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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
Saudi Arabia-based satellite operator Arabsat has added the popular Melody bundle of channels to its line up. Melody’s channels include Melody Hits, Arabia, Aflam, Tunes and Trix, and will now be carried on Arabsat’s Badr-4 satellite. More channels will be added over the next few weeks.
Al Jazeera English celebrates one year anniversary
Sat, 2007-11-17 21:06 - By
Al Jazeera English marked its first anniversary on November 15 2007. One of the major issues has been how the station is received in the USA.
370 Free-to-Air Sat TV channels in the Arab World by August 2007
Sun, 2007-10-07 09:52 - By
Arab Advisors Group reports that the Arab World’s Free-To-Air (FTA) Sat TV channels have grown by a massive 270% between August 2007 and January 2004.By mid August 2007, the total number of FTA satellite channels reached 370 on Arabsat, Nilesat and new entrant Noorsat.
Qatar eyes new Islamic channel
Sun, 2007-09-23 23:59 - By
AME Info reports that Qatar has begun development of a new Islamic satellite channel that will aim to offset the growth of religious channels that are believed to spread sectarian strife among Muslims.
US viewers go online for Al Jazeera English
Tue, 2007-07-24 11:06 - By
AMEInfo reports that Al Jazeera's English language channel has more than 20,000 subscribers to its online service in the USA; which means that viewers are passing cable operators who are reluctant to carry the channel.
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