Alan B. Albarran and Sylvia M Chan-Olmsted, eds. (1998) Global media economics: commercialization, concentration and integration of world media markets. Ames: Iowa State University Press. 362 pages. ISBN 0-8138-2690-X. Reviewed by James Piecowye, College of Communication and Media Sciences, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates At the dawn of the new millennium …
Read More »The Dubai Digital Broadcasting Miracle
It seems like it all has happened in little more than a year: the launch of Dubai TV's cutting-edge digital satellite channel, the Dubai Business Channel; the opening of the extraordinary Dubai Press Club with its vast expanse of Internet-connected computer stations and large overhead TV screens tuned in to every …
Read More »MediaWire
The MediaWire is Arab Media & Society’s current events hub for all things media-related in the region. In addition to cross-publishing articles from other media outlets, we are seeking original contributions on a rolling basis. Articles for publication must adhere to the following guidelines: Content should reflect unbiased and objective reporting …
Read More »ERTU, Investors at Odds Over Media Privatization
CAIRO, EGYPT, April 4, 2000 A new private satellite station to be located in Egypt's new Media Free Zone is being formed by a partnership of fifty local private investors, according to Abdel Rahman Hafez, Chairman of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU). The introduction of private channels is …
Read More »An Afternoon with Einstein
Extracts from a discussion held with mass communications students and faculty at the Adham Center for Television Journalism on March 6, 2000, on the occasion of Gulf DTH/Showtime President and CEO Peter Einstein's appointment as an Associate (honorary faculty member) of the Adham Center. Peter Einstein: Egypt and the Middle East …
Read More »VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM : Broadcasting in Latin America
From a discussion conducted online, Feb. 16, 2000, on the state of broadcasting in Latin America. Joseph Straubhaar: One of our questions for discussion today is, has the import of international programming into Latin America affected what's being produced locally? How? Conversely, has local production affected the import of international programming …
Read More »Beating Around the Middle East Bush on Morningside Heights
Columbia University's prestigious Middle East Institute, with an assist from Columbia's equally prestigious School of Journalism, was the host to a curious but stimulating conference that was as ambiguous in its apparent direction as it was ambiguous in title: "Opening the Channels: Columbia Forum on Television and Society in the …
Read More »Susan Irwin, Founder and President of Irwin Communications, Inc.
Susan Irwin is founder and President of Irwin Communications, Inc., which she founded in 1985. Ms. Irwin began her career in the satellite industry in 1977 as a consultant to the Appalachian Regional Commission on a project which demonstrated the use of satellites to broadcast live educational programming to rural …
Read More »Dolores Martos, Vice President for Latin American Sales, New Skies Satellites
Dolores Martos is the Vice President for Latin American Sales at New Skies Satellites responsible for all NSS sales and marketing activities in the Latin American region. New Skies Satellites N.V. is a private global system of commercial telecommunications satellites incorporated in The Netherlands. Ms. Martos joined New Skies Satellites …
Read More »The Age of New Media: The Role of Al-Jazeera Satellite TV in Developing Aspects of Civil Society in Qatar
In 1995 censorship of the domestic press in Qatar was formally lifted. Since then, the press has been essentially free. Liberating the press from governmental interference, and permitting freedom of speech and public opinion through the media, especially radio and TV, have paved the road for a healthy civil society. …
Read More »