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Sky News Arabia launches across the Arab World

Mon, 2012-05-07 09:44 - By

On Sunday at 8pm(UAE time)Sky News Arabia, the multi-platform 24-hour Arabic rolling news channel, broadcast for the first time to over 50 million homes across the Middle East and North Africa.

Sky New Arabia to go live today

Sun, 2012-05-06 09:05 - By

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Sky News Arabia, the 24-hour Arabic language news channel, is set to go live across the Middle East and North Africa today at 19.00 Mecca time (20.00 in the UAE, 18.00 in Cairo, and 16.00 GMT). The channel will broadcast via free to air satellite on transponder 15 on Arabsat Badr 4, transponder 14 on Nilesat 201, and via IPTV in the UAE on either Etisalat's eLife service or Du TV. OSN will also carry Sky News Arabia via its satellite-based pay-TV platform across the Arab world.

Sky News Arabia set for MENA-wide reach across multiple platforms

Thu, 2012-05-03 08:49 - By

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The launch of 24-hour Arabic language breaking news channel Sky News Arabia on May 6, 2012 is set to reach television households across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region following the signing of distribution deals with a number of premium television platforms, including OSN and the Abu Dhabi TV Network in High Definition and the EtisalateLife TV and du IPTV platforms in Standard Definition.

Al Jazeera poses threat to BSkyB in bid for English Premiere League rights

Mon, 2012-04-30 08:30 - By

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BSkyB, which has built its British pay-TV business on its soccer rights, could face Qatari group Al Jazeera when English Premier League rights are renewed this summer. Al Jazeera has recently expanded aggressively in French soccer rights, prompting speculation that the network will be bidding to obtain English Premier League rights as well. "Al Jazeera are ambitious, wealthy and acquisitive, but as of now they have concentrated all their efforts on buying rights in France," said Simon Johnson, a consultant with the Sports & Media Group at Charles Russell.

Sky News Arabia still in the works to launch in Abu Dhabi

Mon, 2011-07-18 07:18 - By

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According to The National, plans to launch the Arabic-language station based in Abu Dhabi, Sky News Arabia, are still on despite the phone hacking scandal in the UK rocking Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire.

Satellite MENA the perfect event as satellite market surges forward

Sun, 2010-12-19 11:31 - By

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This is a great time for satellite broadcasters and service providers in the Middle East and North Africa. International broadcasters are committed to the future of this technology, providers are increasing capacity and reinvigorated conditional access systems are ensuring profitability.

BSkyB to launch Arabic news channel

Mon, 2010-11-29 22:30 - By

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Zawya Dow Jones reports that U.K. pay television operator British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN) said Monday it has struck a joint venture with a private investment company owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan to launch a free-to-air Arabic-language news channel across the Middle East and North Africa region from 2012.

UM chooses Hytner for EMEA President role

Sun, 2009-09-13 16:48 - By

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