Publication Date:
Mon, 2004-04-05 03:00
RIYADH, 5 April 2004 — Saudi Arabia signed a deal yesterday with the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) under which the state-run TV will be broadcast in most parts of the world along with Arab counterparts, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Culture and Information Minister Dr. Fouad Al-Farsy inked the agreement with Khaled Balkhiur, director general of the Riyadh-based Arabsat, which is owned by the Arab League member states.
The accord provides for Channel 1 of Saudi Television to be broadcast by satellite across Asia and the Americas and in Africa, Australia and New Zealand as part of a package also including the TV stations of Syria, Sudan, Algeria, Oman, Qatar, Libya, Abu Dhabi and Al-Manar.
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