Meet the International Office Staff

SAT-7 Founder & CEO:
Terence Ascott

Terence (Terry) Ascott has lived in the Middle East and served as the leader for indigenous media ministries for more than 30 years. In 1973 Terry moved to Beirut, Lebanon and worked to launch an Arabic Christian publishing ministry. After the start of the Lebanese Civil War, Terry and his family evacuated to Egypt. In Egypt Terry launched an Arabic youth magazine called "Magalla". This was the first Christian magazine to be successfully distributed on Egyptian newsstands. "Magalla" was published for 20 years and according to many Arab Christians was instrumental in bringing many people to Christ.

While working on the magazine, Terry's ministry became involved in other media projects including video production. In 1995 he, along with Middle Eastern Christian leaders and around twenty partner organizations working in the region, launched SAT-7, the first Arabic Christian satellite television channel. The channel was a pioneer in many areas, breaking ground for other ministries to follow. In the years since its launch, SAT-7 has grown from a two-hour a week broadcast, to a network of three 24-hour channels: SAT-7 ARABIC (Arabic Christian programming for every age group), SAT-7 KIDS (the first and currently the only Arabic Christian channel for children) and SAT-7 PARS (a 24 hour channel in Farsi/Persian, with four hours a day in Turkish).

SAT-7 has more than 150 employees, mostly Middle Eastern nationals, who work in its offices and studios in Egypt, Lebanon and Cyprus. However, SAT-7 also has offices in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada.

Terry holds a first class B.Sc. in civil engineering, with honors, from the Middlesex University, England. He and his wife Jacqueline live in Nicosia, Cyprus and have three grown children.