DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--YahLive, the UAE based satellite operator, has today announced that it is to start broadcasting the Saudi Sports Bouquet in HD to the European continent. The Saudi TV’s bouquet includes six channels, which broadcasts all the Saudi Football League matches exclusively.
Mohamed Youssif, CEO of YahLive, said: “Having the Saudi Sports Bouquet among YahLive’s offerings comes as part of our strategy to broadcast in the highest HD quality whether it is Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and West Asia. We are proud to start with the Saudi League channels and offering this service to the Arabic viewer who lives in Europe. We are also very pleased that through our leading capabilities and high service quality we have gained the trust of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture and Information. “
Dr. Riyadh Najm, Deputy Minister for Media Affairs in the Saudi Culture and Information ministry: “This comes in order to facilitate expanding the reach of these Saudi TV exclusive’ channels to Europe. We chose YahLive, for its excellent coverage and strong technical capabilities, to deliver the Saudi Sports Bouquet and the Saudi Football League in HD to our viewers across Europe.
The Saudi Football League channels can be received in HD in Europe by directing a 60cm satellite dish at 52.5ºE, and by using any HD TV compatible receiver, as per the following technical information:
- Satellite : Y1A
- Orbital location: 52.5 E
- Center frequency: 11880.92 MHz
- Polarization: vertical
- Symbol rate: 27.5 Msy
- FEC: 8 / 9
- Modulation: DVB-S2, QPSK
- Compression: MPEG-4
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About YahLive
YahLive is a partnership between Al Yah Satellite Communications Company, Yahsat, and SES, a global satellite operator.
Launched in 2011, YahLive offers state of the art broadcasting, newsgathering, distribution and contribution feed capacities, bringing about a new era of high-definition (HD) and 3D TV services, from Y1A satellite positioned at 52.5 degrees East, covering the Middle East, Africa and West Asia.
YahLive offers broadcasters access to extensive satellite capacity to enable the latest innovations in the broadcast world, such as HD and interactive TV.
Through YahLive broadcasters can introduce new HD or interactive channels without worrying about capacity constraints, and also extend their audience reach to new regions with YahLive’s wide-reaching coverage.