Yahlive adds Balkan content to MENA TV bouquet
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Rebecca Hawkes
| 07 December 2016

UAE-based satellite company Yahlive has teamed up with Adriatic Tours, owners of Alpha One RTV Network, to offer viewers in the Middle East a host of Balkan TV channels.

The channels, available free-to-air (FTA) via the Yahsat 1A satellite located at 52.5° east, provide a range of content available in Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Albanian, Turkish, Spanish, English and Arabic.

In the past three months, YahLive has tripled the FTA TV channels it offers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to over 247. These also include the recent launch of 57 Algerian channels, 36 of which are exclusively available on Yahlive.

“Our expanded offerings are designed to bring tailored content to different communities; hence we broadcast channels that are culturally and socially relevant. The Balkan community, living in MENA, holds immense significance for us and we are delighted to be able to air their favourite TV channels through Yahlive,” said Ammar Baranbo, chief operating officer, Yahlive.

“Today, Yahlive’s viewers have access to hundreds of channels in more than 12 languages. We are committed to working closely with broadcasters to ensure that we are offering more free-to-air TV channels to niche communities across our coverage area,” added Ammar.