High Definition TV is Progressing Well in the Arab World

Amman, Jordan, April 6, 2015--A new report from Arab Advisors Group provides an overview of the High Definition TV channels landscape in the Arab world by. As of March 2015,  the satellites covering the Arab World carried 195 HD channels up from 134 HD channels from February 2014.

Arabsat, Es’hailsat, Eutelsat, Gulfsat, Nilesat, Noorsat, and Yahlive, and the number of HD channels broadcast on each satellite platform. In the report, Arab Advisors Group provides a comparison between the satellites, and a projection of the number of satellite TV channels serving the Arab World.

The number of HD channels constituted around 18% of the total number of satellite channels carried by the seven satellite platforms covering the region.

“Arab Advisors research and analysis shows that the number of HD TV channels has grown by 45% between Feb 2014 and March 2015” Ms. Noor Asmar, Arab Advisors' Research Analyst wrote in the report.

“By March 2015, Arabsat had the largest number of HD channels with more than 85 channels available on the platform. Nilesat followed.” Ms. Asmar added.