MELODY ARABIA No Longer on 121

[Scott Greczkowski]

MELODY ARABIA NO LONGER AVAILABLE AT THE 121° ORBITAL LOCATION

Effective Thursday, May 25, 2006, DISH Network will no longer broadcast Melody Arabia on channel 775 at the 121° orbital location. Melody Arabia will continue to be broadcast on channel 671 at the 61.5°/148° orbital locations.

Programming Description/Channel:

Melody Arabia

Melody Arabia, broadcast from Egypt, is one of the most watched 24-hour-a-day Arabic-language music video channel in the Middle East and North Africa. Melody Arabia offers a variety of music programming including video clips from the 80's, 90's, as well as contemporary releases, many of which are premiered on Melody Arabia and are exclusive to the channel. Melody Arabia is a tremendous addition to overall entertainment for Arab Americans in the U.S.

Channel - 671
Call Letters - MLODY
Satellites - 61.5° and 148° orbital locations

Pricing:

Arabic Music Pack:
(Dandana TV, Mazzika Zoom and Melody Arabia)
$6.99* per month
(with subscription of Arabic Elite Super Pack)

Arabic Music Pack:
(Dandana TV, Mazzika Zoom and Melody Arabia)
$9.99* per month
(with subscription of Arabic Elite Pack or Arabic Enhanced Pack)

Note: Customers must subscribe to the Arabic Elite Super Pack, Arabic Elite Pack or Arabic Enhanced pack in order to subscribe to the Arabic Music Pack.

Customers who do not subscribe to DishFAMILY, AT60, AT120, AT180, DISH Latino, DISH Latino Dos, DISH Latino Max or Great Wall TV Package will be charged a $6.00 per month Service Access Fee.

 

[alexdw]

Thus, this previously-free channel now costs $35.98. Great deal.

It was fun while it lasted.

 

[miguelaqui]

This is my question...This seems to be the first International channel that has been taken off 121. What is going to be the deal for those customers who want to keep the channel, but do not have a 61.5/148 signal?

I'm just wondering what they are going to do for those who do not have 61.5/148, should they decide to move all the International channels to either 61.5/148 or 118.7.

 

[Pepper]

The channel is still there but with the info banner saying it's not, it's just a matter of time till they turn it off.