In an unprecedented move in the world of Egyptian media, Naguib Sawiris, owner of the OTV satellite television channel, has agreed with Mahmoud Baraka and Ihab Talaat, the owners of Al-Beit Beituk satellite channel, to merge the two channels into a (...)
The ministries of information and communications last week informed nine satellite channels that they must broadcast directly from studios affiliated with the state-run Media Production City if they wanted to seen their licenses renewed.
According (...)
The government tightened the noose on independent media this week, with the General Investment Authority (GIA) temporarily closing down the Al-Nas, Al-Khaleejia, Al-Hafez and Al-Seha wal Gamal satellite television channels--effective as of (...)
Prominent talk show presenter Amr Adeeb has joined the Al-Hayat satellite network, for which he will present a new talk show entitled "Egypt: A Big House" starting in January, according to industry sources.
“Adeeb is a great asset for us,” said (...)
