Capital Broadcasting Center

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{{Infobox television channel

| name = Capital Broadcasting Center

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| launch_date = {{start date and age|2011|7|2|df=yes}}

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| owner = United Media Services (UMS)

| country = Egypt

| language = Arabic

| area = Middle East

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| sister_channels = CBC Drama
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The Capital Broadcasting Center ({{langx|ar|مركز تلفزيون العاصمة}}) (CBC ({{langx|ar|سي بي سي}})) is a satellite television network in Egypt that began in July 2011.{{cite book |title=Arab Media Outlook 2011– 2015 |publisher=Dubai Press Club |url=http://www.arabmediaforum.ae/userfiles/EnglishAMO.pdf |year=2012 |isbn=9789948165262 |accessdate=April 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193429/http://www.arabmediaforum.ae/userfiles/EnglishAMO.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }} It is owned by the United Media Services (UMS), a company owned by the Egyptian General Intelligence Service (GIS).{{Cite web |title=Saudi PR giant to fund TV channels run by Egyptian intelligence, report says |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-saudi-pr-giant-fund-tv-channels-run-egyptian-intelligence |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Middle East Eye |language=en}}

It broadcasts entertainment, drama and general political programmes. CBC has been accused of pro-government bias.{{cite web |author=Hanan Solyman |url=http://emajmagazine.com/2011/09/13/egypts-revolution-media-a-question-of-credibility/ |title=Egypt's Revolution Media: A Question of Credibility |work=Emaj Magazine |date=July 28, 2013 |accessdate=February 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223211/http://emajmagazine.com/2011/09/13/egypts-revolution-media-a-question-of-credibility/# |archive-date=2013-12-02 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/14/world/middleeast/14iht-M14B-EGYPT-MEDIA.html |title= TV Stations Multiply as Egyptian Censorship Falls |date= July 13, 2011|work= The New York Times |accessdate=May 7, 2015}}

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