Hezbollah TV dropped by satellite provider

The action means al-Manar television is being shown by only two satellite providers in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

“This action is important for two reasons,” said Avi Jorisch, senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and executive director of CATM. “First, it prevents al-Manar from broadcasting its message of hatred and violence to Asia, which is becoming a new source and refuge for Islamic terrorism. Second, it isolates al-Manar to just two broadcasters in the Middle East. The decision by seven companies to drop al-Manar sends a clear message that Hezbollah's efforts to use the mass media to recruit suicide bombers, inspire anti-Semitic and anti-American hatred, and incite violence must not be tolerated anywhere in the world.”

As a result of CATM and Jorisch's efforts, al-Manar has been removed from six satellite providers and one distributor: New Skies Satellite (based in Netherlands, broadcast to Europe); Eutelsat (based in France, broadcast to Europe); Intelsat (based in Barbados, broadcast to U.S. and Canada) Hispasat (based in Spain, broadcast to Latin America); TARBS (based in Australia, broadcast to Australia and Asia), AsiaSat (based in Hong Kong, broadcast to Asia), and GlobeCast (based in France, provided feeds of al-Manar to several providers). As a result, al-Manar can no longer be seen in the U.S., Canada, and Central and South America, Asia, Australia, and much of Africa.