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Having defined its credentials as the fastest growing pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa area in 2015, OSN is revealing an unsurpassable line-up of six new channels, all in glorious HD, this New Year.

With this, OSN even more underlines its industry management in offering a no place else option of blockbuster films, prize-winning series, basic entertainment and Arabic movies. 5 new channels will be released on February 1 with other premium and special channels to be unveiled in March.

The launch of the new channels highlights OSN's strategy for 2016 to combine its market presence by offering customers superior material that is readily available in true HD on OSN in addition to strengthening its digital viewing platforms for 'anytime, anywhere' access.

The brand-new channels exclusive for OSN customers from February 1 are: OSN Yahala Cinema HD (Channel No: 110), the very first Arabic motion picture channel in real HD, enabling viewers to enjoy the most recent Arabic films simply a couple of weeks after their theatrical release; OSN Movies Family HD (Channel No: 16), the film location for the whole family; OSN First HD Home of HBO (Channel No: 202) that brings acclaimed and world-class series from the HBO stable at same time as the US; and H2 HD (Channel No: 509), from the History channel portfolio is a new premium factual channel offering never-before-seen documentaries.

These channels are in addition to the just recently announced BBC First HD (Channel No: 215), tailored for the MENA region, which will function as the only place to see the very best of British premium drama and brand-new home entertainment.

Building on its commitment to localisation and offering more option to its Arabic viewers, the brand new H2 HD channel will be totally subtitled by April while the existing History channel will be 100 % subtitled in Arabic by March.

David Butorac, Chief Executive Officer of OSN, stated: "We are continually pressing our boundaries and transforming the TELEVISION industry landscape of the MENA area through our financial investment in material that no other network can offer. This is our central method for 2016. OSN's world-class and 'no place else' television experiences are customized to match the entertainment preferences of the entire household, which will continue to drive our development.

He included: "The brand-new channels show the exclusive global industry partnerships that we have actually strengthened over the years. We have first access to material of all the brand-new channels for our OTT and On Demand platforms too, hence likewise boosting the true 'anytime, anywhere' TELEVISION experiences for our customers.".

1. OSN Yahala Cinema HD:
The Arab worlds first dedicated channel for Arabic movies in true HD, OSN Yahala Cinema HD will be the ultimate home for Arabic cinema. Providing subscribers the opportunity to view the latest Arabic films just a few weeks after their theatrical release, the channel premieres a movie every Friday. Subscribers can also catch up with uncut and uninterrupted telecasts of the latest films after they go to market. Viewers can also enjoy featurettes, specials, Directors cuts and programmes about classic Arabic cinema. If you are seeking the first home theatre experience of Arabic films such as Hayati Mebhdela, Shad Ajzaa, Ahwak and Awlad Rezik, among others, OSN Yahala Cinema HD is the channel to watch.

2. OSN Movies Family HD
The 24-hour movie destination for families and kids, OSN Movies Family HD offers the largest roster of fantastic titles from all major studios, including Warner Bros, Paramount and Gulf Film. Among the new family-friendly films lined up include: Finding Dory, The Jungle Book, Kung Fu Panda 3 and Inside Out, among others. Subscribers can also watch exclusive content from Disney and Pixar including live action classics and all-time favourites.

3. OSN First HD Home of HBO
OSN First HD Home of HBO takes OSNs long-term partnership with HBO, the leading name in ground-breaking, award-winning series, to the next level. It will offer first and exclusive access for OSN subscribers to HBOs spectacular and award-winning portfolio of TV movies, comedy specials, documentaries and talk-shows. The line-up includes Togetherness, Vinyl, Game of Thrones, Ballers, The Brink, True Detective, Girls, Silicon Valley and Veep, among prime series; the extremely popular Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and several mini-series including Show Me a Hero. Over 1,500 hours of premium high quality shows and content will be offered all-year round on OSN, OSN Play and GO online TV. OSNs On Demand service has also been expanded with over 2,000 hours of exclusive HBO programming including complete box sets of HBO series, available to watch anytime, anywhere.

4. H2 HD
The entertaining way to watch epochal events from the past, H2 HD, from the History channel portfolio, is a premium factual channel offering never-before-seen documentaries & pseudo-scientific entertainment programmes. Further enhancing its appeal to regional viewers, all programmes will be presented with Arabic subtitles from April. The diverse content such as Ancient Impossible and Planet Egypt that opens doors to fascinating insights on human history will also be available on OSN Play.

5. BBC First HD
OSN will be the exclusive home to BBC First HD in MENA region from February 1, serving as the only place to watch the very best of British drama and new premium entertainment. BBC First will have two hours of award-winning primetime programming with Arabic subtitles. It will feature hugely popular and critically acclaimed series such as brand new Sherlock and Luther alongside the BBCs epic new adaptation of War and Peace. The long-running and hugely popular EastEnders will be brought to OSN viewers within 48 hours of its UK telecast.

Just recently, OSN has actually likewise signed a 10-year extended partnership with NBCUniversal that will also see E! Channel exclusively readily available to OSN customers. OSN will also cause the popular Syfy channel on board as part of the collaboration this year.

2016 will see over 50 brand-new and exclusive shows plus 70 continuing series premiering just on OSN. Over 25 of the biggest and acclaimed programs will premiere at the same time as the United States so OSN viewers see the most talked about programs initially.

"Over the previous years, we have actually broadened our devoted programming for women and children as well as improved our motion picture, series and sports content. Entertainment does not get any much better than on OSN this year.

With over 150 channels, OSN continues to be the market leader across the entire breadth of entertainment choices. OSN's kids's home entertainment programs is unsurpassable with international content partnerships to deliver favorable and value-based shows that is available 'no place else.' The network will likewise build on its HD profile, set to be reach 64 channels by the first quarter, supplying unmatched home entertainment like never in the past.

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