BBC Arabic television now on E-Vision in UAE

Notes and media contacts

BBC Arabic is also distributed free to air by Arabsat, Eutelsat and Nilesat satellite systems.

Arabsat - Badr 4
Orbital Location - 26 degrees East
Transponder Number - 15
Frequency - 11996 MHz
Polarization - Horizontal
Symbol Rate - 27500
FEC- ¾

Eutelsat - Hotbird 8
Orbital Location - 13 degrees East
Transponder Number - 50
Frequency - 11.72748 GHz
Polarization - Vertical
Symbol Rate - 27500
FEC- ¾

Nilesat 102
Orbital Location - 7 degrees West
Transponder Number - 26
Frequency - 12206 MHz Polarization - Vertical
Symbol Rate - 27500
FEC- ¾

BBC Arabic is the BBC's integrated news and information service for the Arab world. It is available on air and on demand 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is designed to reach audiences on radio, television, the internet - on bbcarabic.com - mobile phones and handheld computers in whatever way best suits the audience. BBC Arabic is both the largest and the oldest of the BBC's non-English language services. Launched on 3 January, 1938, it has evolved into the Arab world's leading international broadcaster, covering the political, social and cultural issues that matter to its diverse audiences in the Arab world and across the world. With its new TV presence, BBC Arabic is bringing the world to Arab audiences - reporting the news wherever it leads. The latest news from BBC Arabic is now available on mobile phones, PDAs and other wireless handheld devices. BBC Arabic breaking news alerts and news bulletins, updated every hour on the half-hour, are offered via mobile phone operators as a subscription service.

For more information please contact:
Lala Najafova, International Publicist, BBC World Service
+44(0)207 557 2944

Rami Halawani, Anne Howard - Asda'a Public Relations, Dubai
Tel: +971 4 3344550 (ext: 446/460