Clarification of Answer by
belindalevez-ga
on
03 Apr 2003 06:35 PST
<In the Middle East 24 percent of TV households have DTH. In the Gulf
region penetration of DTH has reached 50 percent. In Algeria the
figure is 92%. There are 55-60 free-to-air Arab language services.
Four channels, LBC, Future TV, MBC and Al Jazeera are supported by
advertising. The Arabic market for pay-TV is about 400,000 households
with predicted growth to 500,000. The three pay-tv operators are
ART/ADD, Orbit and Showtime. There is expected to be some
consolidation as the market is only big enough for one operator to
survive.
In both Turkey and Israel, DTH has greater audiences than cable TV. In
the Middle East as a whole, DTH satellite communication is the main
distribution platform for commercial TV. The all news channel Al
Jazeera, is the most popular service, it has an audience of
approximately 35 million viewers.
Israel has the largest market for Arabic pay-TBV. Israel’s Yes, a DTH
pay-service has 345,000 subscribers.
Orbit claims to have 180,000 viewers but independent estimates put the
figure at around 80,000.
Long term growth in DTH is predicted in the region.
http://www.mindbranch.com/page/catalog/product/2e6a73703f706172746e65723d31303326636f64653d523133312d303038.html
http://www.tbsjournal.com/Archives/Fall98/Articles1/Digital_platforms/digital_platforms.html
The cable and satellite TV market 2002 shows the total audience
figures for satellite and cable, and the viewers of Hot Bird by
country. This includes figures for the Middle East.
http://www.eutelsat.com/products/2_1_3_2.html
The current situation of satellite broadcasting in the Middle East
outlines the satellite services on a country by country basis. The
Middle East has four competing digital television platforms: ART/1st
Net, Orbit, Star Select, and Gulf DTH/Showtime.
http://www.tbsjournal.com/Archives/Fall00/Amin_Paris.html
Cable is available in Israel, Turkey and the Lebanon.
Israel has 1,200, 000 cable subscribers via three cable providers
http://www.silicom.co.il/press41900.htm
Golden channel has over 1 million subscriber, representing a 40%
market share. http://www.fishmanholdings.com/Fishman-site/Company_Template.asp?doc_id=192&field=M
Tevel Israel International Communiations Ltd has 4300,000 subscribers.
http://www.tevel.co.il/
Matav digital supplies cable tv to 441,000 households and has 290,000
subscribers http://www.pixel-tech.com/Partners.htm
http://www.matav.co.il/
Turkey
In 2000, there were 855, 671 cable television subscribers. The service
provided by Turk Telecom is only available in major cities like
Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir and Bursa.
http://www.armory.com/~turkiye/it/telepage.html
Turkey has two DTH pay-TV platforms, Star and Digiturk.
Additional link:
Broadcasting in Turkey
http://www.tvradioworld.com/region2/tur/default.asp?n=tv
In both Turkey and Israel, DTH has greater audiences than cable TV. In
the Middle East as a whole, DTH satellite communication is the main
distribution platform for commercial TV. The all news channel Al
Jazeera, is the most popular service, it has an audience of
approximately 35 million viewers. In the region 24 percent of TV
households have DTH. In Algeria the figure is 92%. There are 55-60
free-to-air Arab language services. Four channels, LBC, Future TV, MBC
and Al Jazeera are supported by advertising. The Arabic market for
pay-TV is about 400,000 households with predicted growth to 500,000.
The three pay-tv operators are ART/ADD, Orbit and Showtime. There is
expected to be some consolidation as the market is only big enough for
one operator to survive.
Israel has the largest market for Arabic pay-TBV. Israel’s Yes, a DTH
pay-service has 345,000 subscribers.
Orbit claims to have 180,000 viewers but independent estimates put the
figure at around 80,000.
Long term growth in DTH is predicted in the region.
http://www.mindbranch.com/page/catalog/product/2e6a73703f706172746e65723d31303326636f64653d523133312d303038.html
http://www.tbsjournal.com/Archives/Fall98/Articles1/Digital_platforms/digital_platforms.html
In Egypt satellite penetration is under 10%. In the Gulf it is 50%.
http://www.merip.org/mer/mer210/210_sakr.html
CNE claimed to have 14,000-15,000 subscribers in 1998 to its satellite
system.
http://www.tbsjournal.com/Archives/Spring99/Documents/Sherin/sherin.html>
<Additional links:>
<Screen digest – various features about the European cable, digital
and satellite market.>
<http://www.screendigest.com/f_99-10(1).htm>
<Global digital satellite report>
<http://www.gii.co.jp/english/ba5139_no_global_digital.html>
<Al Jazeera>
<http://www.freemedia.at/IPIReport4.99/ipirep4.99_Jazeera.htm>
<UK pay-TV market>
<http://www.screendigest.com/f2_99-07.htm>
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<Hope this helps.>
