The archive of at least four programs of Egypt’s privately-owned channel ONTV, currently known as OnE, have been removed from OnE YouTube channel. Among the programs are the two prominent and critical shows “Akher Kalam” (Last to be said) presented by Yosri Fouda and “Al-Soura el-Kamla” (The Full Picture) presented by Lilliane Daoud. Both television hosts are known for being critical of the government. No official statements have been released by the channel until now to clarify further information about the removal of the archive. Having been removed on Friday night, the deleted archive contained a sizable amount of data on the 25 January 2011 revolution and the events that followed. Following the revolution, ONTV had a set of TV presenters who were considered diverse including Reem Maged, Yosri Fouda and Ibrahim Eissa. Fouda currently has his own TV show on the German Deutsche Welle and Daoud has her TV show on the London-based TV channel of Al-Araby. In 2016, OnE was acquired by business tycoon Ahmed Abou Hashima, after it had been owned by Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris since its launch in 2007. Abou Hashima introduced significant new editorial policies to the…
The Archive of a Number of Critical TV Shows Deleted From OnE YouTube Channel
March 18, 2018
