Free-To-Air Arab satellite TV doubled in two years!
According to Arab Advisors Group, a regional research company, the number of Arab free to air (FTA) satellite channels more than doubled between 2004 and 2006!
By October 2006 the total number of FTA Satellite channels broadcasting on Arabsat and Nilesat reached 263, growing by 163% since January 2004.
Of these FTA channels, 73.8% are privately owned. This is attributable to the increase in the number of countries allowing private ownership in the Arab region. And a higher number of channels broadcast on Nilesat compared to Arabsat.
Arab Advisors Group’s analysis reveals that over 90% of FTA satellite channels include programs in Arabic. Channels corresponding to general programs types continue to dominate other program types making up 25.9% of FTA channels by October 2006.
The gulf countries host the highest number of Arab FTA satellite channels encompassing close to half of the total channels targeting the region.
These facts and numbers are part of a new report by Arab Advisors Group, entitled “Satellite TV in the Arab World 2006″.
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