EUROSTAR, the global satellite industry leader, announced the KSA launch of the Arab Box, the world’s first Arabic digital satellite receiver, at a dinner party for dealers and the media held on Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at the Trident Hotel in Jeddah. The launch followed a press briefing held on Monday, May 22, 2006 at the Ollaya Hotel in Riyadh. The Arab Box is the only 100 per cent Arabic- and English-enabled digital satellite receiver, and incorporates a host of functionalities in both languages.
EUROSTAR also announced the launch of the “Watch the World Cup with EUROSTAR” campaign, whereby subscribers of Arab Box can opt to watch the World Cup Football to be held in Germany during the months of June and July, 2006 on ART. EUROSTAR is one of the leading distributors for ART in the region, which will be broadcasting the premier sporting event live. EUROSTAR is also running a promotion where customers purchasing an Arab Box or other EUROSTAR products worth AED 200, as well as subscribers to the EUROSTAR World Cup Package will be entered into a raffle draw, allowing them to stand a chance of winning 3 Chevrolet cars, and AED 2 million worth of prizes, including flat screen TVs, home theatre systems, digital cameras, mobile phones, DVD satellite receivers, MP3 players and music systems, all totaling to 200,000 prizes.
Speaking at the event held in Jeddah, Raju T. Jethwani, Chairman, EUROSTAR Group, said, “With the launch of Arab Box, customers in KSA will for the first time have the benefit of a digital satellite receiver that offers the complete set of features in Arabic language. This one-of-a-kind product offers a whole array of features, including the EUROSTAR-patented Azan application timing and dual language channel list, besides a World Cup Scheduler. Moreover, customers will be provided with two separate remote controls – one in Arabic and one in English.”
Arab Box comes equipped with a host of innovative features, including auto satellite search channel download, multi-picture preview, satellite card reader option for both free-to-air and other satellite channels, 4000 channel storage capacity, 256 color graphic user interface, support teletext and subtitle decoding, channel editing functions such as rename, move, lock, skip and delete, 16 predefined favorite list, multi-sat scan and network search options.
“We have been associated with ART since their inception in 1997, and we expect to contribute close to 50 per cent of ART’s total World Cup Package sales in the KSA. This is a measure of just how mutually beneficial this partnership has been, and we are focused on taking our relations forward through the World Cup Promotion Campaign and beyond,” added Jethwani.
“EUROSTAR has always been the first to bring innovative products and services to the market, and the launch of Arab Box is a reaffirmation of this tradition of excellence. The move comes close on the heels of the launch of EUROSTAR Home Media Center PC, an all-in-one product that incorporates satellite, computer and consumer electronics, during CABSAT (Cable, Satellite, Broadcast and Communications Exhibition) 2006 in Dubai,” concluded Jethwani.
With its areas of business comprising Digital Satellite Products, Pay TV, Consumer electronics, IT Distribution, Telecom, Real Estate, Central System projects and Logistics, EUROSTAR has 30 retail outlets across the Middle East, in addition to an international presence in over 50 countries. The company has a state-of-the-art logistics hub at Dubai Investments Park and a 50-seater call center to provide high quality customer service to its Regional Customer base.
EUROSTAR is a diversified group with core business interests in Digital Satellite Receiving Systems & Pay TV. The group has ventured into Consumer Electronics, IT Distribution, telecommunications, Real Estate, Central System Projects and Logistics. The well-diversified Group has a global network spans over 50 countries worldwide. EUROSTAR has distribution and technical tie-ups with world-renowned corporations including Thomson, Samsung, Sharp, MTI and SCM, to name a few.
