SHOW ON DEMAND introduces TV that waits for you!
Dubai - With the launch of the SHOW ON DEMAND service on August 1st, SHOWTIME customers with a SHOWBOX (digital video recorder) will be among the first in the world to access a video on demand service via satellite.
The launch of SHOW ON DEMAND enables viewers to access up to 40 hours of the best movies, sport and series automatically downloaded and refreshed every week to their SHOWBOX. This unique innovation will enable SHOWTIME customers to access a selection of the very best SHOWTIME programming, when they want to watch it, with the play, pause, forward and rewind functionality.
SHOW ON DEMAND features movie premieres, shows without commercial breaks and a chance to catch up on missed programmes and all of this at no additional cost to SHOWTIME's Platinum and Premier Customers.
"The red button on our remote control has taken convenience to a new high. Simply pressing it gives immediate access to the SHOW ON DEMAND selection of the best programmes refreshed every week and available to watch at your convenience," said Azhar Malik, VP Marketing at Showtime.
"We were the first in the region to introduce the digital video recorder with an Arabic and English electronic programming guide and we are first again with SHOW ON DEMAND."
"We will continue to develop SHOWTIME and our added value services to improve customer satisfaction at every level," Malik concluded.
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About Showtime Arabia
Showtime Arabia is the leading Pay TV network in the Middle East and North Africa broadcasting the very best and latest blockbuster movies through its exclusive deals with the leading Hollywood studios including Paramount, Dreamworks, Sony Columbia, NBC Universal, Disney and local producers; exclusive premium sports including the world's most popular football league the Premier League, the Rugby World Cup and other major sporting events; and the best international series and shows including Desperate Housewives, Lost, Prison Break and Ugly Betty to name just a few, first on TV and one full year before any other channel.
Showtime Arabia is based in Dubai and produces 20 premium channels branded SHOWCINEMA, SHOWMOVIES, SHOWSPORTS, SHOWSERIES, SHOWCOMEDY, SHOWKIDS and SHOWSHASHA. We acquire, produce and package the best programs to deliver an exciting and broad range of programming to meet all of the family's entertainment needs. Our owned channels are complemented with a premium selection of international partner channels including global brands like Al Jazeera Sports, Disney Channel, Discovery, MTV, CNN, CNBC and BBC.
Our commitment to our customers goes beyond the region's best programming. With SHOWBOX, the most advanced and first digital video recorder in the region, and SHOWGUIDE, our electronic programming guide and print magazine. Via the SHOWBOX we have also launched SHOW ON DEMAND the region's first video on demand service. Showtime Arabia uses an innovative company culture and technology to provide customers the maximum TV viewing experience.
For information contact:
Jennie Brown
Impact Porter Novelli
Tel: +971 4 3304030
Mobile: +971 50 8886316
Email: j.brown@ipn.ae
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