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Emmys celebrate TV’s best, but are viewers overloaded?
Cinema/TV
September 19, 2015
Emmys celebrate TV’s best, but are viewers overloaded?
The Emmy Awards will celebrate the best of the hundreds of television shows flooding US airwaves, in what many critics…
Nilesat to cut Dream TV satellite feed
Egypt
November 14, 2012
Nilesat to cut Dream TV satellite feed
The Egyptian Satellite Company, Nilesat, will stop broadcasting satellite channel Dream TV for operating outside of media production city, state-run…
Saudi TV channel eyes both political and economic ends
Egypt
October 16, 2012
Saudi TV channel eyes both political and economic ends
A new Saudi-owned channel, MBC Egypt, is set to begin broadcasting in November, primarily focusing on entertainment specifically tailored…
Channel featuring niqab-wearing women to be launched in Ramadan
Egypt
July 5, 2012
Channel featuring niqab-wearing women to be launched in Ramadan
State-run Al-Ahram newspaper said Thursday that there are plans to launch a satellite channel during Ramadan featuring only women who…
Military rulers activate Mubarak’s repressive media policies
Egypt
September 15, 2011
Military rulers activate Mubarak’s repressive media policies
The recent crackdown on the al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr channel, preceded by a decision to halt the authorization of new satellite…
In media first, Al-Beit Beituk sat channel to merge with Sawiris’ OTV
Egypt
January 11, 2011
In media first, Al-Beit Beituk sat channel to merge with Sawiris’ OTV
In an unprecedented move in the world of Egyptian media, Naguib Sawiris, owner of the OTV satellite television channel, has…
Egypt tells WaPo: TV channels suspended for inciting hatred
Egypt
November 4, 2010
Egypt tells WaPo: TV channels suspended for inciting hatred
In reply to an editorial published earlier this week in the Washington Post about the Egyptian government's crackdown on independent…
Egypt stifles traditionally tolerated Salafi outlets ahead of polls
Egypt
October 26, 2010
Egypt stifles traditionally tolerated Salafi outlets ahead of polls
Within the last decade, bearded preachers have appeared on satellite channels in increasing numbers to stress the need to revive…
Egypt space agency: Israel can’t assume control of runaway satellite
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Egypt space agency: Israel can’t assume control of runaway satellite
Neither Israel--nor any other country other than Egypt--has the ability to assume control of Egypt's EgySat 1 satellite, Ayman al-Dessouky,…
Elections monitor: Media restrictions; record campaign spending
Egypt
October 24, 2010
Elections monitor: Media restrictions; record campaign spending
The Egyptian government’s recent decision to shut down several satellite channels and place further restrictions on the media has raised…