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Noorsat acquires additional Eutelsat capacity

Sun, 2009-10-04 06:52 - By

Media Business, Media, Arabsat, Atlantic Bird 4A, EuroBird 2, Eutelsat, Mawarid Group, NileSat, Noorsat, Showtime/Orbit merger

Rapid TVNews reports that the Bahrain-based satellite operator, Noorsat, will be taking three transponders from Eutelsat, representing extra capacity on board Atlantic Bird 4A. The agreement proves that there's still plenty of headroom in Middle East television.

What's next for Showtime-Orbit deal?

Wed, 2009-08-12 07:12 - By

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Media Business, Media, Arab Radio & Television, Gulf-DTH, Kipco, Mawarid Group, Noorsat, Orbit, pay-TV merger, Showtime Arabia, Viacom

Rapid TVNews reports that the pay-TV merger between Showtime Arabia and rival Orbit was concluded on time at the end of last month, according to reports out of Kuwait on Aug 11. A statement from Kuwait-based Kipco said the agreement was formally wrapped on July 31.

Showtime Arabia and Orbit Group merge pay-TV operations

Tue, 2009-07-14 17:39 - By

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Announcement, Media, Kipco, Mawarid Group, Mr Faisal Al Ayyar, Orbit Group, Showtime Arabia

Mr Samir Abdulhadi (left), President & CEO of Orbit
Group and Mr Marc-Antoine d’Halluin CEO of the
merged company.

Showtime and Orbit merge their pay-TV operations

Sun, 2009-07-12 17:13 - By

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Announcement, Media, Faisal Al Ayyar, Kipco, Marc-Antoine d’Halluin, Mawarid Group, Orbit Group, Samir Abdulhadi, Showtime Arabia

Kuwait Projects Company (Kipco) has announced the merger of its satellite broadcast company Showtime with Orbit, one of the region's leading television companies.The deal brings together the Showtime and Orbit brands and operating platforms. The new company will become the leading pay-TV platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).