Roya TV (Arabic: رؤيا) is a Jordanian private independent satellite TV channel, based in Amman and owned by Sayegh Group. The channel was launched in 2011 broadcasting a mix of news, entertainment, drama, and lifestyle programs to Jordan and the wider Arab world.
Roya TV was launched on January 1, 2011, as part of a broader expansion of private media in Jordan. The channel's stated mandate was to target families and youth, promote democracy, reach out to remote areas of the country, and create awareness on human rights and feminism in the Arab world.
In December 2021, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle said it would be suspending its partnership with Roya TV over what it characterised as anti-Israel and antisemitic content by Roya TV on its social media platforms. Roya TV chief executive Fares Sayegh said in response that "criticism of illegal, inhumane or racist actions by Israel as a state" should be distinguished from antisemitism.
Like the Jordanian government, Roya TV is also strongly anti-Khomeinist and anti-Islamist but unlike the Jordanian government, it does not recognize the legitimacy of the government of Iran and is pro-Iranian opposition. In written pieces about Iran, the network often puts the government's name as the "Iranian regime".
Programming
Roya TV's general programming consists of four periods: morning, mid-day, afternoon, and evening; with a greater part of the content based on live shows. In 2012, Deema Hijjawi joined the Roya TV channel, to present a morning cookery program Dunya Ya Dunya.
