Media in Arab Satellite Television

This book deals with the importance of television in human lives, as studies and research in this field confirm that television plays a major role in the psychological, social, and cultural construction of members of society and surpasses other media as a source of knowledge and access to information. The book addresses the functions of television, its media characteristics, and cultural effects. The book also addresses the emergence and evolvement of Arab satellite channels and the status of scientific media and scientific culture in these channels while speaking about the reality of scientific and technological programs on Arab satellite channels and their role in encouraging innovation. The vast development of satellite communications technology in the field of direct broadcast satellite television has led to significant outcomes, the most notable of which is the great increase in the number of satellite channels, which has begun to engulf the contemporary individual with numerous diverse programs and content, making television a significant factor in shaping human life in the present and the future. Consequently, developed and developing countries alike have employed it within their improvement and development plans and as part of their diligent pursuit of transforming their societies into the desired society of knowledge.