Al Hayat repays EGP 20 mn debt to EMPC, broadcasting resumes

The Egyptian Media Production City (EMPC) resumed broadcasting Al Hayat TV channels yesterday after the television network’s chairman Al Sayed Badawi repaid its debts to EMPC, Ahram Gate reports. EMPC had decided earlier this month to cut off services provided to the network, including electricity, due to EGP 20 mn in overdue payments, pushing the network to begin broadcasting from abroad. Al Hayat had issued a statement at the time alleging it had already paid its bills and that EMPC was was in fact indebted to the broadcaster.