Showtime Arabia

Infobox Company
company_name = Showtime Arabia
company_
company_type = Joint venture between
KIPCO (79% stake) and
CBS Corporation (21% stake)
company_slogan = "maximum tv"
foundation = 1996
location = Dubai Media City, Dubai, flag|United Arab Emirates
key_people = Faisal Al Ayar (Chairman)
Marc Antoine d’Halluin (CEO)
industry = Telecommunication
products = Direct broadcast satellite
homepage = [http://www.ShowtimeArabia.com ShowtimeArabia.com]
footnotes =

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 [cite web |url=http://www.showtimearabia.com/About_en_gb.aspx |title=About Showtime |accessdate=2008-03-30] cite web |url=http://www.zawya.com/cm/profile.cfm/cid1000244 |title=Company Profile (Showtime) |accessdate=2008-03-30] . The company is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and has its headquarters at Dubai Media City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [ [http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/showtime_sid.html Showtime Arabia Channel Line-up with channel number!] ]

Showtime Arabia is one of the pay TV networks in the Middle East and North Africacite web |url=http://www.arabnews.com/?page=6&section=0&article=94244&d=27&m=3&y=2007 |title= Showtime Arabia Introduces New Attractive Platform |accessdate=2008-03-30 |author=K.S. Ramkumar |work= |publisher=Arab News] ,

Technical

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 [http://www.uec.co.za/ UEC] set-top boxes.

howtime Arabia Channel lineup

: * 47 Channels** + 2 Promotional Channel : ** 11 General Entertainment Channels – 7 Movie Channels – 5 Sports Channels – 4 Documentary Channels – 5 Kids Channels – 5 Pay-Per-View Channels – 3 Music Channels – 4 News Channels

Value Added Services

* SHOWBOX: SHOWBOX is the new digital video recorder from SHOWTIME ARABIA with the latest in advanced technology and combined with SHOWGUIDE provides you the convenience and control to watch what you want, when you want, at the touch of a button. Features include the ability to pause live events, rewind, fast forward and record up to 40 hours of programmes and watch them at your convenience.
* SHOWGUIDE: SHOWGUIDE isthe new on screen programme guide from SHOWTIME ARABIA provides you with the most up-to-date programming schedules a full 7 days in advance. It offers a detailed description for every programme in English and Arabic on the SHOWTIME ARABIA channels .

Logos

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

References

External links

* [http://www.ShowtimeArabia.com Showtime Arabia's homepage]
* [http://www.showbox.showtimearabia.com ShowBox's homepage]
* [http://www.showtimearabia.com/on/packages/default_en_gb.aspx Packages of Showtime Arabia Network]
* [http://www.viacom.com Viacom's homepage]
* [http://www.dubaimediacity.com Dubai Media City]
* [http://www.nilesat.com.eg/ NileSat Satellite]