Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari, CEO of Qatar’s Es’Hail satellite operation, says that Qatar will shortly be shifting their portfolio of channels including news channel Al-Jazeera, and the beIN Sport channels from Arabsat to exclusive carriage on Es’Hail-1.
The impact will not be severe for viewers in the MENA region given that Arabsat’s ‘hot spot’ is at 26 degrees East and Es-Hail-1 operates from the adjacent 25.5 degrees East, and thus will appear to be co-located with Arabsat.
The initial changes will take place early in November, with the final switch happening during January 2016.
Oct 26 2015
Al-Jazeera and beIN Sport satellite changes (Middle East)
The impact will not be severe for viewers in the MENA region given that Arabsat’s ‘hot spot’ is at 26 degrees East and Es-Hail-1 operates from the adjacent 25.5 degrees East, and thus will appear to be co-located with Arabsat.
The initial changes will take place early in November, with the final switch happening during January 2016.
By Expat • International News • Tags: Al Jazeera, beIN Sport, Es’Hail