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Nile TV International 
Launched 31 October 1994 Owned by Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) Picture format 4:3 (576i, SDTV) Country Egypt Headquarters Cairo Website nileinternational.net Availability Satellite Nilesat 101
North Africa / Middle East11766 H / 27500 / 3/4 Hotbird 6
Europe12520 V / 27500 / 3/4 Intelsat
Global4180 L Nile TV International is a state-owned Egyptian television channel. It is the second Egyptian satellite television news network in Egypt, and the first Arab satellite channel to broadcast its programs in foreign languages: English, French, and Hebrew.
Nile TV International is broadcast on four satellites and, therefore, its transmission reaches the whole Arab World, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Moreover, it is also broadcast as a terrestrial channel on ultra high frequency.
In July 2009, Nile TV International became formally part of the News Center of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) , headed by Abd Ellatif El menawy.[1]
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Channel goals
Nile TV International sheds light on Egyptian and Arab cultural, tourist, economic and artistic issues, with strong emphasis on news which is given first priority. It also plays a very important role at the informative, cultural, artistic, economic and tourist levels.
The aims of Nile TV International are therefore to:
- Address foreign viewers in Egypt and all over the world with regard to culture, economy, tourism, and art, and to initiate a constructive dialogue between different cultures in foreign languages.
- Present the views of the Egyptian government and people on various issues concerning the Arab World and the Middle East, as well as global issues.
- Reflect the image of modern Egypt, and all its concrete achievements in the form of national projects in the fields of education, women's rights, health care, and the establishment of a democratic atmosphere.
- Broadcast news events from Egypt and the Arab World, and analyzing and discussing them with officials, politicians, analysts and cultured Egyptians, Arabs and foreigners in foreign languages.
- Present objective news on international events, analyzing and discussing those events to help foreign viewers understand the truth about the Egyptian and Arab stances on the current international events in order to protect foreign viewers from falling prey to biased media.
- Present images of Egypt and reflect its religions and values, humanitarian and tolerance.
Hebrew service
Two hours of every day are dedicated to the Hebrew service. The broadcast is viewable outside Egyptian borders from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. Cairo local time and aims to break down Israeli stereotypes about Arabs.[2] However, the ridiculously low quality in both language, content and display broadcast reaches a very small amount of Israeli audiences because it is not included in the widely adopted cable services. Only bored private dish owners occasionally watch this service to entertain themselves with this outdated service called Egypt TV.
Current President
- Mervat El Kaffas
Former Presidents
- Hassan Hamed
- Youssef Sherif Rizkallah
- Halla Hashish
- Nashwa Shalakany
Anchors
Present English anchors
- Hend Farrag
- Nesreen Bahaa El-Din
- Yasser Abdel Hakim
- Radwa Mobarak
- Hany Seif
- Mahetab El-Afandi
- Mayssa Maher
- Mohamed Abdel Rehim
- Dina Hussein
- Hala El-Hamalawy
- Mona Sweilam
- Nancy Sarah Barakat
- Yasmin Bakir
Present English reporters
- Mona Moselhy
- Angy Maher
- Nermine Abdel Rahman
- Sally Lamloum
- Amira Mohsen
- Aya El-Batrawy
- Yasmine Ibrahim
- Karim Gamal El-Din
Former English anchors
- Yousef Gamal El-Din
- Nihal Saad
- Sami Zidan
- Ayman Salah
- Ahmed El-Naggar
- Shahira Amin
Shows
- Panorama News
- Mondays
- Front Line
- Open to Question
- Arab Affairs
- Business World
- Nile Cruise
- Cairo Watch
- Egypt Today
In Ramadan 2009, the channel embarked on a daily two-hour talk show which aired from downtown Azhar park. "Egyptian Nights" aired 30 episodes and included several high-profile guests and extensive reporting.
References
- ^ Egypt to launch new television channel Nadia about el Magd; published 2009
- ^ Israel's Online Bridge to Arabic Tania Hershman; Wired Magazine, published Friday, December 21, 2001
External links
Categories:- Television station stubs
- Egypt stubs
- Television stations in Egypt
- Arabic-language television stations
- External services (broadcasting)
- Television channels and stations established in 1994
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