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A total of 1,294 satellite TV channels now operate in the Arab world, according to a report from the Arab States Broadcasting Union and the High Committee for Coordination among Arab Satellite Channels.
The number of Arab organisations now broadcasting or re-broadcasting satellite channels stands at 758, including 29 publicly-owned ones and 729 which are privately owned. Between them, they transmit 165 public and 1129 private channels in multiple languages, covering a variety of genres.
The report attributes the rise in the number of public channels during 2014 mostly to the return of Libyan TV channels that had disappeared with the revolution plus the creation of more generic channels, especially sports ones, from the public sector.
However, there were "no more than 20 or 30 channels" operating in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) during the 1990s, said the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU).
"The current boom has been brought about mostly thanks to the private sector. Various factors have helped the proliferation of channels, such as the growing role of the private sector, technology developments and digital satellite broadcasting that offered unlimited opportunities, low-cost access and wide prospects for development," said a statement from ASBU.
Sports is the most popular type of specialised satellite channel in the region, with 170 sports channels on offer, while drama channels (comprising TV series and movies) registered at 152, followed by music and variety shows (124), religious channels (95), news (68) and children's TV (26).
The report also found there has been an expansion in the geographical coverage of Arab satellite broadcasting, which now extends to Australia, New Zealand and the Americas.
Read more: Arab world’s satellite TV channel tally nears 1,300 | Satellite | News | Rapid TV News http://www.rapidtvnews.com/2015031637581/arab-world-s-satellite-tv-channel-tally-nears-1-300.html#ixzz3UXRWTxS4
http://www.rapidtvnews.com/2015031637581/arab-world-s-satellite-tv-channel-tally-nears-1-300.html#axzz3UXQJobsY
The number of Arab organisations now broadcasting or re-broadcasting satellite channels stands at 758, including 29 publicly-owned ones and 729 which are privately owned. Between them, they transmit 165 public and 1129 private channels in multiple languages, covering a variety of genres.
The report attributes the rise in the number of public channels during 2014 mostly to the return of Libyan TV channels that had disappeared with the revolution plus the creation of more generic channels, especially sports ones, from the public sector.
However, there were "no more than 20 or 30 channels" operating in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) during the 1990s, said the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU).
"The current boom has been brought about mostly thanks to the private sector. Various factors have helped the proliferation of channels, such as the growing role of the private sector, technology developments and digital satellite broadcasting that offered unlimited opportunities, low-cost access and wide prospects for development," said a statement from ASBU.
Sports is the most popular type of specialised satellite channel in the region, with 170 sports channels on offer, while drama channels (comprising TV series and movies) registered at 152, followed by music and variety shows (124), religious channels (95), news (68) and children's TV (26).
The report also found there has been an expansion in the geographical coverage of Arab satellite broadcasting, which now extends to Australia, New Zealand and the Americas.
Read more: Arab world’s satellite TV channel tally nears 1,300 | Satellite | News | Rapid TV News http://www.rapidtvnews.com/2015031637581/arab-world-s-satellite-tv-channel-tally-nears-1-300.html#ixzz3UXRWTxS4
http://www.rapidtvnews.com/2015031637581/arab-world-s-satellite-tv-channel-tally-nears-1-300.html#axzz3UXQJobsY
