Middle East & Africa TV (4th edition)

Published by: Informa Media and Telecom

Published: Jun. 1, 2007

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 FORECASTS & OVERVIEW

Summary

Piracy

Forecasts

Pay TV subscribers

Multichannel TV penetration (End-2006)

Population forecasts (000)

Annual population growth (%)

TV households (000)

Net TV advertising (US$ million)

Net TV advertising per

TV households (US$)

MMDS/Cable households (000)

MMDS/Cable households as % of

TV Households (%)

Satellite households (000)

Satellite households as % of

TV households (%)

Multichannel households (000)

Multichannel households as % of

TV households (%)

Pay MMDS/Cable households (000)

Pay DTH households (000)

Pay DTH households as % of

satellite households (%)

Pay DTH households as % of

TV households (%)

Pay TV households (000)

Pay TV households as % of

TV households (%)

CHAPTER 2 ALGERIA

Market movements

Country overview

Algeria: Financial indicators

Television overview

ENTV

Broadband

Eepad ADSL packages

Algerie Telecom EASY ADSL

residential packages

CHAPTER 3 BAHRAIN

Market movements

Country overview

Bahrain: Financial indicators

Television overview

BRTC programming mix (2006)

Orbit package details

Bahrain: Programme rights holders

Advertising

Broadband

History of the TRA

Batelco Financial Data 2006 (BHD000)

Batelco residential ADSL packages

Internet service providers (2006)

CHAPTER 4 CYPRUS

Market movements

Country overview

Greek Cyprus financial indicators

Television overview

Lumiere TV (LTV)/Alfa TV

Satellite

Multichoice Cyprus

Multichoice: Cypriot subscriber numbers

Athina Sat

Cable

Cablenet pricing (May 2007)

IPTV

MiVision

CyTA Pay TV and broadband packages

PrimeTel

PrimeTel dual and triple play packages

Broadband

Cyprus broadband data

CyTA DSL Packages

Free-to-air

Ratings data (%)

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation

Sigma

Sigma Primetime Programming Sources

ANT1 Cyprus

Mega Cyprus

DTT

Programming

Cyprus: Programme rights holders

Advertising

Advertising expenditure by quarter (C£ million)

CHAPTER 5 EGYPT

Market movements

Country overview

Egypt: Financial indicators

Egypt: Estimated trade losses due to copyright

piracy 2004-2006 (US$000)

Television overview

Advertising

Multichannel TV

NileSat

NileSat ownership structure (%)

ART

Showtime

Orbit

CNE

Dream TV

Al-Mehwar TV

Aghapy TV

Egypt: Programme rights holders

Broadband

TE Data ADSL Packages (E£)

LINKdotNET ADSL packages (E£)

CHAPTER 6 ISRAEL

Market movements

Country overview

Israel: Financial indicators

TV overview

Cable

HOT Cable main shareholders

Broadband

Israel broadband subscriber details

IPTV

Satellite

YES subscriber growth

DTT

Mobile

Israel mobile subscribers by operator

HDTV

Terrestrial

Israel terrestrial broadcasters

Channel 2

Reshet ownership at January 2007

Channel 10

Channel 1/ Channel 33

Viewing/Programming

Release windows (months after theatrical release)

Advertising

Advertising revenues (ILS million)

Israel forecasts

CHAPTER 7 JORDAN

Market movements

Country overview

Jordan: Financial indicators

Television overview

JRT

JRT company history highlights

ATV

Cable and satellite

Broadband

Jordan broadband data

Advertising

Total advertising expenditure (US$ million)

CHAPTER 8 KUWAIT

Market movements

Country overview

Kuwait Financial Indicators

Television overview

Cable

KCV: Financial summary

LuxSAT payment options 2006

Satellite

Showtime Arabia subscription packages in Kuwait (May 2007)

Orbit subscription packages in Kuwait (May 2007)

Kuwait: Programme rights holders

Broadband

Wataniya Telecom Financial Data 2006 (KWD millions)

Qualitynet subscription fees

Fast Telecommunications ADSL packages (May 2007)

Advertising

Advertising expenditure (KWD million)

CHAPTER 9 LEBANON

Market movements

IV

Country overview

Lebanon Financial Indicators

Television overview

Cable

Free-to-air

Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation

International (LBCI)

Future Television

Al-Manar

New TV

Tele Liban

National Broadcasting Network (NBN)

Tele Lumiere

Murr TV

Orange TV (OTV)

Broadband

Viewing/programming

Advertising

Gross advertising expenditure (US$ million)

Top 10 TV Advertising Brands (2006)

