There is a great deal at stake for everyone in the future of Arab television. Political and social upheavals in this central but unsettled region are increasingly played out on television screens and in the tussles over programming that take place behind them. This book makes sense of the industry in a very readable and authoritative way, through exploring and explaining the evolving structures and content choices in both entertainment and news of contemporary Arab television. It shows how owners, investors, journalists, and others influence one another in a geolinguistic marketplace that encompasses the Arab region itself and communities abroad.

Naomi Sakr is a reader in communication in the School of Media, Arts and Design at the University of Westminster.