Rapid TVNews reports that there are four satellite operators dominating Middle East and North African broadcasting: Arabsat, Nilesat, Eutelsat and Noorsat. However, these four players occupy just two dominant orbital positions, Arabsat’s 25.5 deg East, and Nilesat’s at 7 deg West.

Eutelsat has co-located satellites at both positions and where it leases capacity to Noorsat. Now Noorsat’s CEO says there’s no space for another operator to enter this market.

“No other player can easily get into the DTH TV market,” said Omar Shoter, Noorsat’s CEO. “It takes between 40-60 million homes to be pointed at your new satellite, in order to be profitable.” Shoter was speaking to Digital Production Middle East.

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