Al Oula
Al Oula is a state-owned TV channel that is managed by the National Media Authority. It started broadcast for 5 hours a day in July 1960. After the Six Day War of 1967, Egypt limited Al Oula and Al Thanya TV broadcast for economic reasons until the beginning of the 1980’s. Al Oula broadcast free content, mainly news and current affairs bulletins, as well as entertainment.
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Ownership Type
Public
Geographic Coverage
National
Content Type
Free
Media Companies / Groups
National Media Authority
Ownership Structure
Al Oula is owned by the State. As such, it is managed by the National Media Authority.
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Individual Owner
General Information
Founding Year
1960
Founder
The State
Ceo
Naela Farouk, was appointed Head of the Television Sector by the National Media Authority in 2018.
Editor-In-Chief
Khaled Quabeel, is the current President of Al Oula channel. He was appointed vice president of Al Oula channel in September 2017.
Other Important People
Hussein Zein,
is President of the National Media Authority; he took office in April 2017, by a decision of the President Sisi. This was the first time that the National Media Authority was formed in accordance with the provisions of the 2014 Constitution, which abolished the Ministry of Information.
Contact
Radio and Television Building
Nile Corniche, Cairo
Financial Information
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Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
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Advertising (in % of total funding)
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Market Share
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Further Information
Meta Data
There is no information available on the channel’s viewership. However, the MOM team could rely on a group of experts who estimated that Al Oula is one of the ten most popular TV channels in Egypt.
