TV Satellite Services in Dubai

Dubai TV Services

The increasing competition between cable and satellite programme providers means that, overall, the choice is widening. The bad news is that this same competition means that the situation is constantly changing, as favourite programmes get poached back and forth. For example, English Premier League football has been bounced between five channels in just a few years. People planning to move to Dubai and pay for access to non-terrestrial channels would be well advised to avoid signing any long-term contracts. Satellite and cable companies tend to change their programming frequently, so if you're only choosing a certain package because of one or two favourite shows, you should commit for as short a time as possible. Showtime and Star are popular, but there are others, and their number is certain to grow. One important thing to remember about Dubai TV is that there is a certain amount of censorship. For a comprehensive list of Terrestrial Radio and TV programmes, please follow this link.

TECHNOSAT

TECHNOSAT Trading, an independent turn key satellite communication solution provider was established in November 1993 under the patronage of HH Prince Hassan Bin Musaed Al-Saud in Saudi Arabia. with its regional Head quarters in Dubai. Since then there was no looking back! A company on the growth trail we have grown to become one of the leading manufacturers and wholesalers of Satellite equipment in UAE. Technosat today is one of the leading Integrators of Digital Set Top Boxes (STB's) in all the three categories; Satellite, Cable and Terrestrial video communication.

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E-VISION (Part of Etisalat)

E-Vision is the only regional source to offer over 250 TV channels, in 21 different languages, ranging from sports to movies, from music to documentaries and kid's channels. The product line-up includes 15 premium packages from all the major TV providers like Showtime, Orbit, ART, Pehla, Firstnet, TFC, PInoy Plus and many more, in addition to E-Vision Basic package.

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STAR pay TV

STAR pay TV is available in Dubai through:
Firstnet - http://www.firstnettv.net/
Pehla - http://www.pehlatv.net/

TERRESTRIAL FREE TO AIR CHANNELS

if you don't want to pay for satellite, you can still get a fix of English-language programmes from the following terrestrial, free to air channels:

Dubai One (formerly Channel 33) - www.dmi.ae/dubaione
MBC 2, 4 and Action - www.mbc.net/portal/site/mbc-en
City 7 - www.city7tv.com/news.asp

They show English and American programmes, but they tend not to be brand-new. Also, reception can be poor in some parts of Dubai.