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THEMA EXPANDS ITS ACTIVITIES IN THE UAE WITH THE LAUNCH OF MEZZO LIVE ON ETISALAT

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

THEMA, a Canal+ Company is glad to announce the launch of Mezzo Live on Etisalat, one of the leading telecommunications operators in the United Arab Emirates. The channel is now part of the “Western Pack”, bringing premium concerts, classical music, jazz and ballet programming to subscribers across the UAE.

 Mezzo Live transports you to the world’s most prestigious concert halls. With over 300 hours of content per year and featuring two live and direct broadcasts per month and delivers the unique concert hall experience directly to your home.

The channel features a diverse range of content including live concerts, documentaries, exclusive events, festivals, ballet and jazz!

« We are delighted to collaborate with Etisalat to bring the beauty of classical music to the UAE," said Patrick Rivet at THEMA. "Our goal is to make classical music accessible to everyone, and this collaboration allows us to reach an even broader audience. Etisalat's extensive reach and commitment to providing top-tier entertainment options make them the perfect partner for this endeavor."

About THEMA:
THEMA, a CANAL+ Company distributes and produces pay TV channels, Fast TV channels, YouTube channels and non-linear content to cable, IPTV, DTH operators, as well as for mobile packages and OTT. THEMA is a company operating worldwide thanks to its subsidiaries abroad and to a large agent’s network. The company represents more than 180 TV channels and SVOD/VOD/OTT offers covering a wide range of thematic. THEMA has built strong partnerships with major pay TV platforms in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Canada and USA/LATAM, thanks to its expertise in TV content distribution, TV packaging and marketing strategy. For more information, please visit
www.thematv.com

About Mezzo:
Founded in 1998, MEZZO operates and broadcasts two different and complementary pay TV channels and a VOD offer, all dedicated to classical music, jazz and dance: Mezzo and Mezzo Live. Distributed in 75 countries, Mezzo is received by 80 million households around the world. The motto of Mezzo is quality: artistic quality as well as technical quality. Thanks to its partnerships with the best musical institutions, venues, orchestras, festivals or ballets from all over the world, and guided by passion, Mezzo is dedicated to find the most exciting performances in the world, featuring the greatest names in music and dance today, and the new talents of tomorrow.

Mezzo works with 80 production companies to acquire the rights to 350 hours each year of new opera, concert (classical and jazz) and ballet programs.

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