Arab Satellite TV

Al Jazeera wins rights to air UEFA Champions League

Fri, 2008-02-22 20:28 - By  

Al Jazeera Sports has won exclusive broadcast rights to UEFA Champions League matches across the Middle East and North Africa for a period of four years, dealing a blow to ART who held these rights in previous years.

The Doha-based channel beat off competition from ART, Orbit, Showtime and Abu Dhabi to secure the deal. The bid figure was not revealed.


1,200 satellite channels in Middle East by 2015

Tue, 2008-02-05 11:16 - By  

 RapidTvNews reports that Cairo-based Nilesat predicts the Middle East will have 1200 satellite channels by 2015, from today’s near-900 channels.


Jan Zijderveld: Cutting through the clutter

Sun, 2007-12-23 05:43 - By  

IAA - UAE speaks to Jan Zijderveld regarding the controversial issue of ad clutter in the region’s TV, as broadcasters have hit back after major TV advertisers claimed some channels are failing to keep to agreed ad limits and that clutter is reaching “dangerous” levels.

Melody TV Network goes HD on Arabsat

Wed, 2007-11-21 11:24 - By