Reflections on the Politics of the Global ‘Rolling-News’ Television Genre

The latter part of the twentieth century was marked by the proliferation of culture and communication, the explosion of information technologies and channels, and the expansion of the cultural industries. These developments in communication have had significant socio-political impacts internationally. The recent advancements in satellite technologies with the accompanying expansion of …

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Ibrahim Nawar, VCS’s Managing Director

Video Cairo Sat has for almost thirty years been providing news production services to TV broadcasters around the world. Now, with the legalization of private satellite channels in Egypt, VCS is launching Cairo Sat News, its own satellite news channel. TBS Managing Editor Sarah Sullivan talked to VCS's Managing Director Ibrahim Nawar in …

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Copycat TV: Globalisation, Program Formats and Cultural Identity

Albert Moran (1998). Copycat TV: Globalisation, Program Formats and Cultural Identity. Luton: University of Luton Press. 204 pages. ISBN: 1-86020-537-2. Reviewed by Amos Owen Thomas, School of Marketing and Management, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia While international program flows from the developed world to the underdeveloped dominated the 1970s and 80s, …

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Information Highways in ASEAN

Anura Goonasekera and Ang Peng Hwa (1999). Information Highways in ASEAN. Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre. 444 pages. ISBN 9971-905-77-9 (paperback). Reviewed by Dr. Ali Parandeh, International Institute for Caspian Studies, Tehran, Iran The basic communication infrastructure of a country is one of the main determining factors of its …

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