Yahlive Viewership Surges to over 10 Million Households in North Africa

According to SES annual market research, Satellite Monitor, Yahlive reaches more than 10 million households across Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco.

Yahlive, the Abu Dhabi-based satellite joint venture between the world-leading satellite operator SES and UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat, today announced that more than 10 million households across Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco have their dishes pointed to Yahlive at 52.5 East, according to SESs annual market research, Satellite Monitor. The survey concluded that Yahlive now serves 64% of households in Algeria, 51% of households in Tunisia, and 58% of households in Morocco.

Yahlive is an affiliate of SES that serves 13 million satellite TV homes in the Middle East and North Africa. Globally, SES reaches 351 million TV homes and serves more than 1 billion viewers worldwide. SES reaches 32 million homes in Asia-Pacific, 30 million homes in Africa, 75 million homes in North America, 167 million homes in Europe, and 33 million homes in Latin America.

Yahlive launched its first bouquet of Arabian Maghreb channels in November 2015, with 43 Algerian channels. Today, Yahlive serves this community with more than 160 Arabic and French channels, of which 115 are only available on Yahlive. The consistent focus on sports, movies and news, combined with exceptional image quality offered by Yahsat's Al Yah 1 satellite, makes Yahlive a compelling proposition for its customers and viewers.

Commenting on the recent numbers, Ammar Baranbo, Chief Operating Officer, Yahlive, said: Since inception, the Arabian Maghreb has been a key focus for us. We are thrilled to see our commitment to delivering a comprehensive range of premium television content, catered to the tastes of culturally diverse audiences and communities, gaining such widespread acceptance. Our efforts will continue to increase the available number of local and international premium TV channels year after year, he added.

Yahlive will present a detailed report of this survey at ASBU's Radio & TV Festival on 26th April 2018, in the City of Culture, Tunis.

About Yahlive

Yahlive, headquartered in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, is a joint venture between the world leading satellite operator SES and Yahsat, a pioneering UAE-based satellite operator wholly owned by Mubadala, one of the leading investment arms of Abu Dhabi.

Yahlive is a satellite broadcasting company dedicated to beaming an array of high quality TV channels to its culturally diverse viewers. Yahlive's KU Band beams over 390+ channels in over 15 languages across the fast growing and dynamic markets of the Middle East, North Africa South West Asia and Europe.

Additionally, Yahlive is the number one provider for Farsi channels in the region and provides the most sought-after content to a wide range of other communities including Middle Eastern, Kurdish, Balkan, Arabian Maghreb, African, South Asian and Afghan.

For more information, please visit yahlive.com.

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