Showtime Arabia wins Premier League for Seasons 2007/8 to 2009/10

***EgyptDUDE*** · 12-11-2006

Showtime Arabia wins Premier League
for Seasons 2007/8 to 2009/10
World’s best football league to be available exclusively on its network

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 12 November 2006

Showtime Arabia announced today that the world’s most popular and watched sporting league, the Premier League, will be available exclusively on Showtime Arabia, the best pay television network across the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. Showtime Arabia has acquired the broadcast rights for three seasons starting in August 2007.

Famous clubs, world-class players, passionate fans, and a way of life for millions, the Premier League is widely acknowledged as the most exciting football competition in the world. Premier League matches are broadcast every week during the season in over 200 countries around the world and followed by over a billion fans.

Mr. Richard Scudamore, Chief Executive of the Premier League, said “We are extremely pleased to have awarded the broadcast rights to Showtime Arabia. We believe Showtime Arabia has the perfect platform on which to further raise the profile of the Premier League in a region which has shown great appetite for football. We look forward to working with them to bring all of the very best of the Premier League action to homes across the region”.

“Acquiring these rights is absolutely in line with Showtime Arabia’s strategy to provide our customers with the very best in entertainment, including exclusive premium sports, movies, and series.” said Mr. Faisal Al Ayyar, Chairman of Showtime Arabia. “The Premier League’s choice of Showtime Arabia is a reflection of our leadership in the MENA region. Showtime Arabia values their trust and will work closely with them to execute a strategy which clearly articulates the high quality value of the league and leverages the strength of the Showtime brand and network across the region.”

Building upon its leading technology platform, Showtime Arabia will set new standards for the production and broadcast of Premier League matches. In both Arabic and English language, the innovative coverage will further distinguish Showtime Arabia as the leading pay television operator in the region.

About The Premier League
The Premier League broadcasts 380 live football matches to over 200 countries and over 1 billion people every week. The world’s most popular league is increasingly the home for many of the best international football players, including Michael Ballack, Andrei Schevchenko, Christiano Ronaldo, Mido, Cesc Fabregas, Wayne Rooney, and Thierry Henry playing for some of the world’s biggest football clubs including Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, and Liverpool.

About Showtime Arabia
Showtime Arabia is the leading pay televison network in the Middle East and North Africa. The company provides customers across the region with the very best in exclusive premium sports, Arabic movies on Al Shasha, and blockbuster movies and series through its exclusive relationships with major Hollywood studios. The network is owned by Gulf DTH, which is a joint venture between KIPCO and Viacom.

source : Showtime Arabia

**stuzeeuk** · 12-11-2006

i assume therefore ART has lost the contract ! and therefore will no longer show live EPL matches as of season 2007/8 .......... doh !

**Analoguesat** · 12-11-2006

Looks like it doesnt it. ANd Showtime operate off 7W which is going to be hellish to get in most of the UK....

***wod*** · 12-11-2006

theres digitalb supersport still and a few expensive others like nova etc

but plenty of folk will be well upset if art have lost the rights

**stuzeeuk** · 12-11-2006

They only have Eurosport news and Al Jazeera at the moment ...... I wonder if they would route the matches through Al jazeera ? or try set up some new channels.

***EgyptDUDE*** · 12-11-2006

Originally Posted by stuzeeuk

They only have Eurosport news and Al Jazeera at the moment ...... I wonder if they would route the matches through Al jazeera ? or try set up some new channels.

there is Sportsnet World
Sportsnet America too

they had Showtime Sports before for sometime

lets not pannic , for those with ART cards for Hotbird , maybe ART can still run the P.L on that bird only !
anyway showtime have a better pic quality than ART , no problem with reciption here too

**stuzeeuk** · 12-11-2006

hardly matches up ART sport 1,2,3,4,5,6, and Al-jazeera +1 & +2

it was almost a 1 stop shop !!

