Tag: OSN

April 8, 2019

The WAVO online streaming platform is supported by OSN, which showcases rich content including live TV, shows on demand, hit movies and the most-talked about series in English and Arabic ...

OSN to launch a new channel for Binge watching

March 20, 2019

OSNs new channel offering, 'Binge' will launch with Game of Thrones - seasons 1 to 7, with five episodes aired back-to-back every night until the new season launches on Monday ...

UAE court takes stern action against DishTV India dealer

March 11, 2019

The dealer was caught by the authorities during a raid and over 2,000 illegal set top boxes, smart cards and a substantial amount of cash was seized. He was sentenced ...

OSN is taking the fight against piracy a notch higher

March 6, 2019

In its bid to fight piracy from all angles, pay-TV network OSN has built a robust and sophisticated anti-piracy system based on AWS cloud architecture.

Comedy Central brings comedy show exclusively on OSN

February 25, 2019

This series, comprising eight locally produced stand-up specials, was filmed with a live audience in Dubai and Jeddah.

OSN launches new TV entertainment service in KSA

February 20, 2019

The official launch of El Farq, meaning The Difference in Arabic, follows an extensive research period and three-month testing phase carried out across the Kingdom, which recorded a positive response ...

EXCLUSIVE: OSN to trim sports portfolio by end March

February 10, 2019

Patrick Tillieux.OSN is trimming its sports content portfolio, effective 31 March 2019, and will retain only cricket-focused channels as part of a new content strategy, BroadcastPro ...

SVOD revenues to grow by 2024: Digital TV Research

January 28, 2019

The MENA region's subscription VOD (SVOD) revenues will increase from US$1.51bn in 2018 to $2.13bn by 2024, according to the latest OTT TV and Video forecasts for the MENA region ...

Netflix to stream UAE legal drama series

January 26, 2019

Netflix has launched a UAE-based legal drama titled Justice. The series has been produced by Abu Dhabi studio Image Nation and Beelink Productions and is available to watch worldwide.The series, ...

OSN chooses SnapLogic platform to support its cloud services

January 22, 2019

Neerav Shah, GM, SnapLogic EMEA.Pay-TV network OSN has selected SnapLogics Intelligent Integration Platform to modernise its IT environment and support its use of cloud services across ...

Comedy Centrals KSA acts to be broadcast on OSN

January 14, 2019

Yasser Bakr, a comedian, will be performing at Comedy Central.The second production of Comedy Central, a KSA-based stand-up comedy show, MENNA W FINA, will be held ...

New broadcast ecosystem: Tech panel debates at the ASBU BroadcastPro Summit

December 17, 2018

A lively exchange on cloud adoption and the deployment of AI in broadcast workflows ensured that the post-lunch tech panel had the rapt attention of attendees at the 2018 ASBU ...

Discovery Channel partners with OSN, du and Samacom for real-time broadcast via cloud technology

November 28, 2018

Discovery Channel has announced it will air a live two-hour special exploring the largest submerged sink hole in the world - Discovery LIVE: Into The Blue Hole - on December ...

OSN appoints new CEO as Martin Stewart heads to Sky TV, New Zealand

November 25, 2018

OSNs Chairman, Faisal Al Ayyar has announced that Patrick Tillieux has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the pay TV network, effective immediately. The news comes a few days after ...

New TLC travel series on OSN explores Jordan

November 21, 2018

Darine El Khatib.TLC, the lifestyle and entertainment channel, will air a new series of the Arabic travel show, My World to You on Tuesday 27 November ...

Kuwait-based KIPCO to sell its 60.5% stake in OSN

November 20, 2018

Kuwait Projects Company (KIPCO) has hired bankers to sell its 60.50% stake in Panther Media Group Limited, otherwise known as OSN, as reported by Arabian Business. Dubai-based pay-TV provider, OSN reportedly ...

OSN scores 226 nominations across 55 shows for 70th Primetime Emmy Awards

September 11, 2018

A total of 55 of OSN's shows have received 226 nominations at this years 70th Primetime Emmy Awards and OSN will have exclusive coverage from the red carpet through to ...

