| Estimated
Households Watching MBC |
Total |
| COUNTRIES |
Population |
Est.
Arabic |
%
Arabs |
No.
of Persons |
Via
Cable |
Via |
Via |
Via |
Est.
H/Holds |
Est.
Potential |
| |
(Est.
from 1990-94) |
Speaking
Pop. |
Total
Popl. |
in
Arab H/Holds |
|
SMATV |
DTH |
Terrestrial |
Watching
MBC |
Audience |
| GULF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bahrain |
526,000 |
520,000 |
100% |
4 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
75,500 |
75,500 |
302,000 |
| Iraq |
18,782,000 |
18,782,000 |
100% |
4 |
n/a |
n/a |
375,000 |
|
375,000 |
1,500,000 |
| Saudi
Arabia |
17,000,000 |
13,999,500 |
82% |
7.3 |
n/a |
n/a |
566,300 |
92,460 |
658,760 |
4,808,948 |
| Kuwait |
2,143,000 |
1,874,911 |
87% |
5 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
210,000 |
210,000 |
1,050,000 |
| Oman |
1,468,000 |
1,250,002 |
85% |
5 |
n/a |
n/a |
30,000 |
|
30,000 |
150,000 |
| Qatar |
491,000 |
491,000 |
100% |
5 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
73,650 |
73,650 |
368,250 |
| U.A.E. |
1,588,000 |
1,588,000 |
100% |
5 |
n/a |
n/a |
90,000 |
|
90,000 |
450,000 |
| Yemen
(North & South) |
9,746,000 |
9,746,000 |
100% |
5.5 |
n/a |
n/a |
99,600 |
|
99,600 |
547,800 |
| Total |
51,744,000 |
48,251,413 |
|
|
|
|
1,160,900 |
451,610 |
1,612,510 |
9,176,998 |
| |
| MEDITERRANEAN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Algeria |
25,567,000 |
25,311,330 |
99% |
4 |
|
|
594,000 |
|
594,000 |
2,376,000 |
| Cyprus |
702,000 |
119,972 |
17% |
4 |
|
|
1,025 |
|
1,025 |
4,100 |
| Egypt |
54,706,000 |
54,706,000 |
100% |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Israel |
4,586,000 |
1,000,207 |
21.8% |
4 |
87,658 |
1,177 |
654 |
|
89,489 |
357,956 |
| Jordan |
4,123,000 |
4,081,770 |
99% |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Lebanon |
3,339,000 |
3,305,610 |
99% |
4 |
1,188 |
|
14,850 |
|
16,038 |
64,152 |
| Libya |
4,221,000 |
4,178,790 |
99% |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Morocco |
25,630,000 |
25,117,400 |
98% |
4 |
|
|
67,032 |
2,277,468 |
2,344,500 |
9,378,000 |
| Syria |
12,558,000 |
12,558,000 |
100% |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Tunisia |
8,124,000 |
7,961,520 |
98% |
4 |
|
|
32,928 |
|
32,928 |
131,712 |
| Turkey |
56,704,000 |
5,670,400 |
10% |
4 |
9,000 |
6,120 |
1,860 |
|
16,980 |
67,920 |
| West
Bank & Gaza Strip |
1,676,000 |
1,676,000 |
100% |
4 |
|
|
600 |
|
600 |
2,400 |
| Total |
201,936,000 |
145,686,999 |
|
|
97,846 |
7,297 |
712,949 |
2,277,468 |
3,095,560 |
12,382,240 |
| |
| WESTERN
EUROPE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Austria |
7,623,000 |
10,000 |
0.13% |
3 |
778 |
|
616 |
n/a |
1,394 |
4,182 |
| Belgium |
9,893,000 |
200,000 |
2.02% |
3 |
44,771 |
109 |
303 |
n/a |
45,183 |
135,549 |
| Denmark |
5,135,000 |
25,000 |
0.49% |
3 |
1,370 |
2,502 |
538 |
n/a |
4,410 |
13,230 |
| Finland |
4,984,000 |
5,000 |
0.10% |
3 |
472 |
66 |
23 |
n/a |
561 |
1,683 |
| France |
56,367,000 |
3,800,000 |
6.74% |
3 |
65,028 |
4,727 |
10,088 |
n/a |
79,843 |
239,529 |
| Germany |
63,237,000 |
360,000 |
0.57% |
3 |
50,035 |
15,194 |
18,818 |
n/a |
84,047 |
252,141 |
| Greece |
10,050,000 |
50,000 |
0.50% |
3 |
|
153 |
390 |
n/a |
543 |
1,629 |
| Ireland |
3,538,000 |
3,500 |
0.10% |
3 |
306 |
|
36 |
n/a |
342 |
1,026 |
| Italy |
57,664,000 |
250,000 |
0.43% |
3 |
|
715 |
1,130 |
n/a |
1,845 |
5,535 |
| Luxembourg |
371,000 |
750 |
0.20% |
3 |
139 |
|
2 |
n/a |
141 |
423 |
| Netherlands |
14,886,000 |
300,000 |
2.02% |
3 |
44,480 |
|
3,030 |
n/a |
47,510 |
142,530 |
| Norway |
4,247,000 |
20,000 |
0.47% |
3 |
1,720 |
400 |
330 |
n/a |
2,450 |
7,350 |
| Portugal |
10,354,000 |
15,000 |
0.14% |
3 |
|
129 |
92 |
n/a |
221 |
663 |
| Spain |
39,405,000 |
80,000 |
0.20% |
3 |
296 |
652 |
199 |
n/a |
1,147 |
3,441 |
| Sweden |
8,527,000 |
60,000 |
0.70% |
3 |
8,400 |
|
2,033 |
n/a |
10,433 |
31,299 |
| Switzerland |
6,700,000 |
40,000 |
0.60% |
3 |
8,046 |
|
475 |
n/a |
8,521 |
25,563 |
| UK |
57,410,000 |
370,000 |
0.64% |
3 |
768 |
346 |
11,255 |
n/a |
12,369 |
37,107 |
| Total |
360,391,000 |
5,589,250 |
|
|
226,609 |
24,993 |
49,358 |
|
300,960 |
902,880 |
|