At war with a prince
In the video above, LBC TV show host Joe Maalouf takes multiple shots a Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin…
Who is not covering Egypt?
Almost every Arab and Western news channel is covering the violent army crackdown in Egypt live. All except…
Why Turkish soaps work
Latin American soap operas like this one used to dominate Arab airwaves. But they are increasingly eclipsed by…
Challenging the Mufti
I watch a lot of Arab TV, but I’ve never seen anything like this. This popular TV show…
Virginity soap?
This is a screen grab of a commercial on Kunuz Al-Jannah channel. It’s one of hundreds of stations…
Culture of pandering
By Habib BattahPublished in Bold Magazine// November 2012 The most common criticism fired at the Lebanese press is…
China TV serenades Arab viewers
Like many of the world’s super powers, China is reaching out to the Arab world through propaganda television…
Mad about Al Mayadeen
It seems everyone is talking about Al Mayadeen, the latest brand to join the growing family of Arab…
Persian drama?
No I don’t mean the military kind. Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV is airing Iranian soap operas. I wonder…
Facebook TV?
There’s a new revolution, er TV channel, in town. It’s available on Egyptian provider Nilesat and “coming soon”…