MBC and Al Arabiya Transmissions Disrupted on Nilesat…
Media ME has a statement from the MBC group about a satellite transmission disruption which affected a number of channels…
MBC Group’s bouquet of channels recently experienced a deliberate disruption in its broadcast on Nilesat by an unknown source of perpetrators which disrupted transmission of the bouquet of channels for several and repeated hours, leading to the absence of sound and visual appearance of the screens. MBC Group condemns this planned attack on its channels, which not only targets its transmission, but its millions of viewers everywhere.
For its part, Al Arabiya news channel holds the perpetrators responsible for preventing viewers to follow its news, breaking news, programmes, and live coverage of the escalating events in the region, more so, its bold and balanced coverage of the recent events in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. This assault also comes after a series of recurrent attacks on Al Arabiya’s on-ground team of reporters, therefore confirming purposeful attacks not only on its reporters but also aimed at an audience of millions of viewers everywhere.
A reliable source in Al Arabiya said that the disruption amplified when Al Arabiya’s viewership was at peak during its comprehensive coverage of the heated events in Libya.
