A new report, “Satellite Pay TV Operators in the Arab World 2015” was released to the Arab Advisors Group’s Media Strategic Research Service subscribers on October 19, 2015. This report can be purchased from the Arab Advisors Group for only US$ 1,950. The 91-page report, which has 32 detailed exhibits, provides a detailed analysis of the landscape of satellite Pay TV and profiles the four operators including OSN, beIN Sports, Al Majd and MyHD. The report also compares the channels, packages, prices, dealers and interactive services of the four satellite Pay TV operators, in addition to full listing of channels, packages, prices and dealers.

1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE – NOVEMBER 8, 2015
The Arab World’s Satellite pay TV operators provided a total of
280 Pay TV channels by September 2015
New research and analysis by the Arab Advisors Group reveals that as of
October 2015 the four satellite Pay TV operators, broadcasting from the region,
offered a combined total of 280 channels. OSN is the leader in terms of the
number of offered channels.
Four satellite Pay TV providers broadcast from the Arab World. Namely:
Orbit Showtime Network (OSN), beIN Sports, Al Majd and MyHD.
Expectedly, beIN Sports offers the highest number of sports Pay TV
channels with 21 sports channels.
A new report, “Satellite Pay TV Operators in the Arab World 2015”
was released to the Arab Advisors Group’s Media Strategic Research
Service subscribers on October 19, 2015. This report can be purchased
from the Arab Advisors Group for only US$ 1,950. The 91-page
report, which has 32 detailed exhibits, provides a detailed analysis of
the landscape of satellite Pay TV and profiles the four operators
including OSN, beIN Sports, Al Majd and MyHD. The report also
compares the channels, packages, prices, dealers and interactive
services of the four satellite Pay TV operators, in addition to full listing
of channels, packages, prices and dealers.
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.
Three of the four Pay TV providers also offer HD channels: OSN, beIN
Sports and MyHD. OSN and MyHD offered 55 and 53 HD channels,
respectively, while beIN Sports provided 20 HD channels.
“By September 2015, the four Pay TV providers offered 280 channels.
OSN had the highest number with 162 channels (including the 3 pay-
per-view channels and two On Demand channels), MyHD came in
second with 84 channels. beIN Sports offered 21 channels, while Al Majd
TV provided 13 channels.” Ms. Hiba Al Atiyat, Arab Advisors Senior
Research Analyst wrote in the report.
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2. “The total air time per month for the four pay TV providers reached 201,600
hours. OSN and MyHD had a 57.9% and 30% share of the total air time,
respectively, while beIN Sports’ market share of the total air time reached
7.5%. As for Al Majd, it stood at 4.6% by end of September 2015.
”. Ms. Al-Atiyat stated.
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