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Emmys celebrate TV’s best, but are viewers overloaded?
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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