[citation needed] In September 2019, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced the suspension of work at his Future TV satellite television channel after 26 years of broadcasting, citing financial reasons for halting operations.

[citation needed] In a statement issued September 18 by his media office, Hariri said: “It is with a heavy heart that I announce today the decision to suspend work at Future TV and settle workers’ wages for the same financial reasons that led to the closing of Al-Mustaqbal newspaper.

[1] The decision highlights the worsening financial crisis in which Hariri was trapped since the dissolution of Saudi-Oger, his father's construction and services company in Saudi Arabia.

[citation needed] Its most famous talk show was Sireh wo infatahit سيرة وأنفتحت (Arabic for Open for Discussion).

[citation needed] Future TV's longest running show was Khaleek bill bait خليك بالبيت (Arabic for Stay at Home).