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OSN adds Discovery channels to MENA bouquet
Rebecca Hawkes
| 04 February 2016
Pay-TV operator OSN has extended its liaison with Discovery Communications beginning with the launch of two new HD channels across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
OSN will launch Discovery Family HD and IDX HD on 31 March, joining the network’s sister channels Discovery Channel HD, TLC HD, Discovery Science HD and Animal Planet on the pay-TV bouquet.
The new Discovery channels will be fully localised from launch, featuring a mixture of Arabic dubbing and subtitling throughout. They follow the recent addition of five other channels on OSN, namely: BBC First HD, OSN First HD, Home of HBO, OSN Yahala Cinema HD, OSN Movies Family HD and H2.
“OSN has been our long-standing partner in the region for several years, and we are excited to extend this relationship further and add two new channels to their HD offering,” said James Gibbons, EVP & country manager, Emerging Business, Discovery Networks CEEMEA.
“Discovery Family HD is the destination channel that will bring the whole family together, featuring quality programming that will inspire a new way of learning, while IDX HD will have viewers glued to their seats with glossy reconstructions of real-life mysteries. Combined with an increase of new hours of entertaining content across our flagship premium channels, Discovery’s portfolio will now offer even more value for OSN subscribers.”
New content scheduled for later this year on Discovery Channel HD includes scripted series Harley & Davidson and the Bafta-nominated documentary special Sherpa, while TLC will feature new series from Whitney Thore and Oprah Winfrey.
Rebecca Hawkes
| 04 February 2016
Pay-TV operator OSN has extended its liaison with Discovery Communications beginning with the launch of two new HD channels across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
OSN will launch Discovery Family HD and IDX HD on 31 March, joining the network’s sister channels Discovery Channel HD, TLC HD, Discovery Science HD and Animal Planet on the pay-TV bouquet.
The new Discovery channels will be fully localised from launch, featuring a mixture of Arabic dubbing and subtitling throughout. They follow the recent addition of five other channels on OSN, namely: BBC First HD, OSN First HD, Home of HBO, OSN Yahala Cinema HD, OSN Movies Family HD and H2.
“OSN has been our long-standing partner in the region for several years, and we are excited to extend this relationship further and add two new channels to their HD offering,” said James Gibbons, EVP & country manager, Emerging Business, Discovery Networks CEEMEA.
“Discovery Family HD is the destination channel that will bring the whole family together, featuring quality programming that will inspire a new way of learning, while IDX HD will have viewers glued to their seats with glossy reconstructions of real-life mysteries. Combined with an increase of new hours of entertaining content across our flagship premium channels, Discovery’s portfolio will now offer even more value for OSN subscribers.”
New content scheduled for later this year on Discovery Channel HD includes scripted series Harley & Davidson and the Bafta-nominated documentary special Sherpa, while TLC will feature new series from Whitney Thore and Oprah Winfrey.
