Arab Radio and Television Network

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Arab Radio and Television Network (ART)
Company type Private
Industry Telecommunication
Founded15 October 1993;31 years ago (1993-10-15)
Headquarters Mohali, India and Noida, India
Products Direct-broadcast satellite
Website www.artonline.tv

Arab Radio and Television Network (acronym: ART) is an Arabic-language television network characterized by its multitude of channels. It is based in Mohali, India.

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History and profile

ART was founded on 15 October 1993 by Saleh Abdullah Kamel, a Saudi businessman and is a private company specializing in family entertainment, including movies, music and sport. [1]

ART was particularly known in Saudi Arabia for its exclusive sports event broadcasts, especially the Saudi Leagues. The network lost a significant amount of its audience share after the launch of many similar free-to-air channels like the Rotana network, owned by Al-Waleed bin Talal. At the time of launch, ART produced over 6,000 live and recorded shows per year, including family-oriented dramas, series, plays, sports programs, music videos and documentaries.

ART is broadcasting via the Arabsat, Paksat, Nilesat and Hot Bird satellites. Most ART Channels are encrypted using Irdeto 2 Encryption. ART's technical broadcast facilities are based in Jordan Media City in Amman, Jordan.

On 24 November 2009, Al Jazeera purchased all of ART's sport channels which had the license to broadcast the FIFA World Cup 2010 and 2014 matches. This decision led to calls to boycotts of Al Jazeera by Arab football fans who were accustomed to watching major football events for free; and turned broadcast rights into a political issue where governments —who often purchased broadcasts and aired them locally for no charge, had to be involved. [2] ART Sports was subsequently rebranded as Al Jazeera Sports (since 2014, BeIN Sports). Later that year, ART also sold most of its remaining entertainment channels to Orbit Showtime Network.

ART channels list

Arab Radio and TV Network consists of the following channels:

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ART Hekayat logo (2006-present)
ART Aflam 1 Logo (2011-present)
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ART Aflam 1 Logo (2011-present)
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ART Aflam 2 Logo (2011-present)

Current channels

TV
Radio

Former channels

ART branded channels
Distributed channels

See also

References

  1. Cochrane, Paul (Fall 2007). "Saudi Arabia's Media Influence". Arab Media and Society (3). Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  2. Reiche, Danyel; Brannagan, Paul Michael (27 April 2022). Routledge Handbook of Sport in the Middle East. ISBN   978-0-367-47022-7.