Sky News Arabia live in US on Sling TV
January 17, 2016 Television
Sky News Arabia has started live broadcasting to online audiences in the United States via Sling TV, the Abu Dhabi-based Arabic news channel has announced.
American viewers can now subscribe to an online package to receive live streams of the channel’s talk shows and political, economic and social programmes.
Nart Bouran, CEO of Sky News Arabia, said: “This gives us a fantastic opportunity to enhance our digital media footprint. Given the large number of media platforms available today and taking into account media consumption trends, we continually endeavour to broadcast across every available platform in order to appeal to the tastes and formats of varied audiences.
“This new service will allow our viewers in the US to watch Sky News Arabia live on smart devices, as well as television. It also complements our existing offerings via satellite TV, website, social media, smart mobile applications, and live broadcasting on six major international airlines.”
Sling TV, which is only available in the United States, provides an alternative to subscribing to cable television services and offers live online broadcasting, enabling subscribers to watch their favourite TV programs on smart mobile devices and television.
Viewers can watch Sky News Arabia in addition to other channels for a nominal monthly fee by creating an account on the Sling TV app.
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