21 August 2013
JEDDAH - The number of FTA (free-to-air) satellite channels in the Arab world reached 716 channels by May 2013. The 716 analyzed channels broadcast on Arabsat, Nilesat, Noorsat and Yahlive (fully operational channels reached 658), a new report "Satellite TV in the Arab World 2013" released to the Arab Advisors Group's Media Strategic Research Service showed.
The majority of the analyzed FTA satellite channels broadcast in Standard Definition (SD), while 9.7 percent broadcast in High Definition (HD).
The number of FTA satellite channels targeting the Arab region continues to grow. The FTA landscape had a major growth of 599 percent in the number of FTA satellite channels which broadcast in SD between January 2004 and May 2013.
Based on Arab Advisors Group research, by May 2013, the total number of unique FTA satellite channels reached 716 on Arabsat, Nilesat, Noorsat and Yahlive. The number of the fully launched and operational channels; excluding channels in the test transmission phase, reached 658, up from 565 in March 2012.
Dalia Haddad, Arab Advisors research analyst, said "76.6 percent of the operational FTA satellite channels are privately owned. In terms of the types of channels, General-Private Sector channels constitute 18.5 percent of the operational FTA satellite channels followed by News and Current Affairs channels."
"Aplurality of FTA channels are headquartered in Egypt which hosts 19.1 percent of the fully launched and operational FTA channels. The UAE and Saudi Arabia follow with percentages of 13.8 percent and 12.3 percent, respectively," Hind Qweider, Arab Advisors research analyst, added.
JEDDAH - The number of FTA (free-to-air) satellite channels in the Arab world reached 716 channels by May 2013. The 716 analyzed channels broadcast on Arabsat, Nilesat, Noorsat and Yahlive (fully operational channels reached 658), a new report "Satellite TV in the Arab World 2013" released to the Arab Advisors Group's Media Strategic Research Service showed.
The majority of the analyzed FTA satellite channels broadcast in Standard Definition (SD), while 9.7 percent broadcast in High Definition (HD).
The number of FTA satellite channels targeting the Arab region continues to grow. The FTA landscape had a major growth of 599 percent in the number of FTA satellite channels which broadcast in SD between January 2004 and May 2013.
Based on Arab Advisors Group research, by May 2013, the total number of unique FTA satellite channels reached 716 on Arabsat, Nilesat, Noorsat and Yahlive. The number of the fully launched and operational channels; excluding channels in the test transmission phase, reached 658, up from 565 in March 2012.
Dalia Haddad, Arab Advisors research analyst, said "76.6 percent of the operational FTA satellite channels are privately owned. In terms of the types of channels, General-Private Sector channels constitute 18.5 percent of the operational FTA satellite channels followed by News and Current Affairs channels."
"Aplurality of FTA channels are headquartered in Egypt which hosts 19.1 percent of the fully launched and operational FTA channels. The UAE and Saudi Arabia follow with percentages of 13.8 percent and 12.3 percent, respectively," Hind Qweider, Arab Advisors research analyst, added.
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