Orascom TV, better known as OTV, is an Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

ian television channel

Television channel

A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...

 broadcast on the Nilesat

Nilesat

Nilesat is an Egyptian company, and the name of a series of Egyptian communications satellites. It was established in 1996 with the purpose of operating Egyptian satellites and their associated ground control station and uplinking facilities...

. OTV is owned by Orascom. OTV was launched on January 31, 2007 at 18:30 p.m. Cairo Time.

OTV is specialized in broadcasting international TV shows, movies.

OTV Shows are 24

24 (TV series)

24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...

, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is a reality television series providing home renovations for less fortunate families and community schools etc...

, An Hour With Samir Ghanem and Others

OTV is also famous with its 5 - 10 minute diverse reports which are featured throughout the day and in a program called "Ma'sa'ak Sokar" "مسائك سكر" which literally means "Your Evening Is Sugar". Reports could range from operatic events like Christmas carols to the breeding of sheep.