Arab Radio and Television Network

Arab Radio and Television Network (ART)
	Direct-broadcast satellite
Website	www.artonline.tv

Arab Radio and Television Network (acronym: ART) is an

television network characterized by its multitude of channels. It is based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

.

History and profile

ART was founded in October 15, 1993 by Saleh Abdullah Kamel, a Saudi businessman and is a private company specializing in family entertainment, including movies, music and sport.^[1]

ART was particularly known in Saudi Arabia for its exclusive sports event broadcasts, especially the Saudi Leagues. The network lost a significant amount of its audience share after the launch of many similar free-to-air channels like the

Al-Waleed bin Talal

. At the time of launch, ART produced over 6,000 live and recorded shows per year, including family-oriented dramas, series, plays, sports programs, music videos and documentaries.

ART is broadcasting via the Arabsat, Nilesat and Hot Bird satellites. Most ART Channels are encrypted using Irdeto 2 Encryption. ART's technical broadcast facilities are based in Jordan Media City in Amman, Jordan.

In November 24, 2009, Al Jazeera purchased all of ART's sport channels which had the license to broadcast the

BeIN Sports). Later that year, ART also sold most of its remaining entertainment channels to Orbit Showtime Network

.