Orbit Communications Company was a privately owned Pay TV network, operating in Bahrain. Owned by Saudi Arabia-based Mawarid Holding (via Digital Media Systems), it was the first fully digital, multi-channel, multi-lingual, pay television service in the Middle East and North Africa and was also the world's first fully end to end digital TV network. Launched in 1994, it was originally situated in Tor Sapienza, Rome, Italy as the location was considered entirely suitable to build a satellite farm. Orbit employed around 600 employees who were largely a combination of British and Italian staff with several Arabic speaking nations also represented. Orbit broadcast in several languages around the world including English, Arabic, French and Filipino. Some of Orbit's Arabic channels including Bahrain TV, Al Safwa, Fann, Al Yawm, Cinema 1, Cinema 2, Mousalsalat and Mousalsalat +2 are available throughout North and South America through myTV (Arabic). In 2009, the company merged with Showtime Arabia to form OSN, which is currently the biggest pay-TV provider in the MENA region. Technology Orbit had launched 4 multi-function interactive decoders: XD 200-Humax XD 200-Technosat XD 300-Philips XD 400-Humax (PVR - Personal Video Recorder) This allowed the following features: 2-level parental control (Channel & Rating). 7-day bilingual electronic program guide. 22 radio channels of music & news & entertainment. Arabic subtitles & multi-lingual audio on selected channels. Channel lineup Promotional: Marhaba TV TVMAX Promo Movies Channels: ART Aflam 1 ART Aflam 2 ART Cinema Cinema 1 Cinema 2 Star Movies Super Movies Super Movies +2 Xtra Movies Xtra Movies +2 MBC 2 MBC Max MBC Action Rotana Cinema Rotana Comedy Rotana Classic Sports: Edge Sport Bahrain Sports 1 Bahrain Sports 2 KSA Sports 1 KSA Sports 2 Al Riyadiyah 1 Al Riyadiyah 2 Al Riyadiyah 3 Al Riyadiyah 4 Al Riyadiyah 5 Al Riyadiyah 6 Al Riyadiyah 7 Al Riyadiyah 8 Abu Dhabi Sports 1 Abu Dhabi Sports 2 Abu Dhabi Sports 3 Abu Dhabi Sports 4 Orbit Sports Orbit ESPN Orbit Sports 1 Orbit Sports 2 Orbit Sports 3 Orbit Sports 4 Orbit Sports 5 BeIN Sports BeIN Sports News BeIN Sports NBA BeIN Sports Premium Kids and Education: Fun Channel Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Nicktoons Disney Channel Disney Junior Spacetoon BabyTV CBeebies The History Channel The History Channel 2 National Geographic National Geographic Abu Dhabi Nat Geo Wild Discovery Science Discovery Channel Discovery ID Crime Investigation Network News: Orbit News CNBC CNN International CNBC Arabiya