The latest Nilesat viewership research conducted in June 2003 in five countries, coupled with estimates based on 2002 statistics for a further four, indicate that the Egyptian satellite's transmissions now reach almost 7.1 million households in the Middle East, nearly double the number for 2002. According to Nilesat figures, in …

  On the summer of 2003, Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network announced the launch of its Direct-To-Home broadcast services and a full range of viewing and entertainment applications in the Egyptian market. TBS correspondent Hala Abdulrahman reviewed Orbit's offerings and interviewed Felix Serhan, Orbit's vice president and managing director. …

British coverage of the Iraqi conflict since the formal conclusion of hostilities in May has been dominated by three stories: the day-by-day progress (or lack thereof) of events on the ground in Iraq itself, and the role of the UK government in exaggerating or even distorting the case for war. …

The problem starts when someone subscribes to ART not just to watch Arab pay-TV channels but also with the idea of making a buck. Through a network of cables, he connects his decoder to the TV sets of others who live in the same building and are keen to watch …

The Arab 24-hour news satellite channels have come in for both strong condemnation and extravagant praise since the first of them, Al Jazeera, launched in 1996. Whatever their opinion of their methods and positions however, few would disagree that they constitute the most important phenomenon in Arab media for many …

The Americans are more than critical of the Arab satellite channels, specifically Al Arabiya, Saddam Hussein's people inside and outside Iraq (those outside being the more important) are distinguished by their rancor and fury, the members of the Interim Governing Council wave their stick and make threats and promises, and …

RIGHT GOAL, WRONG APPROACH For the hawks in the Bush administration, one of the keys to understanding the Middle East is Osama bin Laden's observation that people flock to the "strong horse." Bush officials think U. S. problems in the region stem in part from "weak" responses offered by previous …

Slowly and inexorably the Arab television channels have developed into a major factor in Arab political and intellectual life. It is scarcely possible to think of a single Arab issue that the various programs do not deal with and examine from every conceivable angle, to the extent that they have …

The decade just passed, which will be remembered by many as the decade of America's invasion of the Arab world, may also be remembered as the decade which saw the beginning of the collapse of the Arab political order. Two key factors contributing to the deconstruction of this political order …

TBS visited Qatar to touch base with the granddaddy of the Arab all-news satellite channels, al-Jazeera, which, at seven years of age and with much water (and a fair amount of blood) under the bridge, is in a reflective mood. A lot has changed since Al Jazeera first showed the …