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The Middle East is haunted by its history. In ancient history, it was the cradle of monotheistic religions and it is still torn by the conflicts within and between those belief systems. In modern history, it was divided by the imperial ambitions of the West and consequences reverberate to the present day.
With such intractable problems, is any discussion of television or the wider media a distraction; a misdirection of attention to the trivial and superficial? We often complain of triviality and superficiality in the Western media, and they are often guilty as charged. But they are also capable of being engines of social cohesion through shared experience, and platforms for peaceful political discourse, no matter how imperfect.
So, media where it succeeds is to be applauded and where it struggles it is to be encouraged. More investment, better regulation and, crucially, the training and knowledge transfer to build robust local production are all required.
Elsewhere we report on the impact of President Trump with net neutrality under threat and a promised regulatory bonfire presaging yet more consolidation M & A.
And in Europe, among others, we look at BT and the regulator win in having its broadband infrastructure business legally separated. After the success of the EE takeover, BT has stumbled badly with accounting scandals, loss of corporate clients, poor customer ratings and accusations of overpaying for TV content. With Brexit worries keeping the pound at record lows, will a buyer overcome their own nerves about where a company with‘ British’ in its name will stand in a couple of years?
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