Advanced Television

Eutelsat-Nilesat neighbourhood reaches over 50m homes

March 11, 2014

Nick Snow @ CABSAT

Eutelsat Communications has unveiled at CABSAT the results of its new survey on TV reception modes and trends across the Middle East and North Africa.

Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat Chairman and CEO, said the survey confirmed the exceptional dynamics of the video market in the Middle East and North Africa and the key role played by satellites that now reach into more than nine out of ten homes in the region. “This result reflects longstanding partnerships between Eutelsat, Gulfsat, Nilesat, Noorsat, Viewsat and anchor media groups, including Al Jazeera, MBC and OSN that are experiencing strong commercial success and are well placed for further expansion in the region.

The survey also confirms the leadership of the Eutelsat-Nilesat 7/8 West neighbourhood whose audience of more than 50 million homes can receive an unequalled line-up of 1,050 Arabic and international channels. Going forward, we believe that the move to higher quality afforded by HD and, for the future, 4K will further consolidate satellite as a core infrastructure in the region.”

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