Bahrain, 11 November 2004 - Orbit Satellite Television & Radio Network handed over the first three prizes of the "Scratch & Win" promotion that was launched for the holy month of Ramadan. The first prize, a Sony Ericsson K700i, was won by Shahin Khodjasteh, whereas Dag Erik Nordlie and Hans George were the lucky winners of a Sony Ericsson T610 and T630 respectively.

Orbit launched the "Scratch & Win" campaign for its current and new "Mega" and "Prime" package subscribers. "Scratch & Win" tickets were available at Orbit's customer service showrooms and main headquarters.

This exciting offer provides Orbit customers with the opportunity to win various amazing prizes including the grand prize, a Sony Ericsson mobile handset, as well as Seiko watches, Sopranos T-shirts, fashion jewellery, 24 free TVMAX movies and 12 free TVMAX movies.

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Note to Editor:
The Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network made its debut in 1994 as the world's first fully-digital, multi-channel, multi-lingual, direct to home pay television service. Orbit, headquartered in Bahrain, has many offices across the Middle East and North Africa including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Tunisia and Egypt. The Orbit footprint covers the whole of the Middle East and North Africa all the way from Morocco to Iran. In addition, Orbit broadcasts a select bouquet of Arabic-language services in Europe and has plans to expand into North America and Australia soon.

For further information, please contact:
Alia Shaikho,
Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network
Tel: (+973) 17311112,
Fax: (+973) 17311919,
Email: alia.shaikho@orbit.net  

Qais Al Rousan,
Promoseven Weber Shandwick Public Relations
Tel: (+973) 17225148,
Fax: (+973) 17229661,
E-mail: qais.alrousan@promoseven.com
www.orbit.net

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