Dish Network Arabic TV

Dish Network Arabic is an excellent option for Arabic speaking households, with a comprehensive line-up of channels offering everything from entertainment, to sports and news. Not only will you have access to all your favorite talk shows and mini series, but you will also be able to see all the latest movie releases as well as your favourite sporting events.

Dish Network Arabic programming is great value for money considering the wide range of programming you have access to once you sign up. Let’s take a quick look at what types of channels you can get as well as the available packages.

There are four predesigned packages for you to choose from, or you can design your own with the “A La Carte” option.

The most complete package available is the Arabic Elite Super Pack, which contains 21 channels covering newly released and classical movies, dramas, sports, news, the Egyptian Soccer League and much more. The package is priced at $49.99 for a month, or you can pay an annual fee of $494.89, which works out to a discount of over 15%. That’s about 2 months of free television, so if you have some extra cash available it wouldn’t be a bad idea to make the annual payment.

When you sign up for this package you also get the requisite equipment and the standard professional installation for free. The initial cost of the DVR upgrade is also free, but you must remember that you still have to pay the recurring $5.98 every month for access to this service. Dish Network Arabic will also give you free access to 15 movie channels, including HBO, for the first three months of your subscription, but only if you sign for a minimum of 24 months.

The next package is the Arabic Elite Pack that boasts 12 channels for a monthly fee of $34.99, or an annual subscription of $384.89, which works out to about the same discount as the previous package. If you opt to add your favourite local channels to the mix, an extra $9.99 per month, then you also get free equipment and installation, the free DVR upgrade, as well as no extra fees for access to international programming.

The Arabic Enhanced Pack will provide you with 8 channels that include family entertainment, cartoons, dramas, movies, talk shows, sports, mini-series, and variety shows. The monthly subscription is $29.99.

Another package is the Arabic Music Pack which offers three Arabic music channels for your viewing pleasure, all delivered in the amazing quality that only a digital format can provide. Besides music, these channels run talk shows, variety shows and have coverage of all major Arab-American events, all for $6.99 per month.

If you decide to take a more personalized route, then you can subscribe to a number of individual channels using the A La Carte system. Some of the channels on offer include Art Sports at $14.99 per month, IQRAA, the first Arabic language channel to offer programs tailored to Muslim audiences, at $4.99, Noursat, a Christian channel from Lebanon and the entire Middle East, also at $4.99 every month. Some of these channels require that you sign up for one of the Arabic packages, though.

Don't forget about English programming. You can get the Dish Network Classic Bronze or one of the Turbo HD options to round out your entertainment package