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The Discovery Channel joins the newly merged Orbit Showtime Network

United Arab Emirates: Thursday, November 12 - 2009 at 12:40
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Orbit Showtime announced today that as of 11 November, The Discovery Channel will become available exclusively on the recently merged Orbit Showtime Network replacing Discovery World, and BBC Prime re-brands to BBC Entertainment adding a great new line up of programming to its existing top shows.

Discovery Channel, one of the world's most trusted media brands, delivers an extensive range of informative and entertaining factual content featuring remarkable real life stories in a truthful, thrilling, engaging, and contemporary manner across a wide variety of genres including popular science, history, engineering, investigation, and exploration.

There is more for Orbit Showtime subscribers as the all new rebranded BBC Entertainment a 24-hour channel, which provides audiences with a diverse mix of the very best programming from both the BBC and independent producers is also available and will present a mix of entertainment shows from award-winning comedies and dramas to ground-breaking documentaries and lifestyle series offering ideas on cooking, fashion, gardening and interior design.

Marc Antoine d'Halluin President and CEO of Orbit Showtime, said:

"Following a successful merger, we promised and have delivered superb entertainment, great value for money and simplicity of choice for our TV viewers throughout this region. We are very happy today to have further strengthened our exclusive line up of 75 channels with the addition of the Discovery channel and BBC Entertainment. We promise to continue our discussions with all our partners in order to constantly update and enhance our content and channel lineup for the benefit of our customers."

Discovery and BBC Entertainment will be automatically available to Premium Orbit Showtime subscribers including Platinum extra, Premier Plus and Movies Plus packages on 11 November.

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The newly merged Orbit Showtime platform brings together 75 premium channels, the widest choice of premium entertainment in the Middle East and North Africa on a single platform. The new platform is owned by Panther Media Group, a company registered in DIFC and equally owned by Orbit Group and KIPCO.

As the region's largest TV platform, Orbit Showtime offers its subscribers a one-stop-shop for the widest choice of premium Western, Arabic and Philipino entertainment through eight exclusively designed packages to suit everyone in the family.

In addition to the widest array of channels, subscribers have the option to enjoy a state-of-the-art VOD service and soon the upcoming bouquet of HD channels. All new packages are now available on one smart card and from a single Satellite location, Nilesat.

For information contact:
Mahmoud Al-Aloosy
Public Relations Executive
Orbit Showtime
Dubai Media City, Dubai, UAE
Tel: + 971 (0) 4 367 7198
Fax: + 971 (0) 4 367 7550

Maria Khoury
Director of Public Relations & Publicity
Orbit Showtime
Tel: +973 17 317 300 ext 3550
Fax: +973 17 311 191

Posted by Nadeen El Ajou
Thursday, November 12 - 2009 at 12:40 UAE local time (GMT+4)

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The Discovery Channel joins the newly merged Orbit Showtime Network

Orbit Showtime announced today that as of 11 November, The Discovery Channel will become available exclusively on the recently merged Orbit Showtime Network replacing Discovery World, and BBC Prime re-brands to BBC Entertainment adding a great new line up of programming to its existing top shows.

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