Showtime Arabia
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| Type | Joint venture between KIPCO (79% stake) and CBS Corporation (21% stake) |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Dubai Media City, Dubai,  United Arab Emirates |
| Key people | Faisal Al Ayar (Chairman) Marc Antoine d’Halluin (CEO) |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Products | Direct broadcast satellite |
| Website | ShowtimeArabia.com |
Showtime Arabia, as it's called to distinguish itself from its U.S. counterpart (Showtime), is the dominant subscription television service in the Middle East, North Africa and the Levant territories. It is a joint venture between KIPCO (79% stake) and CBS Corporation (21% stake), CBS Corp being a minor partner[1][2]. The company is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and has its headquarters at Dubai Media City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [3]
Showtime Arabia is one of the leading pay TV networks in the Middle East and North Africa[4], offering:
- The latest blockbuster movies from Hollywood studios including Paramount, Dreamworks, Sony, Columbia, NBC Universal and Disney plus other local producers.
- Exclusive premium sports including the Premier League, the Rugby World Cup and other major sporting events.
- Various international series and shows including; Desperate Housewives, Lost, Prison Break, Heroes, Grey's Anatomy, 24 and Ugly Betty.
- Exclusive music channels.
- 4 Pay-per-view ShowCinema channels. [4]
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[edit] Technical
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Gulf DTH F.Z. L.L.C. is the operating company behind the digital pay TV broadcaster, Showtime Arabia. Its broadcast facilities are based at Dubai Media City in the United Arab Emirates and its uplink teleport station is Samacom, the monopoly uplink provider in the UAE. Showtime Arabia uses Irdeto Access Conditional Access technology, to encrypt its DTH channels over satellite and the OpenTV interactive platform that runs on primarily UEC set-top boxes.
[edit] Showtime Arabia Channel lineup
| Category | Channel(s) | ||||
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| Promotional Channel | ShowCinema Now | ShowToday | |||
| Documentary Channels | Animal Planet Europe | Discovery Science UK | Nat Geo Wild Asia | Travel Channel Europe | |
| General Entertainment Channels | BBC Food | E! Emea | Fashion TV Europe | ShowComedy | |
| ShowComedy Extra | ShowSeries | ShowSeries Extra | ShowShasha | ||
| ShowShasha Extra | Style Network | ||||
| Kids Channels | Boomerang Europe | Cartoon Network Europe | Disney Channel Middle East | ShowKids (KidsCO) | |
| JimJam (04 - 16 UTC) | |||||
| Movie Channels | Hallmark Channel Russia & Middle East | ShowMovies 1 | ShowMovies 2 | ShowMovies Action | |
| ShowMovies Comedy | ShowMovies Family | TCM Europe | |||
| Music Channels | MTV Arabia | MTV Music | VH1 Europe B | ||
| News Channels | Bloomberg Television Europe | CNN International | CNBC Europe | ||
| Pay-Per-View Channels | ShowCinema 1 | ShowCinema 2 | ShowCinema 3 | ShowCinema 4 | |
| ShowCinema 5 | ShowCinema 6 | ||||
| Sports Channels | Extreme Sports Channel | ShowSports 1 | ShowSports 2 | ShowSports 3 | |
| ShowSports 4 | |||||
- * 39 Channels** + 1 Promotional Channel
- ** 10 General Entertainment Channels – 7 Movie Channels – 5 Sports Channels – 4 Documentary Channels – 5 Kids Channels – 4 Pay-Per-View Channels – 3 Music Channels – 2 News Channels
[edit] Logos
 Logo used in 1996 by Showtime Arabia when first launched. |
 Showtime Arabia's former logo prior to April 1, 2007 relaunch. |
 Showtime Arabia's current logo, in use since April 1, 2007 relaunch. |
[edit] See also
- Showtime
- Showtime around the world
- Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network
- Arab Radio and Television Network
- Nilesat
- List of direct broadcast satellite providers
- List of digital television deployments by country
[edit] References
- ^ About Showtime. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Company Profile (Showtime). Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Showtime Arabia Channel Line-up with channel number!
- ^ a b K.S. Ramkumar. Showtime Arabia Introduces New Attractive Platform. Arab News. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
[edit] External links
- Showtime Arabia's homepage
- Showbox's homepage
- Packages of Showtime Arabia Network
- Viacom's homepage
- Dubai Media City
- NileSat Satellite
