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Arabian Television Network

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Arabian Television Network
Company typeSubsidiary
(Government-owned)
IndustrySatellite TV and radio
Founded2007; 16 years ago
FateAbsorbed byDubai Media Incorporated
Headquarters
Dubaiدبي
,
Key people
Abdulatif Al Sayegh
(Chief Executive Officer)

Arabian Television Network(ATN) was aDubai,United Arab Emirates-based broadcast media company, part ofArab Media Group.[1]Its staff and resources have been merged intoDubai Media Incorporated.

Arabian Television Network had partnered withMTV Networks InternationalofViacomto launch a localized version of MTV, calledMTV Arabia,[2][3][4][5][6]andNickelodeon Arabia[7][8][9][10][11][12]as well as launching the firstuser-generated contentchannel,SHOOFtv.

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  4. ^Campaign Middle East staff (7 January 2007)."AMG to get 'aggressive' in TV".Arabian Business.Archivedfrom the original on 7 August 2011.Retrieved31 December2011.
  5. ^Jaafar, Ali (16 April 2007)."Media mogul blazes trail".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on 12 December 2008.Retrieved31 December2011.
  6. ^Learmonth, Michael (27 December 2006)."MTV maps Mideast move".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on 14 October 2012.Retrieved31 December2011.
  7. ^Jaafar, Ali (16 October 2007)."Nickelodeon Arabia to launch TV".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on 22 January 2016.Retrieved11 June2022.
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  9. ^Kemp, Stuart (17 October 2007)."MTV, Arab Media to launch Nickelodeon Arabia".The Hollywood Reporter.Associated Press.Archivedfrom the original on 5 April 2015.Retrieved11 June2022.
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