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Analoguesat · 15-11-07, 08:19 AM

Arabic media, especially satellite TV networks, are currenty seeing exponential growth in the Middle East region in what observers are describing as boomtime. The number of satellite TV channels has more than doubled in the past three years, according to the Saudi newspaper al-Medina.

There are currently 370 Arabic satellite TV networks broadcasting in the Middle East - an increase of 270 percent since 2004. Among these, 56 belong to private companies, 54 are music channels and 38 are state owned.

The United Arab Emirates has become a media hub, with almost a quarter (22 percent) of Arabic satellite networks being headquartered there, including Al-Arabiya.

A signficant proportion of networks are based in Saudi Arabia (15 percent) and in Egypt (11 percent), media researcher Isa Qasusi was quoted as telling al-Medina.

(Source: AKI)

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Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,334 Times in 985 Posts	Middle East satellite channels mushroom in media boom Arabic media, especially satellite TV networks, are currenty seeing exponential growth in the Middle East region in what observers are describing as boomtime. The number of satellite TV channels has more than doubled in the past three years, according to the Saudi newspaper al-Medina. There are currently 370 Arabic satellite TV networks broadcasting in the Middle East - an increase of 270 percent since 2004. Among these, 56 belong to private companies, 54 are music channels and 38 are state owned. The United Arab Emirates has become a media hub, with almost a quarter (22 percent) of Arabic satellite networks being headquartered there, including Al-Arabiya. A signficant proportion of networks are based in Saudi Arabia (15 percent) and in Egypt (11 percent), media researcher Isa Qasusi was quoted as telling al-Medina. (Source: AKI) __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

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