Arabesque is an Arabic language pay-tv channel, owned by Arab Digital Distribution

Arab Digital Distribution

Arab Digital Distribution is a provider of pay television and interactive and digital services across the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe...

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Arabesque commonly known as ART, broadcasts via Hotbird and Nilesat satellites to the Middle East

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

, North Africa

North Africa

North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...

 and Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

. Its direct competitors in the Arab regions are Showtime Arabia

Showtime Arabia

Showtime Arabia, as it was called to distinguish itself from its U.S. counterpart , was a subscription television service in the Middle East and North Africa. It was a joint venture between KIPCO and CBS Corporation , CBS Corp being a minor partner...

 and Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network

Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network

Orbit Communications Company was a privately owned Pay TV network, operating in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Owned by Saudi Arabia-based Mawarid Holding , it was the first fully digital, multi-channel, multi-lingual, pay television service in the Middle East and North Africa...

. Access to the full package of channels is via an easily obtainable over the counter viewing card which counts down once activated in a suitable receiver. Cards are available in 3, 6 and 12 month formats.
ART is now closed...