;o)

linsladeboy · 12-11-2006

What size dish do you need for Arabia Showtime at 7west and what do you reckon they'll charge for the privilege?

linsladeboy · 12-11-2006

It's ok, another forum has answered my question! apparently dish has got to be over 1 metre therefore just about knackers the whole of uk!!!

12-11-2006

Bring it on

i already have a showtime network sub and a 1.8m prime focus dish, So i guess i will have every one wanting to watch the football at my house

**Salty25** · 12-11-2006

Well done to the FA Premier League, I think they've sufficiently upset everyone! No doubt Showtime won it because it's impossible to receive in Blighty.

**rolfw** · 12-11-2006

Showtime didn't win it, ART lost it.

I don't for one minute think that the FAPL will shed any tears over the people receiving it at present from ART, it was almost certainly the object of the exercise..

12-11-2006

Looks like i will be selling & installing a few 1.8m dishes around here

12-11-2006

Why did ART loose it , Im not a football fan myself i have showtime for USA sport,

Originally Posted by rolfw

Showtime didn't win it, ART lost it.

I don't for one minute think that the FAPL will shed any tears over the people receiving it at present from ART, it was almost certainly the object of the exercise..

**shane77** · 12-11-2006

Originally Posted by rolfw

Showtime didn't win it, ART lost it.

I don't for one minute think that the FAPL will shed any tears over the people receiving it at present from ART, it was almost certainly the object of the exercise..

Apparantly Graham Poll was in charge!!!

**Analoguesat** · 12-11-2006

Your admin team have already started collating dish size info for 7W - once we have a reasonable amount of data we will put it on the public forum for people to

1) add their reception info to it.
2) give other folks an idea for ther area

phazblade · 12-11-2006

There are still 6 months of PL to run yet, so thats ok

And, there are some long winter nights ahead for planning and scheming, and then a nice long summer for erecting and building

Nice to see one guy at least has a subscription in the UK, thats a start

linsladeboy · 12-11-2006

I think that's enough gloating for now RD100

. I think you've told just about eveybody in all the Satellite world that you can pick up Showtime Arabia

**rolfw** · 12-11-2006

Originally Posted by Rd100

Why did ART loose it , Im not a football fan myself I have showtime for USA sport,

FAPL have been trying to stop Landlords showing and the massed public viewing Premiership matches using out of region cards like ART and as ART seem unable or unwilling to control the sales of their cards to the UK, then the matches have gone to an alternative broadcaster.

***wod*** · 12-11-2006

lets hope that digitalb retain rights for the next few seasons as thats quite easy to recieve in the uk

otherwise its empting your wallet for nova or canal + subs

12-11-2006

All i have done is tell poeple what size dish they need for there area and people have thanked me for my advise, so please do not have a go at me

and you have only got a few post's on this forum

and i have given more help and time to people on this forum than you have includeing sending then satellite gear and installing there system for them,

Originally Posted by linsladeboy

I think that's enough gloating for now RD100. I think you've told just about eveybody in all the Satellite world that you can pick up Showtime Arabia

**Analoguesat** · 12-11-2006

Now now lads - no sniping please.

**rolfw** · 12-11-2006

Originally Posted by linsladeboy

I think that's enough gloating for now RD100. I think you've told just about eveybody in all the Satellite world that you can pick up Showtime Arabia

Well I guess that he could have said nothing and left everyone guessing what they need, would that have been better?

Just goes to show that you can't please all of the people all of the time.

12-11-2006

Rolf as i am not a football fan can you tell me if the football that will be shown on showtime will be on any other networks like nova or premiere etc, As i have a few friend that i have got art cards for in the past, Cheers mate

Originally Posted by rolfw

FAPL have been trying to stop Landlords showing and the massed public viewing Premiership matches using out of region cards like ART and as ART seem unable or unwilling to control the sales of their cards to the UK, then the matches have gone to an alternative broadcaster.

***frund*** · 13-11-2006

Transponder details from lyngSat 7w Nilesat 101/102. Showtime package.
http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/showtime.html I am not quite clear what the dish size would have to be, I get some of the TP's with a 1200mm but not all. Mid Wales.

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