Showtime opens new showroom in Dharan Shopping Centre
- Saudi Arabia: Monday, May 09 - 2005 at 13:26
- PRESS RELEASE
Showtime, the region's premium pay-TV provider in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced the opening of yet another showroom, this time at the Dharan Mall in the eastern region of Al Khobar.
The Dharan shopping centre is the biggest shopping complex in Al Khobar housing some of the largest anchor stores like Geant hypermarket, Debenhams, Marks & Spencer and many more.
According to Wisam Edghaim, Showtime's director for Saudi Arabia, the company is on track with its showroom expansions, which is all part of the strategy to increase customer satisfaction by improving the quality and increasing the number of sales points. Edghaim says that "our research indicated people like to buy direct from our staff. Our showrooms allow us to control the whole sales process and provide accurate information on new channels and technical developments."
Feedback from customers has been very positive indicating that Showtime is achieving its objective of reaching more people and providing services direct to its subscribers. One such shopper, Mr Ali Babtain, visited the Showroom when he was shopping at the mall and managed to get information about channels and prices about Showtime directly and on the spot. "The staff were very informative and knew their product very well, which I found very satisfying."
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About Showtime
In the Middle East, Showtime is the trading name of Gulf DTH which is a joint media venture between the Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) and Viacom Inc.
Showtime, a joint media venture of Viacom and Kuwait Projects Company (KIPCO), is the premium digital satellite pay -TV network in the Middle East and North Africa. With offices in Dubai, UAE; Saudi Arabia; Egypt; Jordan; and London, the network offers 50 premium television channels, including 10 CD audio channels, with a broadcast reach of more than 20 countries. With a combination of house channels including Al Sha Sha, The Movie Channel, Movietime and TVLand, and pass through channels Showtime boasts exclusively such global brand names as Discovery, E! Entertainment, Hallmark, MTV Europe, Paramount Comedy Channel, and Extreme Sports amongst others.
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