Middle East Broadcasting Center
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The Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC) Group is the first private free-to-air
satellite broadcasting company in the Arab World which was launched in London
in 1991 and later moved to its headquarters in Dubai
in 2002. MBC Group provides multiple channels of information, interaction and entertainment. Based in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, MBC Group includes 10 television channels: MBC1 (general family entertainment), MBC2 and MBC MAX
(24-hour movies), MBC3 (children’s entertainment), MBC4 (entertainment for new Arab women), MBC Action
(action series and movies), MBC Persia
(24-hour movie channel dubbed in Persian) , Al Arabiya
(the 24-hour Arabic language news channel); Wanasah
(24-hour Arabic music channel) and MBC Drama coinciding with the Group’s 20th anniversary, and offers 24/7 Arabic Drama. The Group also includes two radio stations: MBC FM
(Gulf music), and Panorama FM
(contemporary Arabic hit music); as well as O3 productions, a specialized documentary production unit. MBC also has several online platforms: * mbc.net, * alarabiya.net, * alaswaq, and * Shahid.net, the first free VOD
portal in the Arab world.
MBC was the first broadcaster to provide a satellite-based free-to-air 24-hour television network
across the Arab world
. It has remained privately owned, managed by a group of businessmen and shareholders, including chairman and CEO Sheikh Waleed Bin Ibrahim Al Brahim. The shareholder list has never been verified, although it is generally believed that only the Saudi royal family has enough capital to keep the company afloat.
Over the past fifteen years, MBC has grown into a multi-channel platform with a growing range of offerings for a Pan Arab audience of different local cultures, tastes and requirements. The round-the-clock service has also appealed to the expatriate Arabic-speaking population and attracted high-profile multinational advertisers.
At its launch, MBC offered entertainment programmes that were already popular in the Middle East as well as top-rating shows from Western markets, in particular the United States
and United Kingdom. The MBC News at 9:00pm became regularly viewed in the Arabic-speaking world.
MBC's television arm, MBC TV, broadcasts via the Egypt
ian-owned Nilesat
101/102/103 and Arabsat satellites, and delivers news and entertainment to more than 150 million Arabic speakers around the world.
MBC Headquarters is located in Dubai Media City. The company has more than 1,000 staff members worldwide.
The first station in the group, MBC1 offers offer both Arabic entertainment (with a mix of in-house productions and a carefully-crafted acquisitions policy) and news content.
MBC News at 9pm provides wide-ranging coverage of domestic and international newsfor a major cross-section of the Arab speaking world. Even after the subsequent growth in Arab TV news media and the launch of MBC’s own 24 hour news station – Al Arabiya
, MBC News at 9pm is still a popular news show.
Building on the success of News at 9pm, and in response to the perceived need from the Arabic audience, Al Arabiya was launched in March 2003 as a 24-hour free-to-air news and current affairs station. The station has consistently rated among the top pan-Arab stations by Middle East audiences.
MBC2 is a free-to-air 24-hour movie channel, featuring both top-rated Hollywood Movies and an array of B-movies.
MBC3's programming schedule is devoted entirely to children.
The recently reformatted MBC4 is now completely dedicated to women’s programming, incluing top-rated programs from a variety of genres, including comedy, talk shows, drama and reality TV.
MEN (Middle East News) is a news and information provider for a number of clients, including MBC, Al Arabiya, MBC-FM and Panorama.
MBC has become regions first broadcaster to provide a bouquet of free to air HD channels by launching the HD versions of MBC1, MBC DRAMA, MBC4, MBC2, MBC MAX, MBC ACTION and Al Arabiya channels in July 2011.
channels.
Was launched in 1991 as the first independent Pan Arab channel. Being the first free-to-air private satellite channel, bringing entertainment into Arab homes. Today, hosting the news service in the region and with a commitment to local programming- from soap operas to hit reality TV shows.
Is the first free-to-air movie channel in the Arab world. It offers a 24-hour non-stop stream of Hollywood movies, from blockbusters to classics and highly-acclaimed international films; it has a devoted following, making it the most popular prime-time channel in the Arab world.
