NINETNINE, the disruptive content provider to digital and media platforms, has announced that it is launching its live, linear entertainment TV channel Helwa TV on Arabsat, one of the world’s top satellite operators and by far the leading satellite services provider in the Arab world. The channel will be available free-to-air on satellite TV broadcast BADR-6, which reaches 550 million people in the Middle East and North Africa. The service has been launch on 1st December on the following parameters.
Satellite: Arabsat Badr-6
Modulation: QPSK DVB-S
Orbital Position: 26E
Symbol Rate: 27500
Frequency: 11785 V
FEC: 3/4
Polarization: Vertical
Operated by NINETNINE and co-owned with BluTV, Helwa TV, which launched in March 2022, broadcasts premium Turkish series and North African TV shows that have proved successful on European cable networks and Dish Network’s OTT service, Sling TV in the US where NINETNINE has 10 premium linear North African channels. This makes Helwa TV one of the most-watched Arabic channels on major global TV platforms.
Commenting on the partnership, Arabsat CEO Alhamedi Alanezi said, ‘’Following Arabsat new strategy expanding our cooperation with key partners, we succeeded in creating an ecosystem of international media partners that allows us to build strong ties with our clients. NINETNINE’s innovative media distribution approach aligns with our vision and strategy. This partnership is the first brick of more projects to be announced in 2023.’’
“This is an incredible opportunity for people across MENA to have free access to Helwa TV and to enjoy a range of premium shows and local content that has been entertaining the Arab and North African diasporas living in Europe and North America,” explains Samir Zehani and Adel Hamla, co-founders of NINETNINE. “We’re delighted to announce this latest expansion of our media services and to partner with a leader like Arabsat to monetize our content differently.”
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About NINETNINE
NINETNINE provides professional content distribution services in a fragmented media space. The company has a highly creative team with a strong knowledge in broadcast, OTT, IPTV, DTH and digital branding. Working with an extensive network of industry professionals around the globe, NINETNINE promotes next-generation media services to demanding audiences and produces, new entertainment experiences in the areas of original and location-based content worldwide.
https://ninetnine.tv/
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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 300 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 and 39°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 southeaster 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.
www,Arabsat.com
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Alia Al-Hebshi | AliaH@ARABSAT.com
