Press TV resumes transmission on Nilesat

Egypt’s satellite provider Nilesat has resumed its transmission of Press TV three days after the 24-hour English-language news channel was jammed.

Press TV was back on Nilesat on Sunday at 12:30 GMT after the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) informed the Egyptian company of the switching off of the Iranian channel.

France’s Eutelsat is a satellite company providing services on Nilesat. Eutelsat has refused to reveal the source of jamming of Press TV.

In recent months, Eutelsat’s Israeli-French CEO Michel de Rosen has stepped up his restrictive campaign against the Iranian media by appealing to major satellite providers in Europe and Asia to silence them.

Eutelsat has removed several Iranian satellite channels citing European Union (EU) regulations as the reason behind their move.

The bloc, however, has denied the claims by satellite companies.

In a controversial move, Eutelsat had previously ordered Hispasat in Spain to stop broadcasting the Spanish-language Hispan TV as well as Press TV in Spain and Latin America.

The campaign against Iranian media outlets has revealed the true face of the West, which preaches respect for human rights and free speech but practices the opposite.