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EGYPT / An agreement to develop Egyptian television

On January 20th several memorandums of understanding were signed between the National Media Authority (NMA) – formerly ERTU – and the Egyptian Group for Media (EGM). Their respective directors, Hussein Zein and Tamer Morsi, agreed a joint plan for developing Egyptian television over the next five years. Their first project is the creation of a …

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EGYPT / After a short interruption, the channels of the beIN SPORTS group return to Egyptian screens

The beIN SPORTS group stopped broadcasting on January 8th, following a disagreement with Cable Network Egypt (CNE), owned by ERTU (the Egyptian Radio and Television Union). The Qatari pay channel reported on its Facebook page that the black-out was due to “CNE’s refusal to accept reasonable commercial terms.” The situation between beIN SPORTS and Egypt …

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EGYPT / First festival at the Arab Cinema Centre

The Arab Cinema Centre (ACC), created by MAD Solutions, is launching a series of festivals around the world to promote Arab culture and heritage. Based in Cairo, the ACC is the first pan-Arab studio which creates, promotes and distributes Arabic content to and from the Arab world. Its first festival, “Mad 3araby” will be held …

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EGYPT / Parliament approves the broadcasting reform

On June 10th the Egyptian parliament approved a draft law on the press and media, plus two additional laws which validate the work of the National Press Authority and the National Media Authority. However, none of these laws can come into force immediately because, as Ali Abdel-Aal the President of the Parliament pointed out, they …

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EGYPT / 7th Festival of African Film at Luxor

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Organized by the Independent Shabab Foundation (ISF), the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) was created by writer Sayed Fouad as an alternative to other Egyptian cultural events, most of which take place either in Alexandria or Cairo. Its aim is to encourage African productions and partnerships between the continent’s various countries. The Festival is supported …

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EGYPT / Plan for the recovery of the public broadcaster

The Egyptian parliament’s Media, Culture and Antiquities Committee held an extraordinary meeting in February to discuss the financial problems of the ERTU (Egyptian Radio and Television Union). A “financial and institutional reform” will be developed in collaboration with the National Investment Bank. Among other things, the plan will reform the state-run television channels, trying to …

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EGYPT / Applications open for the Mediterranean Journalist Awards

The Anna Lindh Foundation for dialogue between cultures is inviting submissions for the 10th Mediterranean Journalist Awards. Each year the Mediterranean Journalist Awards reward the work of journalists who “tackle inter-cultural problems between and within Euro-Mediterranean societies”. This competition is open to all journalists from the written press, television, radio and on-line media, from one …

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