Arabsat is sponsoring The first annual Middle East Broadcasters Conference and Exposition, MEB 2005,  which will take place from December 8-10, 2005 at the Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure (BIEL) Center.  This comprehensive show offers several events, including conferences, exhibitions, a gala awards dinner, and a live High Definition (HD) TV station.

ArabSat to broadcast MEB-HD 24 hours a day for the three days of the show.  MEB-HD will give broadcasters in the region a chance to see the latest technology in action and will help them learn how they can realistically begin the conversion to HD in their own stations.

The (HD) TV station’s content will include excerpts from conference sessions, interviews with broadcasting leaders, interviews on the show floor, and more.  

The (HD) transmission will be broadcasted via the Arabsat 2D satellite at  26 degrees East  and can be received  on Frequency :11604 MHz, SR: 27500, FEC: ¾ , Pol. Horizontal.

"HDTV is the most important technological development in the broadcast industry since the introduction of color television. Our corporation is proud to play a leading role with our partners in showing that HDTV is already here", said Khalid A. Balkheyour, Arabsat's president and CEO. "This partnership represents an important step towards implementing our core strategy of supporting our customers' growth in the long term by constantly providing them at our 26°East DTH "Hot-Spot", the leading Arabic neighborhood, with more value-added services and an access to all the latest cutting-edge technological means for delivering the most exciting and comfortable TV experience to their viewers"  he continued.