Is the children’s entertainment channel. It delivers a programming mix of children's education and entertainment that connects with and stimulates the imagination of Arab kids aged between three and thirteen. MBC 3 also airs a locally produced reality show for kids, Eish Safari, which recruits young Arab kids and sets them on a month long trip of mental and physical challenges. Recently, the channel produced a new game show called “Graduate In A Day”, similar in concept to “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” for children and their parents.
Is the Arab world’s first exclusive tailored channel for women. It broadcasts the latest in top-rated Western entertainment. The channel airs prime time shows such as Oprah, Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, The Doctors Show, House, The Office, American Idol, America’s Got Talent, So You Think You Can Dance and the popular Turkish Drama series that are dubbed into Arabic.
Today, the channel is geared towards MBC own production, based on international formats, as well as acquired Arabic content from across the region.
The channel will air the biggest production for the Group, Arabs Got Talent, in addition to various other shows, some MBC produced, others co-produced or through acquisitions.
Is MBC Group’s action-packed channel that targets young Arabic males. It delivers the best in high-octane Western series, movies and action reality shows, keeping everyone buzzing around the clock. Some of its prime time shows include The Mentalist (exclusive on MBC Action), The Vampire Diaries (exclusive on MBC Action), Fringe (Exclusive on MBC Action), Supernatural, V (exclusive on MBC Action) and True Blood.
The channel recently produced its first production, Driven, which is a weekly “magazine” format show about cars.
Is MBC Group’s second 24-hour movie channel which caters to a younger audience and delivers a family viewing experience. The channel airs Western comedy, action, romantic and drama movies as well as classic and new Bollywood movies.
Is the latest addition to the Group, and was officially launched on November 27, 2010. It is a family channel, with 24/7 Arabic drama series. The launch coincides with the Group’s 20th anniversary, and marks our 10th channel launch. MBC Drama is a proof of the Group’s faith in local production, dramas in particular, to a wide range of viewers, therefore creating opportunities for directors and producers to display their work and talent in front of millions of viewers. The channel runs a variety of different dramas: Egyptian, Syrian, Bedouin and Gulf dramas that are 1st runs and exclusive runs, in addition to Turkish, Mexican and Indian dramas dubbed into Arabic. MBC Drama is distinguished by the two additional repeats throughout the day, offering its viewers the choice of time, based on their various lifestyles and viewership trends. Do not confuse this channel with MBC's subscription-based channel MBC+ Drama
.
Is a 24 hour entertainment channel that airs Western and Arabic content subtitled and dubbed in Persian. The two most popular dubbed series are NUR (Turkish series) and Grey’s Anatomy.
Is a 24-hour free-to-air news channel which was launched in 2003 and soon became the news source of choice for Arabs seeking credible news and information about the Middle East and the world beyond. Al Arabiya’s reputation for balanced reporting now extends beyond its natural geographic and cultural domain.
Are MBC Group’s Arabic radio stations in Saudi that broadcast music, talk shows, competitions and local coverage of events and news. MBC FM plays local and Gulf music while Panorama FM delivers contemporary Arabic and Western tunes.
Is a 24-hour music channel that targets the Arab youth, mainly in the Gulf region. The channel offers a fresh selection of music videos, concerts, music & lifestyle programs as well as series.
Is one of the leading Arabic entertainment web portals in the region. With an attractive mix of sports, entertainment, movies and music content, along with its user interactivity and social networking features MBC.net is establishing itself as a unique experience for its audience.
Is the online website of Al Arabiya news channel, one of the most popular, interactive news portals in the Arab world, offering latest news, views and in-depth features. With its commitment to user generated content, AlArabiya.net allows its user to interact freely with news, whilst the video forum gives budding journalists and documentary makers the opportunity to broadcast their material. The site can be browsed in Arabic, English, Urdu, and Persian. Alarabiya.net recently launched the world’s first live streaming service in High Definition (HD) which offers the channel’s viewers a new and enhanced way of following news, with a 24 hour call back.
