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Du partners with Eurosport to launch Eurosport Arabia

  • United Arab Emirates: Thursday, November 12 - 2009 at 10:28
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In-line with its commitment to provide customers with next-generation information services and to promote premier Arabic-language content, Du has joined hands with Eurosport, Europe's leading sports entertainment group, to develop Eurosport Arabia, an on-line portal and associated mobile services for sports fans in the Middle-East and North Africa (Mena) region.

Coming in December 2009, Eurosport Arabia will provide breaking news coverage and comprehensive information on major sporting events to both online and on-the-go users, in both Arabic and French. Sports fans in the Arab world will benefit from this initiative as it will bring quality Arabic content to internet users. As part of the kick-off, an exhibition match between the UAE and France will be held on Wednesday, 11 November, 2009 in Dubai as part of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup event.

"Through our exciting partnership with Eurosport, Du is proud to bring digital sports content to the MENA region. As Europe's leading multimedia sports entertainment group, Eurosport's dedication to providing unmatched sporting coverage is a natural fit with Du's commitment to bringing the best of worldwide content to consumers and sports fans, anytime, anywhere,"

said Osman Sultan, CEO, Du.

"We are delighted to partner with Du to develop digital content focused on Arabic viewers and bring our multimedia sporting coverage to fans across the UAE and MENA region. Du's local expertise and innovative approach will be invaluable as we develop cutting-edge online content and services to help fans in this region stay up-to-date on all the latest developments in international and regional sports," said Laurent-Eric Le Lay, Chairman and CEO, Eurosport.

Eurosport's existing network of websites is produced in nine different languages across Europe and in China, and Eurosport Arabia will be adapted to the specifics of the Arabic language, culture, needs and affinities of sports fans in the region.
 
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About Eurosport:
Eurosport is the leading sports entertainment group in Europe. The flagship channel Eurosport is the n°1 pan-European TV channel, broadcast in 20 languages and reaching 240 million viewers across 59 countries. Eurosport HD is the high definition simulcast of Eurosport. Eurosport 2, broadcasts to 36 million households in 14 languages across 46 countries. Eurosport 2 HD was launched in August 2009. Eurosport Asia-Pacific reaches 12 countries in the region. Eurosportnews provides up-to-date sports TV news worldwide. The eurosport.com network of 10 local language websites is Europe's n°1 online sports destination, attracting over 8 million unique visitors per month. Eurosport Mobile offers Live streaming, mobile applications and mobile sites in 8 languages. Eurosport Events is the group's expert division in sports event management.

About Du:
Du, the integrated telecom service provider in the UAE, launched mobile telecommunication services in February 2007 across the UAE, in addition to internet and pay TV services that Du provides in some of the free zones of Dubai. Call Select, Du's nationwide fixed line services for voice telephony, was launched in July 2007. By the end of 2008, over 3 million people in the UAE chose to become Du customers.

Among Du's many firsts is its historic Number Booking Campaign for both individuals and business, Pay by the Second billing system, Mobile TV, Mobile Payments, first of its kind 'WoW' recharge card (which offers customers the choice between more credit, more time and now 'more international' recharge option with additional credit on international calls) and Self Care.

For business customers, Du business offers include Closed Business User Group and preferred International Destinations. Du Broadcast Services division brings scalable media technology platforms and telecommunication solutions to the broadcast community through its world class teleport (Samacom) and Master Control Room (MCR) facilities.


For further information, please contact:
Michelle GILBERT
Head of Corporate Communications
Eurosport
Tel: +33 1 40 93 81 42

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