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March 16 2004
Al-Arabiya factors in 'Genocide' doc
Sun Mar 14, 7:00 PM ET
Melanie Goodfellow
(Variety) JERUSALEM Pan-Arab satcaster MBC TV has acquired "The
Genocide Factor," a U.S.-made doc exploring religious and ethnic
persecution from Biblical times to the present, to air on news and
current affairs channel Al-Arabiya in April.
Series, narrated by thesp Jon Voight, examines some of the worst
crimes against humanity including the Nazi Holocaust and the
Armenian, Bosnian and Rwandan genocides.
"Having "The Genocide Factor' run complete and uncensored on free TV
in the Middle East to a potential audience of more than 130 million
people is truly groundbreaking," says Gary Lico, CEO of U.S. distrib
Cable Ready.
Directed by Robert Emery, the four-part series features photos, news
footage and interviews with Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, former U.S.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (news - web sites) and genocide
survivors.
March 16 2004
Al-Arabiya factors in 'Genocide' doc
Sun Mar 14, 7:00 PM ET
Melanie Goodfellow
(Variety) JERUSALEM Pan-Arab satcaster MBC TV has acquired "The
Genocide Factor," a U.S.-made doc exploring religious and ethnic
persecution from Biblical times to the present, to air on news and
current affairs channel Al-Arabiya in April.
Series, narrated by thesp Jon Voight, examines some of the worst
crimes against humanity including the Nazi Holocaust and the
Armenian, Bosnian and Rwandan genocides.
"Having "The Genocide Factor' run complete and uncensored on free TV
in the Middle East to a potential audience of more than 130 million
people is truly groundbreaking," says Gary Lico, CEO of U.S. distrib
Cable Ready.
Directed by Robert Emery, the four-part series features photos, news
footage and interviews with Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, former U.S.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (news - web sites) and genocide
survivors.