14 August 2007

ACKS is delighted to announce the launch of Rotana Europe on Sky Digital Satellite Channel 168.

Beginning August 14, with a prime-time evening slot between 19:00 and 22:00 hours every day, Rotana Europe will engage and delight Arab viewers with a scheduled selection of top-rated music, entertainment and film.

Rotana's programming will include the latest new music videos featuring Amr Diab, Elissa and many other contemporary Arab music artist, as well as the latest Arabic showbiz talk on 'Akher al Akhbar', plus a top feature film from the Rotana library every evening at 20.00.

This brings Rotana Europe's entertainment programmes to the Arab community and many more within the more than 8.5 million Sky-equipped homes in the UK who have been waiting eagerly for Rotana's high-quality Arab entertainment TV.

The Rotana Europe 'mini channel' is brought to Sky viewers by arrangement with Information TV.

The full Rotana Europe channel is available across Europe via the Atlantic Bird 2 satellite, providing the best Arabic music, entertainment and film 24 hours a day.

Note to Editors:  ACKS is the pan-European distribution partner for Rotana Audiovisual Co, the leading Arab-language music, film and TV production business owned by HRH Prince al Waleed bin Talal. Rotana Europe is an entertainment channel specially developed for the European market, and broadcasts a selection of the best programmes from the six Rotana theme channels. Rotana Audiovisual's channels are amongst the most popular in the Middle East. Rotana Audiovisual is one of the largest producers of music, film and show news in the entertainment sector. ACKS is part of Aproxis Plc, a UK-based media group with international activities in TV broadcasting, content merchandising and TV programming.

www.rotaneurope.net
www.aproxis.com
www.rotana.net 

For general information please contact Tim Heath: Tim.Heath@aproxis.com.

For sales enquires please contact Kapil Raina: Kapil@acks.tv or Tel: 0207 617 74 87