National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), the leading bank in Kuwait and the highest rated bank in the Middle East, has once again collaborated with Global Direct Television and has launched an exclusive promotion for its credit card customers.

The campaign started from May 1 and concludes June 15th.

As a part of this campaign, NBK Credit cardholders subscribing to Showtime will get 3 months free on annual subscription, renewals and reinstatements.

There is also a 10% instant and exclusive discount on the annual subscription for the ART packages.  

NBK has always tied up with the best partners to bring the most valuable offers to our customers”, said Adel Al-Majed, Deputy CEO of NBK. “Global Direct are leaders in pay TV services in Kuwait. We had a very successful promotion with Global Direct last year. With school vacations around the corner this special offer couldn’t have been better timed”.

Under this scheme, an NBK credit cardholder pays for only nine months but gets Showtime for twelve months on any of the following Showtime packages: Showtime Platinum, Showtime Premium, Showtime Movies and Showtime Family.

In addition, the NBK credit cardholder can also subscribe to any of the following ART packages during the promotion period: ART family + 1 premium, ART family + 2 premiums, ART family + 3 premiums, ART super (family+ premium) and ART world and get an exclusive & instant 10% discount.  

Global Direct, Chief Operating Officer, Wael Al Sultan said " Global Direct endeavors constantly and consistently to provide the best in entertainment offers to the Kuwaiti society. We are delighted to present these special offers to the customers of one of the leading banks in the country to watch the prominent English Premiere League exclusively on Showtime, along with the latest Blockbuster Movies with Arabic subtitles and the top rated series.

Showtime also brings an international selection of award winning movies and serials aired one year before any other channel. This summer is extremely exciting for sports lovers with the upcoming Champions League final live and exclusive on ART on 21st May, 2008 as well.

“With this tie up, we wanted NBK credit cardholders to take advantage of this very timely offer. This exclusive offer will demonstrate to our customers why NBK Cards are the best way to pay”, added Al-Majed

This promotion is open to all new and existing NBK Credit Cardholders (Visa, MasterCard and Diners Club), and also Debit cardholders with standing order facility through their NBK account.