Acquisition Strategies

Gisele Abou Obeid
Head of Production
Alsumaria TV
Lebanon

What are your acquisition strategies at the beginning of 2010?

Our acquisition strategies are generally outlined by the audiences that follow Alsumaria TV.

We deliver a variety of general entertainment shows ranging from children's programming to the latest breaking news. Thus, we are inclined to acquire foreign programming that is in tone with the Iraqi ethical and cultural eco-system as we have an abundance of Arabic programming flowing out of Egypt, Syria and Iraq. Additionally, Alsumaria produces its own Arabic shows. So in a nutshell, we're basically looking for the best shows, within the set criteria, that dubbed or subtitled in Arabic.

What products are you looking for?

Everything.

What rights are you looking for?

Local on satellite. Knowing that we broadcast on Noorsat/Eurobird, Hotbird and Nilesat.