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The Changing World of Arab Television

Published: July 14, 2020, 11 a.m.

On this week's\xa0episode of Babel,\xa0Fadi Ismail joins Jon to discuss Arab television and how it's changing. Fadi Ismail is the founder and general manager of DKL studios in Dubai and has over 30 years of experience with Arab media.\xa0During their discussion, Fadi breaks down how and why he brought Turkish programming to the Arab world, what Arab audiences want, and what Arab youth are watching.\xa0Then, Jon, Will, and McKinley discuss how audiences are changing in the Arab world.\xa0\n\nJon Alterman,\xa0New Media, New Politics? From Satellite Television to the Internet in the Arab World,\xa0The Washington Institute, 1998\n\nRavale Mohydin, \u201cSoap operas, fatwas and censorship: the Turkey-UAE battle for hearts and minds,\u201d\xa0Middle East Monitor,\xa0June 1, 2020.\n\nNabih Bulos, \u201cGame of Shows: In the Middle East, TV programs launched as weapons of war,\u201d\xa0LA Times,\xa0December 9, 2019.\n\nEpisode Transcript, \u201cChanging World of Arab Television,\u201d July 14, 2020.