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Arabia Entertainment launches arabia drama on Nilesat and Arabia.tv on the web from UAE

Sun, 2011-07-31 09:24 - By

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Wataniya Telecom to launch its own satellite channel for Ramadan

Mon, 2011-06-27 06:42 - By

Broadcasting News, Media, competition show, drama series, KUNA, NileSat, RAMADAN, religious programme, satellite channel, Wataniya Telecom

Kuwaiti telecoms firm Wataniya Telecom is planning to launch its own satellite channel, due to run during the holy month of Ramadan, starting on July 15. The planned channel is not aimed at commercial gains, Wataniya said, adding the channel will broadcast a religious programme, a competition show and several drama series eight hours a day without advertisements through Egypt's Nilesat.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE host highest number of FTA channels broadcasting in Arab World

Wed, 2011-06-22 07:20 - By

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Broadcasting News, Media Business, Media, Arab Advisors Group, Arabsat, broadcasting, egypt, FTA channels, media, Mohammed Al Shawwa, NileSat, Noorsat, Saudi Arabia, telecom, UAE

Deliberate and planned attacks to disrupt broadcast of MBC Group and Al Arabiya channels on Nilesat

Thu, 2011-03-10 10:33 - By

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Announcement, Broadcasting News, Digital Media, Media Business, Media, Al Arabiya, MBC Group, NileSat

MBC Group's bouquet of channels recently experienced a deliberate disruption in its broadcast on Nilesat by an unknown source of perpetrators which disrupted transmission of the bouquet of channels for several and repeated hours, leading to the absence of sound and visual appearance of the screens. MBC Group condemns this planned attack on its channels, which not only targets its transmission, but its millions of viewers everywhere.

For its part, Al Arabiya news channel holds the perpetrators responsible for preventing viewers to follow its news, breaking news, programmes, and live coverage of the escalating events in the region, more so, its bold and balanced coverage of the recent events in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. This assault also comes after a series of recurrent attacks on Al Arabiya's on-ground team of reporters, therefore confirming purposeful attacks not only on its reporters but also aimed at an audience of millions of viewers everywhere.

A reliable source in Al Arabiya said that the disruption amplified when Al Arabiya's viewership was at peak during its comprehensive coverage of the heated events in Libya.

In anticipation of the transmission of MBC channels resuming on Nilesat, the network offers its viewers temporary alternative frequencies on the same satellite-Nilesat, as well as the existing ones on Arabsat to ensure the continuation of its broadcast to the Arab world and beyond.

In this context, MBC Group is committed to closely monitor the case with all the concerned parties and satellite broadcast providers, to identify the source of this attack and the responsibility of those who stand behind it, and therefore pursue prosecution, and reduce the possibility of such attacks in the future.

Al Jazeera website blocked and signals jammed in Libya

Sun, 2011-02-20 18:04 - By

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Broadcasting News, Media Business, Media, Al Jazeera, Arabsat, Hotbird, NileSat, Reuters

Reuters reports that TV signals of Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera have been jammed on several frequencies and its website blocked in Libya. According to the report, Al Jazeera is now offering broadcasts on alternative frequencies on the Arabsat, Nilesat and Hot Bird satellites.

Launched in Qatar in 1996, Al Jazeera has more than 400 reporters in over 60 countries, according to its website. It says it can reach 220 million households in more than 100 countries.

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.

du and Turner ink broadcast service deal

Sat, 2010-10-23 20:31 - By

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Media Business, Media, Arabsat Badr, du, GITEX, NileSat, TBS, TradeArabia, Turner, Turner Broadcasting System

TradeArabia reports that du telecommunications has announced a new broadcast services deal with Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) at Gitex in Dubai. This new partnership follows Turner’s launch of a regionally dedicated Cartoon Network Arabia channel earlier this month. The tie-up will provide broadcast services that will extend Turner Broadcasting System’s reach to the Middle East on two different satellite platforms, Nilesat and Arabsat Badr 6 Satellites.

Jordan hosts Arab media summit

Sun, 2010-10-17 20:25 - By

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Media Business, Media, Ali Al Ayed, Arabsat, Eutelsat, Jordan Festival of Arab Media, NileSat, Rapid TV News, Rasmi Mahasney

Rapid TV News reports that the Jordan Festival of Arab Media, a the three-day summit organized by Audio Visual Commission in Jordan and the Jordanian-Saudi Company for Satellite Broadcasting, opened on Saturday and is currently being held in Amman. The festival brings together private and public television and radio channels, film production companies and advertising agencies, with the aim of achieving better media cross pollination across the Arab world.

BBC halts English World Service and BBC Arabic broadcasting in Dubai

Thu, 2010-07-08 08:55 - By

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Media Business, Media, Arabsat, BBC Arabic, BBC English World Service, eVision, Gulf News, Hotbird, NileSat

Gulf News reports that BBC’s English World Service and BBC Arabic are no longer broadcasting content in Dubai due to the dramatic plunge in its shortwave listnership. Audiences in the region can access BBC World Service and BBC Arabic on 90.3 FM in Abu Dhabi and also BBC World News and BBC Arabic television on Nilesat, Arabsat and Hotbird, as well as on eVision according to the report.

Nilesat installs state-of-the-art technology to locate culprits

Wed, 2010-06-23 20:32 - By

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Media Business, Media, Al Jazeera, FIFA World Cup, NileSat, Rapid TV News

Rapid TV News reports that Nilesat is currently installing state-of-the-art geolocation technology that will help identify the location of the troublesome signals and locate culprits that have been jamming its signal and interfering in some of its news channels as well as Al Jazeera Sports’ screening of the FIFA World Cup soccer games.

Nilesat has already established a near-foolproof technology fix for the soccer transmissions by allocating an extra pair of transponders for Al Jazeera’s sports transmissions, on the basis that it is doubly hard to interfere with two transponders at the same time.