41 new series aired on satellite pay-TV channels during Ramadan

The Arab Advisors Group team has analysed the Arabic series broadcast on satellite pay-TV channels during Ramadan 2014. The analysis covered 48 Arabic series broadcast on satellite pay-TV providers that cater specifically to the Arab region.

The Arab Advisors Group analysis revealed that the main focus of satellite pay-TV channels was on Arabic drama series, as they constituted 37.5% of total Arabic series aired. Out of the 18 satellite Pay TV channels covered in the report, three channels did not air any drama Arabic series during Ramadan, 2014.

A new report, Arabic Series on Satellite Pay TV Channels during Ramadan 2014, was released to the Arab Advisors Group’s Media Strategic Research Service subscribers on July 23, 2014. The report, which has 17 detailed exhibits, provides analysis of the Arabic series broadcast on satellite pay-TV channels targeting the Arab world. The report includes analysis of 48 Arabic series on eighteen satellite Pay TV channels during Ramadan 2014. The satellite Pay TV channels studied in the report are: Masah, MBC HD, MBC+2 HD, MBC Drama HD, Hikayat, Hikayat 2, MBC+ Drama, OSN Yahala +2 HD, OSN Yahala HD, OSN Yahala Shabab, OSN Yahala Drama, Series +4, Series Channel, Al Safwa, Al Yawm, MTV Lebanon HD, Al Nahar HD, and Al Nahar Drama HD. The report also covers the production houses involved in the production of the analysed Arabic series.

“Hikayat and Hikayat 2, which broadcast on OSN, had the highest number of aired Arabic series among the analysed 18 satellite Pay TV channels,” Hiba Rabadi, Arab Advisors Senior Research Analyst commented.

“The production of the analysed 48 Arabic series involved 51 production houses. 29.2% of the analysed 48 series where coproduced by more than one production house, while the remaining 70.8% were produced by one production house.”