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Welcome to the premier
issue of
Transnational Broadcasting Studies
No. 1, Fall 1998
In This Issue:
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| ARTICLES |
Media
Explosion in the Arab World: The Pan-Arab Satellite Broadcasters
By TBS Senior Editor S.A. Schleifer |
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Transnational
Media and Regionalism
By Jon B. Alterman
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Digital
Platforms in the Middle East
By Chris Forrester |
CNE
in Egypt: Some Light at the End of an Arduous Tunnel
By Joe Foote |
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| INTERVIEWS |
| Sheikh
Saleh Kamel, Chairman of the Board of ART (Arab Radio and Television) |
| Alexander
Zilo, President and CEO of Orbit |
| Ian
Ritchie, CEO of MBC (Middle East Broadcasting Centre) |
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| SYMPOSIUM |
| In this issue’s Virtual
Symposium, leading academics and broadcast professionals from the United States
and the Arab world discuss issues critical to transnational broadcasting in the
Arab region: cross-cultural influences, freedom of the press, transnational broadcasting
and the peace process, and more. |
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| RESEARCH, ABSTRACTS,
AND DOCUMENTS |
Uses
and Gratifications of Satellite TV in Egypt
By Hala Abdel Rahman |
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Abstract: Satellite
Television from Lebanon: A Preliminary Look at the Players
By Marwan M. Kraidy
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Abstract: The
Regulation of Arab Satellite Broadcasting
By Naomi Sakr
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| Nilesat
101 Channels: A comprehensive list of what’s available on the Middle East’s
newest satellite |
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| DEPARTMENTS |
| From
the Editor |