Growth in the Arab World's FTA Satellite TV channels slows down in 2009/2010 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. Arab Advisors Group research revealed that the highest number of channel types were the Private-sector general channels followed by Government-sector general channels. The results of Arab Advisors' annual analysis of the FTA channels were released at the 7th annual Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference in Amman on June 7 & 8 2010. The growth in the number of Free to Air (FTA) satellite channels targeting the Arab region is slowing down. By April 2010, the total number of distinct FTA satellite channels reached 487 on Arabsat, Nilesat and/or Noorsat, a marginal increase of 2.7% over the number of channels recorded in March 2009. The FTA landscape added 13 channels between March 2009 and April 2010, compared to the 104 channels added between August 2007 and March 2009. 16.5% of the 448 fully launched and operational channels' headquarters are located in Saudi Arabia. A new report, “Satellite TV in the Arab World 2010” was released to the Arab Advisors Group’s Media Strategic Research Service subscribers on May 31, 2010. This report can be purchased from the Arab Advisors Group for only US$ 1,500. The 78-page report, which has 26 detailed exhibits, provides a detailed analysis of the FTA satellite channels targeting the Arab region as of April 2010. The channels are analyzed according to their type, broadcasting language, headquarters (main offices), ownership (state owned, private or mixed ownership) and satellite carriers. In addition, the satellite systems included in the analysis are Arabsat, Nilesat and Noorsat, this is due to the fact that the majority of FTA satellite channels targeting the Arab World are aired on one or more of these satellites. Please contact the Arab Advisors Group to get a copy of the report's Table of Contents. Any investment in this report will count towards an annual Strategic Research Service subscription should the service be acquired within three months from purchasing the report. "In line with the liberalization of the audio visual sectors in the region, the number of private satellite channels exceeds the number of government owned channels: 69.9% of the fully launched and operational FTA channels are privately owned while 29% are government owned." Ms. Danya Nusseir, Arab Advisors senior research analyst, commented. "In terms of the types of channels, General- Private sector channels have the highest share (19.6%) amongst the total fully launched and operational FTA satellite channels, followed by the General-Government sector channels at 12.7%". Ms. Nusseir added The Arab Advisors Group’s team of analysts in the region has produced over 1,890 reports on the Arab World’s communications and media markets. The reports can be purchased individually or received through an annual subscription to Arab Advisors Group’s (www.arabadvisors.com) Strategic Research Services (Media and Telecom). To date, Arab Advisors Group has served over 580 global and regional companies by providing reliable research analysis and forecasts of Arab communications markets. Some of our clients can be viewed on http://www.arabadvisors.com/clients.htm

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Satellite TV in the Arab World
2010
Arab Advisors Group
Media Strategic Research Service
May 2010
Analysts: Danya Nusseir
Issa Goussous
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Table of Contents
Section I: Introduction.......................................................................................1
Section II: Analysis of FTA Satellite Channels in the Arab World........................4
Types of FTA Satellite Channels...........................................................................5
Locations of FTA Satellite Channels’ Headquarters................................................ 12
FTA Satellite Channels’ Ownership ..................................................................... 17
FTA Satellite Channels’ Carriers ......................................................................... 23
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List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1: FTA Satellite Channels Growth Between January 2004 and April 2010
....................................................................................................................1
Exhibit 2: Fully launched and operational FTA Satellite Channels in October
2006, August 2007, March 2009 and April 2010 ..........................................2
Exhibit 3: FTA Satellite Channels Listing and Details ..........................................4
Exhibit 4: FTA Satellite Channels’ Program Types (April 2010) ..........................5
Exhibit 5: FTA Satellite Channels’ Program Types without Test Transmission
Channels (April 2010) ..................................................................................7
Exhibit 6: FTA Satellite Channels’ Broadcasting Languages (April 2010) ...........9
Exhibit 7: FTA Satellite Channels’ Broadcasting Languages without Test
Transmission Channels (April 2010) ..........................................................10
Exhibit 8: FTA Satellite Channels’ Type by Broadcasting Languages (April 2010)
..................................................................................................................11
Exhibit 9: FTA Satellite Channels’ Main Headquarter (April 2010)....................13
Exhibit 10: Top Five Countries with the Highest Number of FTA Satellite Channel
Headquarters (April 2010) .........................................................................14
Exhibit 11: Channel Types by Country of Channel’s Headquarters (April 2010)15
Exhibit 12: Distribution of FTA Satellite Channels According to Region of
Headquarters (April 2010) .........................................................................16
Exhibit 13: FTA Satellite Channels’ Ownership (April 2010) .............................17
Exhibit 14: FTA Satellite Channels’ Ownership without the Test Transmission
Channels (April 2010) ................................................................................18
Exhibit 15: FTA Satellite Channels Countries of Headquarters by Ownership
(April 2010) ...............................................................................................19
Exhibit 16: FTA Satellite Channels Language by Ownership (April 2010) .........21
Exhibit 17: Types of FTA Satellite Channels by their Ownership (April 2010)...22
Exhibit 18: Number of FTA Satellite Channels in Each Satellite (April 2010) ....23
Exhibit 19: Number of FTA Satellite Channels Between March 2009 and April
2010 ..........................................................................................................24
Exhibit 20: Distribution of the FTA Satellite Channels According to their
Presence on Each Satellite Carrier/s (April 2010)......................................24
Exhibit 21: Satellite Carrier by FTA Satellite Channels’ Ownership (April 2010)
..................................................................................................................26
Exhibit 22: Satellite Carrier by FTA Satellite Channels’ Ownership without test
transmission channels (April 2010) ...........................................................27
Exhibit 23: Satellite Carrier by FTA Satellite Channels’ Broadcasting Language
without test transmission channels (April 2010) .......................................27
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Exhibit 24: FTA Satellite Channels Listing and Details (Sorted by channel name)
..................................................................................................................28
Exhibit 25: FTA Satellite Channels Listing and Details (Sorted by channels’ type)
..................................................................................................................45
Exhibit 26: FTA Satellite Channels Listing and Details (Sorted by channel's
country of Headquarters)...........................................................................62
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