Orbit News
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orbit News is a 24 hour satellite and cable channel offering American news programming to viewers abroad, primarily geared towards an Arab audience. The network is available on digital satellite and cable in Europe, Middle East and North Africa.
Contents |
[edit] Background
Orbit News is broadcast by the Orbit Network, the leading Pay-TV companies in the Middle-East and North Africa. Orbit's headquarters are located in Bahrain.
Orbit News offers live coverage from major U.S. news networks such as ABC, NBC, PBS, MSNBC, Fox News & CBS. Morning shows such as NBC's The Today Show are followed by news magazine programs, documentaries, and financial shows. Furthermore, MSNBC and Fox News are offered for more up-to-the-minute world, business, technology and entertainment news and weather.
[edit] Shows on Orbit News
- Race for the White House MSNBC
- MSNBC Investigates
- MSNBC Live
- NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC
- World News with Charles Gibson ABC
- Countdown with Keith Olbermann MSNBC
- Time and Again MSNBC
- 20/20 ABC
- ABC Primetime
- Meet the Press with Tim Russert NBC
- This Week with George Stephanopoulos ABC
- Hardball with Chris Matthews MSNBC
- Dateline NBC NBC
- Early Today NBC
- ABC World News This Morning
- First Look MSNBC
- The Today Show NBC
- Weekend Today Show NBC
- Tucker MSNBC
- The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer PBS
- Scarborough Country MSNBC
- The Most with Alison Stewart MSNBC
[edit] Reception details
In the Middle East, the channel broadcasts on Eurobird 2 at 25.5°E. In Europe, the channel broadcasts on Atlantic Bird 2 at 8.0°W.
