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.

Khalid Owais, MD of the International Company for Digital Media added that “We have equipped some Melody channels to be broadcast via High Definition system on Arabsat in the near future," he said.

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The people behind Melody TV Network, based in Egypt, are quite daring. The content of some of their station promotion commercials include Arab ladies in revealing wear, which promote concepts of sexual infatuation or comedy in the story line.

Although suitable for most of Melody's liberal, western-minded viewers across the region; it cannot be considered 'mainstream family viewing' in an Arab country. Especially with the tweens and early teens usually watching Melody channels.

The first commercial features the Melody Man, an over-weight, uncool looking couch potato who is empowered by Melody to save the day. The second one is an ad for Melody Movies (aflam) showing a husband spurning his attractive wife's advances.

The production quality levels are impressive, and these are part of a series of equally impressive commercials by Melody, tackling several story lines. All are entertaining, if not as controversial.

Watch them now, by clicking the below images which link to YouTube videos.

Man Wins Fight

Watching Melody Films