Is the business news portal of MBC Group. It provides daily, detailed reports and analysis of key developments in the GCC stock markets, along with news of the biggest investment funds and companies in the Middle East. There is also a special focus on the real estate markets.
Is the first free “video on demand” website in the Arab region. The portal is also the first of its kind to provide series, programs, cartoons, and documentaries from the content of MBC channels as well as other Arabic channels. Launched with over 90 titles, the website already offers prime time show programming, twenty six of which are new Ramadan 2010 releases that cover almost every genre; from comedy, to drama and gaming.
Is a subsidiary of the MBC Group specializing in a variety of production and post production services. They are one of the regional market leaders in producing and distributing the best-of-content as well as providing inventive programming, documentaries, docu-dramas, factual entertainment, reality shows, Arabic drama, dubbed drama, and more.
In 2002, MBC Facilities was established to cater to the needs of the broadcast and production industry. The company has quickly evolved into a reliable source of equipment. In addition to state-of-the-art technology, MBC Facilities is also a pioneer in event management.
is even more careful and strict so as to not allow intimate scenes even if they are animated and make-believe. The general view of MBC is that since its largest clientele are of Islamic beliefs, the rules of censorship need to be strict and adhered to at all times even when doing so may dilute or completely skip certain themes or plots of a movie or TV series.
In July 2011, MBC launched 7 of its channels in HD
which includes MBC 1
, MBC 2
, MBC 4
, MBC Action
, MBC Max
MBC Drama and Alarabiya. These channels are only available on Technosat STB
using Conax
Encryption which is not famous in the region.
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
satellite broadcasting company in the Arab World which was launched in London
London
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in 1991 and later moved to its headquarters in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
in 2002. MBC Group provides multiple channels of information, interaction and entertainment. Based in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, MBC Group includes 10 television channels: MBC1 (general family entertainment), MBC2 and MBC MAX
MBC Max
MBC Max is a free-to-air movie channel that broadcasts non-stop Hollywood films 24/7 and it is an alternative to its sister channel MBC 2....
(24-hour movies), MBC3 (children’s entertainment), MBC4 (entertainment for new Arab women), MBC Action
MBC Action
MBC Action is a free-to-air satellite TV channel that screens films and television programs from the action genre. Programs are subtitled in Standard Arabic. It is available in the Arab World by satellites BADR4 and Nilesat 102. It launched on March 5, 2007 at 6:00 P.M...
(action series and movies), MBC Persia
MBC Persia
MBC Persia is a free-to-air MBC Group channel that originally broadcast Hollywood films 24/7, but circa late 2009 it began featuring a variety of television series alongside the films...
(24-hour movie channel dubbed in Persian) , Al Arabiya
Al Arabiya
Al Arabiya is a Pan-Arabist Saudi-owned Arabic-language television news channel. Launched on March 3, 2003, the channel is based in Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates, and is majority-owned by the Saudi broadcaster Middle East Broadcasting Center ....
(the 24-hour Arabic language news channel); Wanasah
Wanasah
Wanasah is a free-to-air satellite TV channel that screens music videos and programs and other variety programs. The channel is run by the MBC Group, one of the leading media groups in the Middle East, and is owned by Rashed Al-Majed, one of the most successful Arab superstars. Programs are in the...
(24-hour Arabic music channel) and MBC Drama coinciding with the Group’s 20th anniversary, and offers 24/7 Arabic Drama. The Group also includes two radio stations: MBC FM
MBC FM
MBC FM is an Arabic language general entertainment radio channel. It is part of the Middle East Broadcasting Center.-External links:* * *...
(Gulf music), and Panorama FM
Panorama FM
Panorama FM is an Arabic language music Radio Channel broadcast by the Middle East Broadcasting Center.-External links:*...
(contemporary Arabic hit music); as well as O3 productions, a specialized documentary production unit. MBC also has several online platforms: * mbc.net, * alarabiya.net, * alaswaq, and * Shahid.net, the first free VOD
VOD
VOD may stand for:*Velocity of detonation, the speed of a shock wave through a detonated explosive*Veno-occlusive disease, a complication of bone marrow transplantation*Versant Object Database, a database management system...
portal in the Arab world.
