The study investigates the factors that influence the diffusion and adoption of satellite television service in Malaysia. It also examines the time spent viewing satellite and public television in the presence of satellite television service. In addition, the study analyzes the …
This study examines the impact of the introduction of new media technologies in Saudi Arabia on the country's advertising revenue. The study uses trend and functional analysis in evaluating data on the allocation of advertising revenue to various media. While the percentage of t…
This study investigated Arab American immigrants' use of the Arabic satellite channels in light of a uses and gratifications model. The study investigated reasons people use satellite broadcasting and explored differences between viewers and non-viewers of this new medium across…
Since its 1996 debut, Al-Jazeera has been a source of vexation to the traditionally autocratic governments in the Arab World. With its real-time, 24-hour cycle and uncensored nature of reporting and analyzing news, Al-Jazeera changed the Arab media's traditional role. It shifted…
Initially praised as independent voices in a region known for authoritarian control, the pan-Arab satellite news networks have been criticized for airing content that is overtly violent, and sensational. Guided by framing theory and media categorization based in press theory and…