SHOWTIME is adding the channel to increase its prime-time viewing options as a response to its customer feedback.
SHOWCOMEDY EXTRA will cater to requests from busy TV fans by airing award-winning programmes from SHOWCOMEDY two hours later. Featuring the best in new and classic comedy from the US and UK, SHOWCOMEDY EXTRA will ensure that customers throughout the different time zones in the region can catch world-class comedy at a time that suits them. The new channel will be automatically available to existing customers at no extra cost.
'Customer feedback and impact is at the center of our business decisions, appropriately we added the extra channel to increase the viewing options for our customers' said Danny Bottoms, COO of SHOWTIME.
Both of SHOWTIME'S comedy channels are home to the latest seasons of hit shows like My Name is Earl, Scrubs, The Office and Extras, all of them one full year ahead of any other channel. For talk show lovers, The Late Show with David Letterman continues to air just one day after broadcast in the US.
SHOWCOMEDY and SHOWCOMEDY EXTRA will premiere in June the new series My Boys and 10 Items or Less, exclusive to SHOWTIME. These latest comedy shows are mixed with classics like Friends, Frasier and King of Queens.
Through its Customer First program and by bringing you the best programming in the world, SHOWTIME is committed to ensuring its customers receive the maximum TV experience.
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SHOWTIME is launching a new channel, SHOWCOMEDY EXTRA on June 1st
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, May 30 - 2007 at 15:55
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After the successful re-launch of its channels last month, SHOWTIME customers will get their way, as the leading Pay TV network adds SHOWCOMEDY EXTRA to its portfolio on June 1st.
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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 and Ugly Betty to name just a few, first on TV and one full year before any other channel.
Showtime Arabia is based in Dubai 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. Our owned channels are complemented with a premium selection of international partner channels including global brands like Al Jazeera, Disney Channel, Discovery, MTV, CNN, CNBC and BBC.
Our commitment to our customers goes beyond the region's best programming. With SHOWBOX, the most advanced and first digital video recorder in the region, and SHOWGUIDE, our electronic programming guide and print magazine, Showtime Arabia uses an innovative company culture and technology to provide customers the maximum TV viewing experience.
Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorWednesday, May 30 - 2007 at 15:55 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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