National Broadcasting and State Policy in Arab Countries
Basingstoke et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), xii, 221 pp.
Contains tables, index
ISBN 978-1-137-30193-2 (ebook); 978-1-349-34955-5 (pbk)
"A state-of-the-art analysis of the situation of national television in Arab countries, addressing what Arab national broadcastings today say about public policy and political opening. The essays deal with the reforms of public broadcasting organizations and the evolution, perspectives and issues of national broadcasting." (Publisher description)
Introduction: A Return to the National Perspective / Tourya Guaaybess
1 Broadcasting Transitions in the United Arab Emirates / Muhammad I. Ayish
2 Television Reform in Saudi Arabia: The Challenges of Transnationalization and Digitization / Marwan M. Kraidy
3 The Other Face of Qatari TV Broadcasting / Hugh Miles
4 Reforming Egypt's Broadcasting in the Post-25 January Era: The Challenges of Path Dependence / Tourya Guaaybess
5 The Lebanese Broadcasting System: A Battle between Political Parallelism, Commercialization and De-facto Liberalism / Sarah El Richani
6 Syrian Television Drama: A National Industry in a Pan-Arab Mediascape / Christa Salamandra
7 'We Cannot Let it Loose': Geopolitics, Security and Reform in Jordanian Broadcasting / Naomi Sakr
8 Tunisian Media under the Authoritarian Structure of Ben Ali's Regime and After / Joan Barata
9 Liberalization of the Moroccan Broadcasting Sector: Breakthroughs and Limitations / Aârab Issiali
10 Libyan Broadcasting under al-Qadhafi: The Politics of Pseudo-Liberalization / Carola Richter
11 Algerian Public Authorities in the Face of Transnational Media Competition: Between Status Quo and 12 Deregulation / Belkacem Mostefaoui
12 Towards a Supranational Analysis of Arab Media: The Role of Cities / Joe F. Khalil
Conclusion / Tourya Guaaybess
1 Broadcasting Transitions in the United Arab Emirates / Muhammad I. Ayish
2 Television Reform in Saudi Arabia: The Challenges of Transnationalization and Digitization / Marwan M. Kraidy
3 The Other Face of Qatari TV Broadcasting / Hugh Miles
4 Reforming Egypt's Broadcasting in the Post-25 January Era: The Challenges of Path Dependence / Tourya Guaaybess
5 The Lebanese Broadcasting System: A Battle between Political Parallelism, Commercialization and De-facto Liberalism / Sarah El Richani
6 Syrian Television Drama: A National Industry in a Pan-Arab Mediascape / Christa Salamandra
7 'We Cannot Let it Loose': Geopolitics, Security and Reform in Jordanian Broadcasting / Naomi Sakr
8 Tunisian Media under the Authoritarian Structure of Ben Ali's Regime and After / Joan Barata
9 Liberalization of the Moroccan Broadcasting Sector: Breakthroughs and Limitations / Aârab Issiali
10 Libyan Broadcasting under al-Qadhafi: The Politics of Pseudo-Liberalization / Carola Richter
11 Algerian Public Authorities in the Face of Transnational Media Competition: Between Status Quo and 12 Deregulation / Belkacem Mostefaoui
12 Towards a Supranational Analysis of Arab Media: The Role of Cities / Joe F. Khalil
Conclusion / Tourya Guaaybess
