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RapidTVNews reports that old draft guidelines created by Arab ministers to force Middle East broadcasters to obtain formal transmission licences will be replaced with a new charter. The problem is that there is little coordination between Arab governments on TV transmission.

Delegates to the Arab Media Transmission Forum in Abu Dhabi have criticised the Arab League’s new transmission charter, which calls for tough new measures to licence all TV channels and curb broadcasting excesses.

Following up on a previous report regarding the intention of the Arab League to institute regulatory measures on satellite TV, RapidTV News now reports that the 22-member Arab League voted in favour of the document at a meeting in Cairo, which stipulates that satellite channels "should not damage social har