 In 1987 he co-founded a satellite broadcasting company that later became known as MBC, where he worked for three months before leaving because of political differences with its management.Qandil briefly presented the show "Ma'a Hamdi Qandil" ("With Hamdi Qandil") for ART, but left amid disagreements between him and his managers regarding Qandil's planned interviews with Muammar Gaddafi and Tariq Aziz.He returned to Egyptian television in 1998, hosting the current affairs and press review talk show "Ra'is el-Tahrir" ("Editor-in-Chief").