate with citizens, the interior minister said Sunday. “It…
Owner of bellydance satellite channel arrested
Egypt
May 17, 2012
Owner of bellydance satellite channel arrested
Police officers along with a team from the Egyptian Radio and Television Union arrested the owner of Al-Tet satellite channel…
Document attributed to NSA advises satellite channels not to tackle crises
Egypt
March 30, 2012
Document attributed to NSA advises satellite channels not to tackle crises
Egyptian activists on Facebook and Twitter circulated a document attributed to the National Security Agency under the title "Advice" directed…
Media figures plan subscription-based satellite channel
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Media figures plan subscription-based satellite channel
A group of independent Egyptian media workers is planning to launch the first ever satellite channel to be established through…
Minister: Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr shut down for ‘disregarding’ law
Egypt
September 12, 2011
Minister: Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr shut down for ‘disregarding’ law
Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr was shut down for disregarding Egyptian laws, said Information Minister Osama Heikal Monday, denying charges that…
Egyptian authorities crack down on satellite channels
Egypt
September 11, 2011
Egyptian authorities crack down on satellite channels
The Information Ministry on Sunday launched a campaign in cooperation with the Interior Ministry's censorship department to check the permits…
Saudi Arabia moves its satellite channel to Arabsat
Egypt
September 8, 2011
Saudi Arabia moves its satellite channel to Arabsat
Less than 24 hours after the ruling military council and cabinet announced it decision to ban new licenses for satellite…
April 6 Youth Movement threatens legal action against government decisions
Egypt
September 8, 2011
April 6 Youth Movement threatens legal action against government decisions
The April 6 Youth Movement threatened on Thursday to go to court against what it called the “illegal” decisions Information…
Egyptian court stops broadcast of channels that incite against Libyan rebels
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Egyptian court stops broadcast of channels that incite against Libyan rebels
An Egyptian court on Monday ruled to stop the broadcasts of 14 satellite channels on Nilesat that incite against rebels…
Muslim Brotherhood to launch satellite TV channel in April
Egypt
March 12, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood to launch satellite TV channel in April
The Muslim Brotherhood intends to launch a satellite television channel on NileSat, said Abdel Rahman el-Barr, a member of the…