To Compete, Iranian State TV Adapts, through Aelia

State TV, which had a monopoly on viewership until satellite channels began to draw more viewers beginning in the early 1990s, has been trying to win back its audience for several years. One result: a spate of mini-series that depict love stories between characters who are not necessarily pious, and that allow women to show more of their hair — both of which have been considered un-Islamic.

Three students condemned to 7.5 years in total – Jadi @ Mideast Youth