The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) announced the launch of the Mauritanian TV bouquet -exclusively- in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe on board of its satellite Arabsat Badr-4, which will contribute to the delivery of the Mauritanian broadcasting to its large sector of viewers Europe, because of Arabsat BADR-4 excellent footprint ground which covers the entire Middle East, North Africa and Europe on the same frequency and using a minimum receive dish size.

Khalid Balkheyour CEO of Arabsat said that such initiative is considered as another remarkable milestone in our partnership with the Arabic broadcasting television bodies. We are proud to be the exclusive carrier of the Mauritanian bouquet for several years, and now we are thrilled to deliver the Mauritanian channels to all viewers in Europe and the Arab world, via Arabsat BADR -4. “We are delighted to launch the package of Mauritanian channels -exclusively- on Arabsat BADR-4,” Says Mohamed Dieh Sidaty, General Director of the Mauritanian broadcasting cooperation. We have a keen interest to ensure the proper delivery of the Mauritanian channels to all its viewers across Europe and the Arab world, whom are always following news and media content from their home country, noting also the remarkable growth in the value proportions of Arabsat TV broadcasting hotspot at 26 deg East.”

You can now watch all Mauritanian channels on:

Satellite: Arabsat BADR-4 at 26° East
Frequency: 12563 MHz
Polarity: Vertical
Symbol Rate: 27500
FEC: ¾
Modulation: DVB-S, QPSK

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About Arabsat:

Founded in 1976 by the 21 member-states of the Arab League, Arabsat has been serving the growing needs of the Arab world for over 40 years, operating from its headquarter in Riyadh-KSA and two Satellite control stations in Riyadh and Tunis. Now one of the world’s top satellite operators and by far the leading satellite services provider in the Arab world, it carries over 500 TV channels, 200 radio stations, pay-tv networks and wide variety of HD channels reaching tens of millions of homes in more than 80 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Europe—including an audience of over 170 million viewers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region alone tuned into Arabsat’s video “hotspot” at 26° E.

Operating a growing fleet of owned satellites at the 20°E, 26°E, 30.5°E, 39°E and 44.5°E, ARABSAT is the only satellite operator in the MENA region offering the full spectrum of Broadcast, Telecommunications and Broadband services. This capacity will continue to expand with the launching of new satellites, making ARABSAT satellites’ fleet the youngest in the region.
Arabsat also maintains strategic partnerships with most of the world’s leading satellite companies and VAS integrators and with the acquisition of Hellas Sat, one of the leading telecom groups in southeastern Europe, these partnerships and acquisitions continue to expand Arabsat’s reach with new orbital slots and frequency rights, allowing customers to reach farther than ever and deliver content and state-of-the-art solutions to any end-viewers audience or business partner around the world.

For information on ARABSAT:

Please contact Saad Al Tehaif, ARABSAT PR & Media Manager
Saadt@arabsat.com or visit www.arabsat.com