History
MBC is a free-to-air, pan-Arab, news and entertainment broadcaster. It was launched in 1991 as the first privately-owned and independent Arabic satellite TV station.MBC was the first broadcaster to provide a satellite-based free-to-air 24-hour television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
across the Arab world
Arab world
The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the...
. It has remained privately owned, managed by a group of businessmen and shareholders, including chairman and CEO Sheikh Waleed Bin Ibrahim Al Brahim. The shareholder list has never been verified, although it is generally believed that only the Saudi royal family has enough capital to keep the company afloat.
Over the past fifteen years, MBC has grown into a multi-channel platform with a growing range of offerings for a Pan Arab audience of different local cultures, tastes and requirements. The round-the-clock service has also appealed to the expatriate Arabic-speaking population and attracted high-profile multinational advertisers.
At its launch, MBC offered entertainment programmes that were already popular in the Middle East as well as top-rating shows from Western markets, in particular the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and United Kingdom. The MBC News at 9:00pm became regularly viewed in the Arabic-speaking world.
MBC's television arm, MBC TV, broadcasts via the Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian-owned Nilesat
Nilesat
Nilesat is an Egyptian company, and the name of a series of Egyptian communications satellites. It was established in 1996 with the purpose of operating Egyptian satellites and their associated ground control station and uplinking facilities...
101/102/103 and Arabsat satellites, and delivers news and entertainment to more than 150 million Arabic speakers around the world.
MBC Headquarters is located in Dubai Media City. The company has more than 1,000 staff members worldwide.
The first station in the group, MBC1 offers offer both Arabic entertainment (with a mix of in-house productions and a carefully-crafted acquisitions policy) and news content.
MBC News at 9pm provides wide-ranging coverage of domestic and international newsfor a major cross-section of the Arab speaking world. Even after the subsequent growth in Arab TV news media and the launch of MBC’s own 24 hour news station – Al Arabiya
Al Arabiya
Al Arabiya is a Pan-Arabist Saudi-owned Arabic-language television news channel. Launched on March 3, 2003, the channel is based in Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates, and is majority-owned by the Saudi broadcaster Middle East Broadcasting Center ....
, MBC News at 9pm is still a popular news show.
Building on the success of News at 9pm, and in response to the perceived need from the Arabic audience, Al Arabiya was launched in March 2003 as a 24-hour free-to-air news and current affairs station. The station has consistently rated among the top pan-Arab stations by Middle East audiences.
MBC2 is a free-to-air 24-hour movie channel, featuring both top-rated Hollywood Movies and an array of B-movies.
MBC3's programming schedule is devoted entirely to children.
The recently reformatted MBC4 is now completely dedicated to women’s programming, incluing top-rated programs from a variety of genres, including comedy, talk shows, drama and reality TV.
MEN (Middle East News) is a news and information provider for a number of clients, including MBC, Al Arabiya, MBC-FM and Panorama.
MBC has become regions first broadcaster to provide a bouquet of free to air HD channels by launching the HD versions of MBC1, MBC DRAMA, MBC4, MBC2, MBC MAX, MBC ACTION and Al Arabiya channels in July 2011.
MBC channels and Services
All of MBC channel are free-to-airFree-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
channels.
- MBC 1
Was launched in 1991 as the first independent Pan Arab channel. Being the first free-to-air private satellite channel, bringing entertainment into Arab homes. Today, hosting the news service in the region and with a commitment to local programming- from soap operas to hit reality TV shows.
- MBC 2
Is the first free-to-air movie channel in the Arab world. It offers a 24-hour non-stop stream of Hollywood movies, from blockbusters to classics and highly-acclaimed international films; it has a devoted following, making it the most popular prime-time channel in the Arab world.
- MBC 3
Is the children’s entertainment channel. It delivers a programming mix of children's education and entertainment that connects with and stimulates the imagination of Arab kids aged between three and thirteen. MBC 3 also airs a locally produced reality show for kids, Eish Safari, which recruits young Arab kids and sets them on a month long trip of mental and physical challenges. Recently, the channel produced a new game show called “Graduate In A Day”, similar in concept to “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” for children and their parents.