CHAPTER 10 MOROCCO

Market movements

Country overview

Morocco financial indicators

Television overview

Free-to-air

Composition of SNRT multiplex

IPTV

Maroc Telecom IPTV prices

Broadband

Morocco broadband data

CHAPTER 11 OMAN

Market movements

Country overview

Oman: Financial indicators

Television overview

Satellite

Orbit DTH price plans in Oman

Showtime Arabia subscription packages in Oman

Oman: Programme rights holders

Broadband

CHAPTER 12 QATAR

Market movements

Country overview

Qatar: Financial indicators

Television overview

Cablevision MVDS packages (2006)

Qatar: Programme rights holders

Broadband

CHAPTER 13 SAUDI ARABIA

Market movements

Country overview

Saudi Arabia financial indicators

Television overview

Satellite

Orbit DTH price plans in Saudi Arabia

Showtime Arabia subscription packages in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Programme rights holders

Broadband

Advertising

Pan Arab advertising expenditure (US$ million)

CHAPTER 14 SYRIA

Market movements

Country overview

Syria: Financial Indicators

Television overview

Broadband

CHAPTER 15 TUNISIA

Market movements

Country overview

Tunisia financial indicators

Television overview

TV audience share

DTH

Tunisia: Programme rights holders

ADSL

Distribution of Internet users (%)

Tunisie Telecoms ADSL packages (2005)

CHAPTER 16 TURKEY

Market movements

Country overview

Turkey financial indicators

Television overview

Cable

Broadband

Turkey broadband subscribers

DTH

Digiturk packages

DTT

Mobile

Turkey mobile subscriber details

Terrestrial

TRT channels

Viewing/Programming

Primetime channel viewing (%)

All day channel viewing (%)

Release windows (months after theatrical release)

Advertising

Advertising spending by media (YTL million)

Share of advertising spending by media (%)

Sector breakdown of Turkish advertising (%)

Turkey forecasts

CHAPTER 17 UAE

Market movements

Country overview

UAE financial indicators

Television overview

Multichannel TV

E-Vision pay-TV subscription packages

Broadband

Al Shamil Broadband Packages

Advertising

UAE Advertising spend (AED million)

Top 3 advertising brands (2006)

CHAPTER 18 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Overview

Pay TV

Francophone territories

South Africa

Pay TV

Multichoice subscriber details

Naspers financial data (2005-2006)

Broadband

Broadband data

DTT

HDTV

Mobile TV

South African mobile subscriber details

Terrestrial

SABC

SABC channel profiles

E-TV

South Africa forecasts

Nigeria

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Kenya

Kenyan advertising revenues (KES billion)

Pay TV

Free-to-air

A24

Uganda

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Angola

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Botswana

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Burkina Faso

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Burundi

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Cameroon

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Chad

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Republic Of Congo

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Eritrea

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Ethiopia

Pay TV

VI

Free-to-air

The Gambia

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Ghana

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Ivory Coast

Free-to-air

Rwanda

Free-to-air

Pay TV

Senegal

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Tanzania

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Zambia

Pay TV

Free-to-air

Zimbabwe

Pay TV

Free-to-air

CHAPTER 19 COMPANY PROFILES

Arab Digital Distribution

ADD: Market reach

Programme packages

Arab Radio & Television (ART)

Arabsat

Arabsat: Ownership structure

Nilesat

Nilesat: Ownership structure

Noorsat

Orbit Satellite Television

and Radio Network

Showtime

Star Select

Star Select channels (April 2007)

Free-to-air satellite channels

Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC)

Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation

International (LBCI)

Future TV

Nile TV

Dubai One (One TV)

Abu Dhabi TV

Abstract

• What pay TV platforms are succeeding in the Middle East & Africa?
• Who are the key players and what are their strategies for success?
• Could the cable operators provide a challenge to satellite’s dominance?
• Will free-to-air multichannel homes start to convert to paid services?
• With the Middle East & Africa now showing real signs of a move towards market liberalisation and some of the leading TV brands looking at an IPO., do you have the clear and reliable analysis that will enable you to exploit new opportunities in this emerging TV market

• TV Companies: Discover the strategies your competitors are using and find out how more liberal markets are changing the face of broadcasting in the Middle East and Africa.
• Investment Banks: Gain valuable insights into which countries will enable you to maximise your investment opportunities and how liberalisation could now be allowing entry into previously inaccessible markets.
• Analysts, legal and financial: Use our forecasts, historic data and independent analysis to build your knowledge of the sector and identify where your own expert knowledge may be required.
• Broadcast Technology companies: With TV in the Middle East and Africa increasing in sophistication, identify which technological developments are likely to have a profitable impact on your business.

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