OSN adds six new Filipino channels to its platform

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OSN adds six new Filipino channels to its platform

OSN, the leading pay-TV network in Middle East and North Africa (MENA), enhances the breadth of content for OSN Pinoy subscribers with the roll out of six new channels taking the overall variety of OSN Pinoy channels to 15. The channels provide the very best shows, programs and movies directly from the Philippines to the GCC's huge and lively Filipino community.

The extra channels make OSN the pay-TV platform with the biggest number of Filipino channels beyond the Philippines, and the only platform in the area with the biggest networks in one plan.

The 6 new channels originate from three of the biggest names in home entertainment in the Philippines, ABS-CBN, Viva Entertainment and GMA Network. GMA offer three channels, further reinforcing its presence in the MENA region by offering Filipinos broader access to their favourite Kapuso programmes on its flagship worldwide channel, GMA Pinoy TELEVISION the Filipino lifestyle channel; GMA Life TV; and the international news channel, GMA News TV International.
Select Kapuso programmes are likewise readily available online through any internet-enabled gadget by means of OSN Play.

Providing unrivaled variety, the three other channels include the ABS-CBN operated Lifestyle Network Channel; action movie channel CineMo; plus Viva Entertainment's flagship movie channel Pinoy Box Office (PBO) which offers the most amazing in Filipino hits and traditional movies, will likewise be available to live stream on OSN Play.

Arnie Garcia, ABS-CBN Middle East Managing Director said: "We are pleased to provide 2 brand-new channels, Lifestyle Network and CineMo, to cater to the varied TELEVISION entertainment requirements of Filipinos in the area. The addition of these two brand-new
world-class channels enhances the existing channel line-up of TFC on OSN offering viewers the widest option of Filipino content in the area.".

Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr., GMA Network President & COO, said that through the renewed partnership, GMA programmes will become even more widely available across the MENA region. We look forward to becoming more accessible to our kababayan in the Middle East. If you look at the other channels that we will be offered with, it is a very unique opportunity and position. OSN is the definitive destination for the Filipino community, who get extra value through the exceptional arrangement of HD channels that we have on our network," he said.

Emad Morcos, Senior VP-- Media Partners, Affiliate Channels and Digital, OSN, said: "The addition of the six brand-new channels further reinforces the option that we offer the Filipino community in the region, making OSN the very best network for premium and special material. This builds on the intro of a number of new channels on OSN this year, adding to the diversity of world-class programming that we offer to our subscribers. We will endeavour to ensure our offering stays as extensive as possible which implies pressing borders to provide for all our consumers.".

The six new channels are: CineMo (Channel 711), Lifestyle Network (Channel 712), GMA Pinoy TV (Channel 713), GMA Life TV (Channel 714),GMA News TV (Channel 715), PBO (live streaming channel on OSN Play)