MBC Misr will bring Bassem Youssef’s satirical show Al Bernameg (The Programme) back to the Middle East TV screens from February 7. The show resumes after a hiatus of almost four months since it was first aired on CBC in October 2013. We are happy to confirm that Bassem Youssef and his team have joined […]
MBC Misr will bring Bassem Youssef’s satirical show Al Bernameg (The Programme) back to the Middle East TV screens from February 7. The show resumes after a hiatus of almost four months since it was first aired on CBC in October 2013.
We are happy to confirm that Bassem Youssef and his team have joined MBC Egypt and we also confirm that the first episode of Al Bernameg will be broadcast on Frebruary 7 on MBC Egypt, said Mazen Hayek, MBC Groups Official Spokesman and Group Director of MBCs PR and Commercial department.
German TV channel Deutsche Welle has also obtained the rights to broadcast the 45-minute show on its international Arabic channel – directly following its first broadcast by the channel MBC Egypt.
“Bassem Youssef is one of the most renowned critical voices of the Arab world,” commented Peter Limbourg, Director General of DW.
“Through DW, his show will now reach people across the Arabic-speaking region. Including it in our programming means taking a clear stance in favour of freedom of the press and opinion, as well as courageous journalism. We are showing the world that we adhere to our values.”
Time magazine named Bassem Youssef one of the 100 most influential people of 2013.
Bassem Youssef said: “I am very happy for Al Bernameg to have international exposure through its re-run on DW. Deutsche Welle has always been an advocate for freedom of expression and stands for objective reporting without censorship.”
