Nile TV is a state-owned Egyptian television satellite network which
broadcasts from Cairo. Both
Egyptian radio and TV are under the responsibility of the Ministry
of Information and Media and supervised by the Egyptian Radio and
TV Union, headed by Nile TV founder, Hassan Hamid.
Launched in
1993, it is the only Egyptian television network broadcasting in
Arabic, French, English and Hebrew.
Nile TV is seen throughout the Middle East and most of the world
on 12 satellites.
Their news reports are aired every hour and include local issues,
economic developments, and news from the region and around the world.
News programs include: Around the World, Egypt in a Week, The World
in Seven Days and Africa Report.
Nile TV also presents cultural, variety, sports and dramatic programs.
The state owns and operates most of Egypt’s broadcast media,
but four private television stations are now on the air. Al-Mehwar,
owned by a group of businessmen, has been operating since late 2001,
while Dream 1 and Dream 2, owned by Egyptian tycoon Ahmed Bahgat,
have been broadcasting since November 2001. Al-Mehwar, the only
one to offer news segments, uses reports from state-owned TV stations.
In the late 1990s, the government created a “media city”
outside of Cairo where media outlets can rent facilities to produce
commercial films, as well as news broadcasts and feeds.
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