Nile TV International
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| Country | Egypt |
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| Broadcast area | Middle East, Arab World, Africa, Europe, United States |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) |
| History | |
| Launched | 31 October 1994 |
Nile TV International is a public 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 formerly Hebrew.
Nile TV International is broadcast on four satellites, allowing for its transmission to reach the whole Arab world, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Moreover, it is also broadcast as a terrestrial channel on the UHF band.
In July 2009, Nile TV International became formally part of the News Center of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), headed by Abdel-Latif el-Menawy.[1]
Hebrew service
[edit]There used to be a two-hour daily Hebrew service. The broadcast could be viewed outside of Egyptian borders from 6:00 PM CAT to 8:00 PM CAT, and aimed to represent a pan-Arab view.[2]
Administration
[edit]The channel's current president is Sameh Ragaee, who was previously the president of the Al-Nile Al-Akhbar (Nile News) Channel. He took the post in 2014. The former president, Dr. Mervat Mohsen, had to resign because of a mistake caused by the shift supervisor, who broadcast a documentary on former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi.
Former presidents
[edit]- Hassan Hamed
- Halla Hashish
- Dr. Mervat Mohsen
- Nashwa Shalakany
- Mervat el-Kaffas
- Youssef Sherif Rizkallah
Anchors and reporters
[edit]Current English anchors
[edit]- Nermin Nazim
- Hend Farrag
- Nesreen Bahaa El-Din
- Yasser Abdel Hakim
- Radwa Mobarak
- Hany Seif
- Mahetab El-Afandi
- Mayssa Maher
- Mohamed Abdel Rehim
- Ibrahim Kabeel
- Dina Hussein
- Hala El-Hamalawy
- Mona Sweilam
- Nancy Sarah Barakat
- Yasmin Bakir
Current English reporters
[edit]- Mona Moselhy
- Angy Maher
- Nermine Abdel Rahman
- Sally Lamloum
- Amira Mohsen
- Aya El-Batrawy
- Yasmine Ibrahim
- Karim Gamal El-Din
Former English anchors
[edit]- Bassel Sabri
- Nihal Saad
- Sami Zidan
- Ayman Salah
- Ahmed El-Naggar
- Shahira Amin
- Yousef Gamal El-Din
Shows
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Egypt to launch new television channel Nadia about el Magd". Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ^ Hershman, Tania (December 21, 2001). "Israel's Online Bridge to Arabic". Wired Magazine.