TV Broadcasting in Arabic: from Regionalization to Globalization

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Anatoliy S. Puyu

Doctor of Sociology, Professor, Director of the Institute "School of Journalism and Mass Communications", Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia

e-mail: dekan@jf.pu.ra
Arzu A. Sadykhova

Doctor of Philology, Professor at the Chair of State and Municipal Administration, North-West Institute of RANEPA, Saint Petersberg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia

e-mail: gmu@szags.ru

Section: Foreign Journalism

This article deals with the history of the beginning and spreading TV broad­casting in Arabic all over the world. The careful analysis of content of TVprogram­ming in Arabic revealed a positive impact of media on ethnic and religious relations.

Keywords: television, Arab World, Islam, media, international TV broadcasting