1 September 2016
Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) will be at IBC-2016 in Amsterdam to showcase new services on its recently launched Badr-7 satellite which covers the Middle East and wide areas of Asia and Africa.
Arabsat CEO Eng./Khalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour said that Arabsat has recently signed a number of agreements with important and specialized satellite TV channels & networks to enhance Arabsat’s orbital position 26 ͦ degrees East.
(Source: Arabsat press release)
1 August 2016
Establishing a new age of family TV entertainment as Saudi Football League returns to “Arabsat”
Arabsat commits to protecting viewers from pirated content
MBC PRO SPORTS channels resume broadcast on Arabsat with Saudi Super Cup between Al Ahli and Al Hilal
MBC Group channels announced the transition of its gulf channels and MBC Pro Sports Channels to “Arabsat” through a strategic partnership signed with “Arabsat” today. The cooperation aims to establish a new era of family TV entertainment reinforcing high quality viewership. While the transition of some channels will be exclusive to “Arabsat”, the next stages will focus on providing sophisticated reliable receivers, enabling viewers to experience the best in modern TV.
Khalid Bin Ahmed Balkheyour, “Arabsat” CEO stated: “We are pleased with this partnership between Arabsat and MBC Group; it is proof that the media industry is progressing in the right direction”. Balkheyour reiterated the benefits of this collaboration: “Most important is the protection of Intellectual Property Rights in the region through our commitment to prohibiting any channel from broadcasting pirated content, and so ultimately protecting and serving the Arab viewers’ interest”.
“Arabsat” initiated new HD technology several years ago in collaboration with Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) with the aim of improving the HD quality and growing it in the Arab world.
Sam Barnett, MBC Group CEO said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Arabsat and progressively, we will be moving our Gulf focused channels exclusively onto Arabsat.” Barnett added “Arabsat enjoys high viewership in general and in the GCC in particular and we’re sure that the addition of more exclusive MBC channels will boost Arabsat’s penetration further”.
Most immediately this partnership sees the return of the Saudi Football League to Arabsat. MBC PRO SPORTS will broadcast on “Arabsat” as of Monday 8th August during the Live broadcast of the Saudi Super Cup between Al Ahli and Al Hilal taking place in London.
(Source: Arabsat press release)
19 July 2016
The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) announced the launch of the its exclusive Mauritanian TV bouquet in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe on board of its satellite Arabsat Badr-4. This will contribute to the delivery of the Mauritanian broadcasting to its large sector of viewers in Europe, as Arabsat BADR-4’s footprint covers the entire Middle East, North Africa and Europe on the same frequency and only a small dish is required for reception.
Khalid Balkheyour, CEO of Arabsat said that this initiative is considered another remarkable milestone in the company’s partnership with the Arabic broadcasting television bodies. “We are proud to be the exclusive carrier of the Mauritanian bouquet for several years, and now we are thrilled to deliver the Mauritanian channels to all viewers in Europe and the Arab world, via Arabsat BADR -4.”
“We are delighted to launch the package of Mauritanian channels -exclusively- on Arabsat BADR-4,” says Mohamed Dieh Sidaty, General Director of the Mauritanian broadcasting cooperation. “We have a keen interest to ensure the proper delivery of the Mauritanian channels to all its viewers across Europe and the Arab world, who are always following news and media content from their home country, noting also the remarkable growth in the value proportions of Arabsat TV broadcasting hotspot at 26 deg East.”
You can now watch all Mauritanian channels on:
Satellite: Arabsat BADR-4 at 26° East
Frequency: 12563 MHz
Polarity: Vertical
Symbol Rate: 27500
FEC: ¾
Modulation: DVB-S, QPSK
(Source: ARABSAT press release)
1 June 2016
Algerian channel DTV and Arab Satellite Communication Organization (ARABSAT) signed a contract today to broadcast DTV channel over the Maghreb and North-West Africa on Arabsat satellite Badr-5, which will enable viewers in the Maghreb and North West African to watch DTV around the clock.
DTV is a general entertainment channel that includes many prominent West Algerian editors, and programming features entertainment, music, soap operas, and Arab and Western films for all age groups.
Nabil Shanti, VP&CCO of Arabsat, said, “DTV broadcast on Arabsat satellite Badr-5 represents another step on the way to enrich what Arabsat has to offer to its viewers in Algeria, Morocco and the Arab world, as DTV enjoys an increasingly wide viewership.”
DTV can be watched on the following frequencies:
ARABSAT BADR-5 at 26⁰ E
Frequency: 12,303 MHz (Horizontal)
QPSK, Symbol Rate: 27.5MSymb/s, FEC: ¾
(Source: Arabsat press release)
3 November 2015
ABS and Arab Satellite Communication Organization (Arabsat) announced that they have signed an expansion capacity agreement on ABS-3A for a multi-transponder, multiyear deal for Ku-band payload. The additional capacity will be used for different customer networks within the Middle East and North Africa regions in particular Saudi Arabia. Under the agreement, Arabsat will use the new bandwidth on ABS-3A at 3W, mostly for data services for enterprises, banking and government institutions.
ABS-3A, an all-electric propulsion satellite entered commercial service on 31st August. The satellite features 48 C and Ku-band transponders (96 x 36MHz equivalent) and is equipped with high performance beams to support rapidly growing markets in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa regions. ABS-3A provides expansion capacity to reach markets servicing high-growth data, video, mobility and government applications.
“We are very pleased to be collaborating again with Arabsat as a reliable valued partner in supporting their business growth in the MENA region. This new contract reiterates Arabsat’s confidence in ABS to support their business plan for this expanding market. We look forward to continually strengthening our relationship with Arabsat in the future,” said Tom Choi, CEO of ABS.
Khalid Balkheyour, President and CEO of ARABSAT said “We are very pleased to be working with ABS again and further build on our fruitful partnership. This agreement will enable ARABSAT to expand its customer base and provide more options and solutions.”
