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The peak average advertising rates of Free-to-Air satellite News and Current Affairs channels in the Arab World reaches US$ 5,419 for a 30-second advertisement aired between 21:00 – 22:00 KSA according to Arab Advisors Group's recent advertising rates analysis.

The Arab world's FTA Sat TV channels have grown by 2.7% between March 2009 and April 2010. By April 2010, the total number of FTA satellite channels reached 487 broadcasting on Arabsat, Nilesat and/or Noorsat.

Despite the boom in the supply of FTA channels in the region, few popular channels are emerging; retaining a large share of the region’s viewer base that should have a stronger bargaining power with advertisers.
The average advertising rate for a free-to-air satellite TV channel in the Arab world is US$ 3,362 for a 30-second advertisement during peak time.
