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Television in Egypt

Television in Egypt is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Television in Egypt rather than just read about it. In short: Television in Egypt is mainly received through free satellite, while analog terrestrial represents 41% of total viewers. Since Egypt launched its first broadcasts in 1960, state-run channels have held a monopoly on terrestrial broadcast.

Key takeaways

Television in Egypt belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Television in Egypt to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Television in Egypt from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Television in Egypt is mainly received through free satellite, while analog terrestrial represents 41% of total viewers. Since Egypt launched its first broadcasts in 1960, state-run channels have held a monopoly on terrestrial broadcast. The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics said the average time an Egyptian spends watching television a day is 180 minutes (3 hours), while Egyptian channels recorded 170,000 hours of broadcast in 2019. The Ministry of Information strictly regulated private satellite channels as well.

Since Egypt launched its first broadcasts in 1960, state-run channels have held a monopoly on terrestrial broadcast. The industry benefited from Cairo's longstanding role as the Arab world's center of art and film. By the early 1970s Egypt was exporting programs throughout the region, although Saudi Arabia refused to buy productions because of fear of Egyptian propaganda. Only 600,000 television sets existed for 34 million Egyptians, however, and only one third of villages had electricity. The Ministry of Information strictly regulated private satellite channels as well. The Egyptian Radio and Television Union, a government entity, owns all 17 terrestrial channels. Channel 1 and Channel 2 are the network’s main channels and broadcast across Egypt. The state-owned Nile TV is the main foreign language channel, aims at promoting Egypt's state point of view and promote tourism. There are 6 regional terrestrial channels, which used to all be broadcast to Greater Cairo, but as of 2007, only Greater Cairo channel (Channel 3) of the regional channels is broadcast to Greater Cairo. Most terrestrial channels were in fact satellite channels owned by ERTU, but simulcasted to Greater Cairo, since 2007. The state's 23 channels are reported to have, as of 2012, "a small and dwindling viewership". There are also many private satellite stations. As of 2002, there used to be only two, Al-Mehwar and Dream, though the government has a financial stake in both channels. Since the 2011 revolution, more channels have launched, including Capital Broadcasting Center, Al Nahar and Al Tahrir (now TeN), which have managed to attract significant viewership. Rotana launched Rotana Masriya, a channel broadcasting programs aimed at the Egyptian market. In the 1990s, there used to be an Egyptian company called CNE (Cable Network of Egypt) which provided a few foreign pay TV stations broadcast terrestrially over the air (CNN International, MTV Europe with one show made for Arab League viewers, and other defunct channels), but needed a special receiver and a card. Subscription television penetration is low, estimated to be 9% in 2011, which consists of OSN and Arab Radio and Television Network. OSN was formed in 2009 by merging Orbit and Showtime Arabia. All of which are not owned by Egyptian companies, but by Persian Gulf companies. While WATCH IT, is the main Egyptian subscription over-the-top streaming service created and operated by the United Media Services. The service launched on March 15, 2019. The service is one of the most-watched Arabic streaming services in the Middle East and North Africa. The overwhelming number of private satellite stations launched during 2008 until 2012 has changed the Egyptian TV production market drastically, lifting the dominant hand of state-run channels off the market. Over 50 TV series have been broadcast annually during Ramadan – Main TV viewership season. Introduction of dubbed TV shows – from Turkey and India mainly- on Egyptian TV channels made the market more competitive. Egyptian TV productions companies started to adapt in efforts to match the foreign offerings which started to dominate the market. Companies like Egyptian Arts Group, El Adl Group and many others started doubling their annual production budgets in efforts to match the foreign TV series offerings in terms of quality of production.

Television channels and networks The overwhelming number of private satellite stations launched during 2008 until 2012 has changed the Egyptian TV production market drastically, lifting the dominant hand of state-run channels off the market. Over 50 TV series have been broadcast annually during Ramadan – Main TV viewership season. Introduction of dubbed TV shows – from Turkey and India mainly- on Egyptian TV channels made the market more competitive. Egyptian TV productions companies started to adapt in efforts to match the foreign offerings which started to dominate the market. Companies like Egyptian Arts Group, El Adl Group and many others started doubling their annual production budgets in efforts to match the foreign TV series offerings in terms of quality of production.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Television in Egypt

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Television in Egypt claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Television in Egypt before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Television in Egypt ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Television in Egypt

In research: Television in Egypt appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Television in Egypt in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Television in Egypt is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lists of mass media in Egypt, Television by country, Television in Egypt, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Television in Egypt outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Television in Egypt in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Television in Egypt means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Television in Egypt in simple terms?

Why does Television in Egypt matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Television in Egypt?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Television in Egypt.