Super 14 and 2007 World Cup - only on Showtime Arabia

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About Showtime Arabia
Showtime Arabia is the leading Pay TV network in the Middle East and North Africa broadcasting the very best and latest Blockbuster Movies through its exclusive deals with the leading Hollywood studios including Paramount, Dreamworks, Sony Columbia, NBC Universal, Disney and local producers; exclusive Premium Sports including the world's most popular football league the Premier League, the Rugby World Cup and other major sporting events; and the best International Series and shows including Desperate Housewives, Lost , Prison Break, Heroes, 24 and Ugly Betty to name just a few, first on TV and one full year before any other channel.

Showtime Arabia based in Dubai owns and produces 20 premium channels branded SHOWCINEMA, SHOWMOVIES, SHOWSPORTS, SHOWSERIES, SHOWCOMEDY, SHOWKIDS and SHOWSHASHA. We acquire, produce and package the best programs to deliver an exciting and broad range of programming to meet all of the family's entertainment needs. These premium SHOWTIME channels are complemented with our selection of International partner channels including global brands like Al Jazeera, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, CNN, CNBC, and MTV amongst others.

In addition to providing the best and latest programming SHOWTIME is continuously introducing innovation to improve the customer viewing experience. With SHOWBOX our digital video recorder and SHOWGUIDE our 7 day electronic programming guide we offer the latest in advanced technology to allow customers to choose what they want to watch, when they want to watch it, at the touch of a button.
Additionally SHOWTIME'S PARENTAL CONTROL features allow customers to choose what programs and channels can be viewed.

Our customers are supported by a customer service operation that is accessible and easy to deal with, our Customer Care Centers are available 24 hours a day to answer calls, e-mails or faxes. We also provide a range of flexible self-service facilities through the Internet, Mobile SMS or Automated Telephone Response.

Showtime Arabia is owned by Gulf DTH DC, which is a joint venture of Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) (KIPCO) owning 80% of Gulf DTH and Viacom, Inc. (Viacom) owning the remaining 20%.