As the OTT media space becomes increasingly competitive, industry professionals at the ASBU BroadcastPro Summit discussed ways to improve viewer engagement and monetisation to stay in the race.
FilmBox Action provides a variety of action-packed movies and series, including Hollywood blockbusters.
Qatar's outstanding execution of the 2022 World Cup has forever raised the bar for future host countries, while beIN’s top-notch coverage captivated audiences across the world, resulting in a truly ...
The first Ariane 5 of the year will orbit two geostationary telecommunication satellites, Measat-3d and GSAT-24.
While the entertainment industry is abuzz with how streaming services have altered the viewing experience forever, these players remain newcomers in the e-commerce space. Pure e-commerce players have been taking ...
Content acquisition experts have a tough job ahead of them, between balancing budgets and securing a continuous stream of content that keeps their subscribers on the platform. At the MENA ...
Although the Covid-19 pandemic severely affected the satellite industry, forcing a halt in production, the satcom market is projected to grow from $25.33bn in 2021 to $46.50bn in 2028. We ...
The BroadcastPro Tech Summit opened with a keynote presentation from the OSN team: Zahra Zayat, Senior VP – OTT Digital and Telco, and Peter Riz, CTO of the pay-TV network. ...
The capacity agreement on SES-8 at 95 degrees East will be used to support India’s direct-to-home (DTH) market.
The new agreement will continue to see SES broadcast Welt and N24 Doku, two channels that are owned by WeltN24.
RCS will use Ku-Band band capacity on EUTELSAT 7B to broadcast its free-to-air DTH bouquet to the Ghanaian market and over 40 other countries in Africa.
Bringing connectivity to parts of Africa where the terrain is inhospitable and infrastructure is minimal can be a major deterrent for operators.
The update to its flagship product will also showcase UHD/HEVC, AC-4 and Dash, as well as being 5G compliant, with the new features being demonstrated at IBC booth D71 in Hall 1 for the ...
The forum included presentations of technologies as well as issues and challenges from operating in Africa.
ABS will use EUTELSAT 53A?s Ku-band resources over Central Asia to provide nationwide coverage for the launch of its new DTH platform, Oqaab HD+.
MEASAT Global Berhad, whose 91.5°E satellite constellation is widely accepted as a video hotslot in Asia, due to its strong lineup of SD, HD and UHD channels as well as ...
Dubai-based pay-TV operator, has appointed Carmen Chen as the new CEO of the company. Chen, a board member and co-founder of MY-HD has taken over the new position to work towards ...
All Media Pay TV subscribers will be able to enjoy the broadcaster?s channel package in HD quality, including its original premium TV channels, at 5-degrees East, following a multi-year capacity ...
The total number of Pay-TV subscribers reached approximately 23.7 million, according to Dataxis latest research. This represents a quarter-on-quarter growth of +2%, and a year-on-on growth of +18%.Among the subscribers, ...
Intelsat S.A. has announced the successful launch of the Intelsat 35e satellite, the fourth of the Intelsat EpicNG high throughput satellites. Intelsat 35e was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida aboard a ...
Fahad Al Hassawi.Du has announced its new HD DTH platform on 7W orbital position at CABSAT 2017. du expands its existing capacity on 7W with the new ...
From left: Mohammed Ahsan of EARTH signs broadcasting deal with Sami Boustany of Yahlive.Yahlive and Entertainment Reality TV Hub (EARTH) have announced a new multimillion-dollar deal to ...
Intelsat 36 satellite has entered service, providing broadcasting and direct-to-home (DTH) services for Africas MultiChoice, a DTH platform in South Africa.Built for Intelsat by Space Systems/Loral (SSL), Intelsat 36 was launched ...
Sentech, a broadcasting signal distributor in Africa, has extended its contract for multiple years with Intelsat. Sentech will continue to leverage Ku-band capacity on Intelsat 20 at 68.5°E to cost-effectively expand ...
Conax has entered a contract with StarTimes to co-develop a media gateway solution for its Africa operations. With over five million DTH and DTT subscribers and operations across 16 countries, the ...
Following a complaint received from OSN, the Abu Dhabi Criminal Investigation Department (CID) successfully conducted a raid at a shop selling unauthorised subscription services and set-top boxes from Indian pay-TV ...
Qatar-based beIN Sports Arabia (formerly Al Jazeera Sport) now has more than 2.43m subscribers, with active users across 23 countries in the MENA region, a recent report revealed. The broadcaster saw ...
Pay-TV subscriptions across the Middle East and Africa rose by 23.5% from the 15.3 m to 18.9 m between September 2012 and 2013, according to Dataxis.While the Middle East witnessed ...
