WorldSpace Announces the Creation of Four New Channels in Partnership With Leading Saudi Media Group.MONTREUX Montreux (môNtrö`), resort area (1990 pop. 22,917), on the northeast shore of the Lake of Geneva, Vaud canton, W Switzerland. It is composed of the communes of Le Châtelard, Les Planches, and Veytaux, which were merged in 1962. , Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 1998-- At a press conference this morning at the Montreux Palace, Noah Samara Noah A. Samara is an Ethiopian-born lawyer better known for being the founder and Chief Executive Officer of WorldSpace,the world's first to launch satellite radio. He also played a pivotal role in the foundation of XM Satellite Radio. , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WorldSpace Corporation, announced a partnership with Sheik Abdul Aziz Abdul Aziz is the name of:
These new channels will be broadcast from the WorldSpace AfriStar satellite to be launched over the Middle East and Africa in the fourth quarter of this year. WorldSpace is launching a digital audio broadcast network for the developing world. "This will set new standards of excellence in the world of Arab radio," Mr. Samara Samara, river, Russia Samara (səmä`rə), river, c.360 mi (580 km) long, rising in the foothills of the S Urals, European Russia. It flows generally northwest, and joins the Volga River at Samara. said. "With this exciting new development WorldSpace has entered into a partnership with one of the leading media companies in the Middle East. Sheik Abdul Aziz is the Chairman of Tihama, a private media conglomerate A media conglomerate describes companies that own large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio, publishing, movies, and the Internet. Terminology , whose interests range from advertising to newspaper and now commercial radio. In commenting on the agreement, Sheik Abdul said: "This wonderful opportunity to partner WorldSpace in the Middle East will allow us to broadcast to all the Arab people where ever they are. These is unprecedented under current broadcasting systems. WorldSpace offers the Middle East a new opportunity that will create a listening revolution in terms of choice, quality and reception. It will also allow us to build new programming that will be sourced from our considerable experience in this area and that will provide the kind of product that the Middle East deserves." Samara continued "The time for quality Arab programming has now arrived in the Middle East. With the talent to which we have access, plus the WorldSpace system, our partnership will be a major breakthrough in the world of Arab media." Headquartered in Washington, DC, the WorldSpace business was founded in 1990 to provide direct satellite delivery of digital audio communications services to the emerging and underserved markets of the world, including Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and the Caribbean. By the end of the decade, WorldSpace will have three satellites in orbit, with the first, AfriStar, to be launched in late-1998, followed by AsiaStar and AmeriStar. Each satellite will deliver 80+ channels of crystal clear audio programming directly to portable receivers. This unique global service will transmit To send data over a communications line. See transfer. quality information, education and entertainment programming to a service area that includes 4.6 billion people. CONTACT: WorldSpace, Inc. Judith Pryor, 202/969-6261 or Fleishman-Hillard Adam Anthony 202/828-8821 |
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