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Informationen zum Autor Naomi Sakr is a Reader in Communication in the School of Media, Arts and Design at the University of Westminster. She is the author of Middle Eastern Studies Book Prize-winner, 'Satellite Realms': Transnational Television, Globalisation and the Middle East', and she has edited two books, 'Women and Media in the Middle East': Power through Self-Expression and 'Arab Media and Political Renewal': Community, Legitimacy and Public Life. All were published by I B Tauris. Klappentext A sequel to "Satellite Realms: Transnational Television! Globalization and the Middle East"! this work probes internal and external interventions in the Arab television landscape. It explores and explains the evolving structures and content choices in entertainment and news of contemporary Arab television. Vorwort A sequel to "Satellite Realms: Transnational Television, Globalization and the Middle East", this work probes internal and external interventions in the Arab television landscape. It explores and explains the evolving structures and content choices in entertainment and news of contemporary Arab television. Zusammenfassung A sequel to "Satellite Realms: Transnational Television, Globalization and the Middle East", this work probes internal and external interventions in the Arab television landscape. It explores and explains the evolving structures and content choices in entertainment and news of contemporary Arab television. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Acknowledgements Note on Sources, Citations and Transliteration 1. Publicity Machine or Complex Industry? 2. Law and Policy on Ownership and Content 3. Conflicting Influences on Arab TV Journalism 4. Women in the Public Eye: Advancement via TV? 5. Facing up to Reality: Entertainment Programming Rationales 6. Calculations behind News, Sport and Talk TV 7. Business Strategies of Leading TV Firms Notes Bibliography Index ...