Orbit touchdown in NFL deal

For Orbit customers, the new deal means a minimum of four exclusive live weekly games: 3 games on Sundays and the popular Monday Night Football match.

After 36 years on ABC, Monday Night Football moves to ESPN. To get the season off to a marquee start, don't miss the live and exclusive double header as the Minnesota Vikings, the first team to appear in and lose four Super Bowls, meet the most valuable sports team in the NFL and the world: the Washington Redskins, Tuesday at 00:00 GMT (02:00 KSA). Then the San Diego Chargers take on the Oakland Raiders, Tuesday at 03:00 GMT (05:00 KSA).

All of each season's playoff games will be shown either live or delayed, and football fanatics can start planning their Super Bowl parties for Orbit's live showing of what is arguably the most watched single event in TV sports! The sensational Super Bowl is poised to return to sunny South Florida for the ninth time on Sunday February 4th, 2007, brought home to you by Orbit.
In celebration of the big kick-off, Orbit ESPN will bring six live and exclusive games in this season's first week.

"Orbit ESPN has been the undisputed home of the NFL in the MENA region for the past 12 years. We are proud to begin our 13th year with the new rights agreement, bringing even more of the best in American Football than ever before. When it comes to American sports, Orbit ESPN is simply unmatched: no sports channel in the Middle East can compete, and it is the favourite among millions of home viewers and sports viewing outlets region-wide," commented Ali Ajouz, VP Marketing and Public Relations, OCC.

The much anticipated NFL Season kicks off with the Miami Dolphins playing the defending Super Bowl Champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers, on Friday, 8th September at 01:30 GMT (03:30 KSA). Then the Buffalo Bills take on the three-time NFL champions, the Patriots, in New England on Sunday, 10th September at 18:00 GMT (20:00 KSA).

The Dallas Cowboys, who are often referred to as America's Team due to their wide out- of-state fan base, play the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, 10th September at 20:00 GMT (23:00 KSA). The Indianapolis Colts play the New York Giants on Monday 11th September at 01:00 GMT (03:00 KSA).

Orbit's ESPN sports channel also includes: Major League Baseball, NCAA College Football and Basketball, the NBA, WNBA, PGA Golf, the pulse-racing NHRA Drag Racing, Indy Car racing, English Horseracing and ATP Masters Series Tennis. Orbit also recently signed with Al Jazeera Sports to show JSC+1 and JSC+2 featuring the pulsating Spanish La Liga and the technically unmatched Italian Serie A. Orbit also offers customers gripping sports coverage via the American basketball dedicated NBA TV and Al Riyadiyah.

For further information, please contact an Orbit Customer Service representative on +973 17 317 300.