Month of June, 2009

The second season of the popular SAT-7 game show “The Answer is in the Book” recently started airing on SAT-7.  This program features real prizes for answering questions about the Bible (last season the overall winner received a new laptop computer). Farid Tawfik, producer of the program, is hopeful that his team will be able to create another Bible-knowledge game show for children sometime this summer.  Children love games, and many regularly participate in SAT-7 contests.  Farid and other in the leadership of SAT-7 KIDS feel the game show will be a great way for children to learn more about the Bible and have fun at the same time!

SAT-7 PARS recently hosted a meeting of its producers who came from Iran, Europe and the USA.  It was an exciting time of fellowship (some of the producers had never met each other before), training and brainstorming about new ideas.  Michael Warren, a well-known TV writer and producer (having worked on several famous American TV programs including “Happy Days” and “Family Matters”) taught producers the Hollywood process for writing scripts for situation comedies.  The producers also attending training sessions on:  presentation skills; camera and lighting techniques; and many other aspects of production.

In early May SAT-7 has began transmitting its first weekly live program from Egypt, one which takes the unique approach of utilizing a different host each week.  These hosts include a well-known Coptic Orthodox priest, several senior Evangelical pastors, and a well-respected Arab Christian counselor.  The program receives dozens of SMS texts each time it is broadcast along with many phone calls and emails.  Its Facebook site has generated over three thousand members in just a month.