- MBC 4
Is the Arab world’s first exclusive tailored channel for women. It broadcasts the latest in top-rated Western entertainment. The channel airs prime time shows such as Oprah, Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, The Doctors Show, House, The Office, American Idol, America’s Got Talent, So You Think You Can Dance and the popular Turkish Drama series that are dubbed into Arabic.
Today, the channel is geared towards MBC own production, based on international formats, as well as acquired Arabic content from across the region.
The channel will air the biggest production for the Group, Arabs Got Talent, in addition to various other shows, some MBC produced, others co-produced or through acquisitions.
- MBC Action
Is MBC Group’s action-packed channel that targets young Arabic males. It delivers the best in high-octane Western series, movies and action reality shows, keeping everyone buzzing around the clock. Some of its prime time shows include The Mentalist (exclusive on MBC Action), The Vampire Diaries (exclusive on MBC Action), Fringe (Exclusive on MBC Action), Supernatural, V (exclusive on MBC Action) and True Blood.
The channel recently produced its first production, Driven, which is a weekly “magazine” format show about cars.
- MBC Max
Is MBC Group’s second 24-hour movie channel which caters to a younger audience and delivers a family viewing experience. The channel airs Western comedy, action, romantic and drama movies as well as classic and new Bollywood movies.
- MBC Drama
Is the latest addition to the Group, and was officially launched on November 27, 2010. It is a family channel, with 24/7 Arabic drama series. The launch coincides with the Group’s 20th anniversary, and marks our 10th channel launch. MBC Drama is a proof of the Group’s faith in local production, dramas in particular, to a wide range of viewers, therefore creating opportunities for directors and producers to display their work and talent in front of millions of viewers. The channel runs a variety of different dramas: Egyptian, Syrian, Bedouin and Gulf dramas that are 1st runs and exclusive runs, in addition to Turkish, Mexican and Indian dramas dubbed into Arabic. MBC Drama is distinguished by the two additional repeats throughout the day, offering its viewers the choice of time, based on their various lifestyles and viewership trends. Do not confuse this channel with MBC's subscription-based channel MBC+ Drama
MBC+ Drama
MBC+ Drama is joint venture between OSN - Orbit Showtime Network and MBC Group. It is a relatively new, 24-hour Arabic channel that offers a range of Arabic drama and Turkish series "First on TV" to Orbit Showtime subscribers starting February 1, 2009....
.
- MBC Persia
Is a 24 hour entertainment channel that airs Western and Arabic content subtitled and dubbed in Persian. The two most popular dubbed series are NUR (Turkish series) and Grey’s Anatomy.
- Al Arabiya
Is a 24-hour free-to-air news channel which was launched in 2003 and soon became the news source of choice for Arabs seeking credible news and information about the Middle East and the world beyond. Al Arabiya’s reputation for balanced reporting now extends beyond its natural geographic and cultural domain.
- MBC FM and Panorama FM
Are MBC Group’s Arabic radio stations in Saudi that broadcast music, talk shows, competitions and local coverage of events and news. MBC FM plays local and Gulf music while Panorama FM delivers contemporary Arabic and Western tunes.
- Wanasah
Is a 24-hour music channel that targets the Arab youth, mainly in the Gulf region. The channel offers a fresh selection of music videos, concerts, music & lifestyle programs as well as series.
- MBC.net
Is one of the leading Arabic entertainment web portals in the region. With an attractive mix of sports, entertainment, movies and music content, along with its user interactivity and social networking features MBC.net is establishing itself as a unique experience for its audience.
- Alarabiya.net
Is the online website of Al Arabiya news channel, one of the most popular, interactive news portals in the Arab world, offering latest news, views and in-depth features. With its commitment to user generated content, AlArabiya.net allows its user to interact freely with news, whilst the video forum gives budding journalists and documentary makers the opportunity to broadcast their material. The site can be browsed in Arabic, English, Urdu, and Persian. Alarabiya.net recently launched the world’s first live streaming service in High Definition (HD) which offers the channel’s viewers a new and enhanced way of following news, with a 24 hour call back.
