| CHANNELS |
DESCRIPTION |
| Iqraa TV |
Iqraa TV is an Arabic satellite TV and internet television channel owned by Sheik
Salah Kamal's Arab Media Corporation. |
| Al-Resalah Satellite TV |
Al-Resalah is an Arabic satellite TV financed by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal of
Saudi Arabia. It is using the Arabsat and Nilesat satellites, serving mainly the Middle East,
as well as North Africa and Europe. |
| Al Arabiya |
AlArabiya is the online presence of Al Arabiya News Channel, one of the leading
news channel in the Arab world. It started in 2004 and the English news website was launched in
2007 to facilitate the channel and English speakers who are interested in the Middle East. |
| MBC |
MBC or Middle East Broadcasting Center is a pan-Arab news and entertainment
television channel. MBC is the first independent Arabic satellite TV station and has an
estimated audience of over 130 million people around the world. |
| Coptic TV |
CTV or Coptic TV was founded 2007 by the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. It
is owned by Coptic Orthodox TV station and broadcast in Arabic via satellite to Coptic
Christians in Egypt and in North America. |
| Aghapy TV |
Aghapy TV is another Arabic TV station owned by Coptic Christian TV station. It
was founded in 2005 by the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Aghapy TV is aired in Arabic
via satellite to Coptic Christians in Egypt and in North America. |
| Al-Baghdadia TV |
Al-Baghdadia TV is founded by Dr. Awn Hussain Al Khashlok. It is an
Arabic-language satellite TV channel based in Cairo, Egypt. Recently, one of the TV station's
journalist, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, became well known for throwing both of his shoes at the then
U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference on December 14, 2008. The journalist
was hailed as a hero in his hometown after his released from jail. |
| Al Jazeera |
Al Jazeera is a news and current affairs satellite TV channel. tt is a TV network
that uses both the Internet platform and specialty TV channels that broadcast TV programs to
various part of the world in multiple languages. Al Jazeera's headquarter is in Doha, Qatar.
The station gained worldwide attention when it was the only channel to cover the war on
Afghanistan live after the September 11, 2001 attacks. It has also broadcasted video statements
by Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders. |
| Ishtar TV |
Ishtar TV was established in 2005 and is an Assyrian broadcasting channel which
has its headquarters in Ankawa, Iraq. Ishtar TV broadcast mostly in Assyrian but there are some
satellite TV programs in Arabic and Kurdish as well. Sarkis Aghajan Mamendo is the owner of the
networking channel. |
| Kurdsat TV |
Kurdsat TV is a Kurdish satellite television station set up in Year 2000, based in
Iraqi Kurdistan and owned by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). It broadcasts programs
mainly in the Kurdish language as well as some satellite TV programs in Persian and Arabic.
Kurdsat TV was among the earliest Kurdish satellite TV stations in Kurdistan established after
the Gulf War. |
| Kurdistan TV |
Kurdistan TV started in 1999 and is a Kurdish satellite television station which
belongs to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). It is based in South Kurdistan, Northern Iraq.
It broadcasts programs mainly in Kurdish language and is accessible live through the Internet
and maintains a up-to-date website for recent news and commentaries in Kurdish, Arabic and
Turkish. Kurdistan TV is transmitted via the the satellites of Eutelsat for Europe, Western
Asia and North Africa, and via Intelsat for North and South Americacan. |
| Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation |
The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) was launched in 1985. LBC is the first
private TV station to be launched in Lebanon. |
| Noor TV |
Noor TV started in 2007 and is a U.S. based Afghan satellite television network,
operating from Fremont, California. Noor TV operates via the Galaxy 25 satellite dish
throughout North America. Noor TV's programs are broadcast 24-hours a day. |
| Suroyo TV |
Suroyo TV started in 2004 and is a Assyrian satellite television channel. Suroyo
TV broadcasts its programs from their studios in Södertälje, Sweden. Suroyo TV is transmitted
in 5 languages namely Syriac, Arabic, Swedish, English and Turkish. |
| Sudan TV |
Sudan TV or Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation (SNBC) was established in 1962
and is an Arabic language television network. It is Sudan's national network and is
government-owned and operated. Sudan TV broadcasts on two channels and is also available via
satellite TV. |
| Arabesque TV |
Arabesque, commonly known as ART, is an Arabic language satellite television
channel owned by Arab Digital Distribution. It broadcasts its programs via Hotbird and Nilesat
satellites to the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. |
| Andisheh TV |
Andisheh TV started in 2006 and is a free-to-air 24 hour Television Station
located in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. Andisheh TV broadcasts its programs in
Persian, English, Arabic, Turkish, Armenian and Assyrian via Galaxy 25 satellite to the United
States and Canada, and via Hot Bird 8 to Europe, Iran and the Middle East. |
| KNN TV |
KNN TV is a Kurdish satellite television station based in Iraqi Kurdistan. It is
owned by Wusha Corporation which is Kurdistan's largest independent media group. The station
broadcasts programs mainly in Kurdish language. However, other languages such as Persian,
Arabic and English are also used in some TV programs as well. |
| Roj TV |
Roj TV was established in 2004 and is an international Kurdish satellite
television station broadcasting programs in the Kurmanci, Sorani, Zazaki, and Hewrami dialects
of the Kurdish language as well as Persian, Arabic and Turkish. |
| Wanasah |
Wanasah started in 2007 and is a free-to-air Arabic satellite TV channel. It programs include music
videos and variety programs. The channel is run by the MBC Group, one of the leading media
groups in the Middle East, and is owned by Rashed Al-Majed. Programs are in the Arabic
language. |
| Future Television |
Future Television started in 1993 and is a television station broadcasting from
Lebanon. It was founded by the late Rafik Hariri, a former Prime Minister of Lebanon. Future TV
is also available via satellite TV in Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia. |
| 2M TV |
2M TV is a Moroccan TV service owned by the Moroccan state. It is based in
Casablanca. 2M TV offers its TV programs in Amazigh, Arabic and French. |
| Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation |
The Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) was established in 1994 and is
controlled by the Palestinian Authority. It has a subsidiary radio station popularly known as
the Voice Of Palestine and a satellite TV channel known as Palestinian Satellite Channel. |
