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Satellite Realms by Naomi Sakr

Satellite Realms

Transnational Television, Globalization and the Middle East

Naomi Sakr

I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd · Print & ebook · April 6, 2002

In transcending territorial boundaries, satellite television has the potential to liberate viewers from government controls on national media.

Middle Eastern PoliticsHow Media WorksTelevision History & Criticism
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Who it’s for
A study of cross-border television in the Middle East and its unrealized liberating potential.
Genres
How Media Works, Television History & Criticism, Middle Eastern Politics
Published
I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, April 6, 2002

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About this book

In transcending territorial boundaries, satellite television has the potential to liberate viewers from government controls on national media. Why in the Middle East has this potential liberation yet to be fully realized? This book explores the development through the 21st century of cross-border television in the region, exploring issues at the heart of the international political economy of communication.

Cross-Border Television

A study of cross-border television in the Middle East and its unrealized liberating potential.

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  • The development of cross-border television through the 21st century

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  • Questions about satellite television and government controls on national media
  • The international political economy of communication

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Middle Eastern Politics54%
Television History & Criticism41%

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Publisher categories

  • Television History & Criticism
Authors
Naomi Sakr
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd
Published
April 6, 2002
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Television History & Criticism