- Alaswaq.net
Is the business news portal of MBC Group. It provides daily, detailed reports and analysis of key developments in the GCC stock markets, along with news of the biggest investment funds and companies in the Middle East. There is also a special focus on the real estate markets.
- Shahid.net
Is the first free “video on demand” website in the Arab region. The portal is also the first of its kind to provide series, programs, cartoons, and documentaries from the content of MBC channels as well as other Arabic channels. Launched with over 90 titles, the website already offers prime time show programming, twenty six of which are new Ramadan 2010 releases that cover almost every genre; from comedy, to drama and gaming.
- O3 production
Is a subsidiary of the MBC Group specializing in a variety of production and post production services. They are one of the regional market leaders in producing and distributing the best-of-content as well as providing inventive programming, documentaries, docu-dramas, factual entertainment, reality shows, Arabic drama, dubbed drama, and more.
- MBC Facilities
In 2002, MBC Facilities was established to cater to the needs of the broadcast and production industry. The company has quickly evolved into a reliable source of equipment. In addition to state-of-the-art technology, MBC Facilities is also a pioneer in event management.
Censorship
MBC applies a generous amount of censorship to all of its films and television series to appease its Middle Eastern audience. This involves intimate and even kissing scenes, foul language of any sort and any material that seems questionable in the sight of MBC. Its censorship on its Children's channel MBC 3MBC 3
MBC 3 is a free-to-air children channel that hosts by Dania al-Shafii and Hassan al-Mula and belongs to the Middle East Broadcasting Center . It was launched on 8 December 2004...
is even more careful and strict so as to not allow intimate scenes even if they are animated and make-believe. The general view of MBC is that since its largest clientele are of Islamic beliefs, the rules of censorship need to be strict and adhered to at all times even when doing so may dilute or completely skip certain themes or plots of a movie or TV series.
Use of Technology
In 2010, MBC Max provided the ability to watch English movies with Arabic voices, along with watching English movies (English voices) with or without Arabic subtitles.In July 2011, MBC launched 7 of its channels in HD
HD
HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...
which includes MBC 1
MBC 1
MBC is a free-to-air, pan-Arab general television channel.Satellite transmission started from London in September 1991, making MBC the first independent Arabic satellite TV station, with an estimated audience of more than 130 million Arabic-speaking people around the world.MBC has recently moved...
, MBC 2
MBC 2
MBC 2, formerly Channel 2, is a free-to-air 24-hour movie channel owned by the MBC Group. The channel has broadcast as a satellite TV channel since 2002...
, MBC 4
MBC 4
MBC 4 is the first free-to-air national television channel in the Middle East aired specifically for American programs. The downside of this all is that MBC 2, MBC 3, MBC 4, MBC Action, MBC Max,and MBC Drama all show movies and TV programs that are edited: taking out all drug use, sexual content,...
, MBC Action
MBC Action
MBC Action is a free-to-air satellite TV channel that screens films and television programs from the action genre. Programs are subtitled in Standard Arabic. It is available in the Arab World by satellites BADR4 and Nilesat 102. It launched on March 5, 2007 at 6:00 P.M...
, MBC Max
MBC Max
MBC Max is a free-to-air movie channel that broadcasts non-stop Hollywood films 24/7 and it is an alternative to its sister channel MBC 2....
MBC Drama and Alarabiya. These channels are only available on Technosat STB
STB
STB is an acronym that can mean:* Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureus – Bachelor of Sacred Theology* Set-top box – a television device that converts signals to viewable images* Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP -- a law firm...
using Conax
Conax
Conax is a global technology company that provides conditional access solutions for digital television. Based in Oslo, Norway, Conax has subsidiaries in the USA, India and Germany and sales & support offices in Russia, Singapore, China, South Korea, Brazil, and Canada.- Overview :Between 1986 and...
Encryption which is not famous in the region.