New documentary from Discovery on Dubai wildlife to premiere on OSN

September 10, 2018

Wild Dubai, a new documentary from Discovery Channel, produced by UK-based Plimsoll Productions, will premiere in the Middle East exclusively on OSN in October.The documentary reveals a range of unique ...

OSN to broadcast new shows from US and Russia

September 5, 2018

OSN will be launching a range of U.S. series, including the new medical drama New Amsterdam, for viewers in the Middle East.Premiering on OSN Series HD First on October 1, ...

OSN and Huawei sign new strategic IPTV partnership

September 4, 2018

From left: Neil Martin, Chief Commercial Officer from OSN with Sun Xiaofeng, VP of Huawei Middle East.Entertainment network OSN, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ...

OSN adds more channels to Play

August 29, 2018

OSN Play, the pay TV networks free online catch-up TV service for OSN subscribers, now has 24 more live channels on its platform. The streaming service now features nearly 60 ...

OSN to host Disney XD in Arabic

August 9, 2018

MENA-based pay-TV network OSN will be hosting Disney XD in Arabic. The announcement follows the release of animated television series, DuckTales and Big Hero 6, on Disney XD in April, ...

Subscribers to Batelco TV Basic package to get free upgrade to OSN Entertainment

August 7, 2018

Bahrain-based telco, Batelco, has launched OSN Ultimate Entertainment, an entertainment TV package, as part of the new Batelco TV Basic package, which is now available for $26.2 per month. Batelco ...

OSN offers a fresh line-up of content for August 2018

August 1, 2018

Still from film Wajib. On OSN Yahala Cinema HD, family drama Wajib will play as well as In Syria about a mother trying to create a ...

OSN to host the Middle East premiere of Discoverys ‘Shark Week’

July 17, 2018

Discovery's Shark Week 2018 returns for its 30th anniversary season on Monday 23 July and continues through Sunday 29 July on OSN channel 500. Shark Week 2018 will mark this ...

Martin Stewart, CEO of OSN to join IBC Leaders’ Forum

July 15, 2018

Martin Stewart, CEO, OSN will be part of the IBC Leaders' Forum as it returns to IBC on Thursday 13 September at the RAI, Amsterdam. Some of the key speakers ...

Fighting the legal battle against piracy: Experts at Anti-Piracy Conference

July 1, 2018

From left: Aditya Verma, Senior Legal Counsel at OSN; Omar Obeidat, Partner and Head of Intellectual Property at law firm Al Tamimi & Co; Waleed Mahboub, ...

VIVA Kuwait offers subscribers access to OSN’s Wavo

June 14, 2018

Telecom operator VIVA Kuwait has signed a partnership agreement with OSN to provide its customers with access to Wavo, the video streaming entertainment platform.Under the deal, VIVA Kuwait customers are ...

OSN partners with Zain Iraq to bring Wavo to country

May 31, 2018

Wavo includes Western and Arabic programmes.Dubai-based pay TV network, OSN has signed a partnership agreement with Zain Iraq to give Zain Iraq customers access to its ...

Broadcast stakeholders stress need for regulation, collaboration and strategy at MENA Anti-Piracy conference

May 2, 2018

More than 120 professionals gathered together for the inaugural edition of the MENA Anti-Piracy conference, hosted by BroadcastPro ME.The inaugural Anti-Piracy Conference held on May 2, ...

OSN to open Asli Studios 24/7 during Ramadan

April 24, 2018

OSN has announced that content creators will have access to the Asli Studios 24/7 until the end of Ramadan.Asli is a short and medium-form content platform that combines production, licensing, ...

OSN adopts Signiant solutions for secure file transfer

April 10, 2018

Mark Billinge, CTO at OSN.MENA-based entertainment network, OSN has adopted Signiant file transfer software solutions. Signiant Inc, revealed their roster of broadcast industry customers at the ...

OSN’s Asli to debut at Comic Con

April 5, 2018

At the launch of Asli within the OSN studios in Dubai Media City.OSN's Asli will debut at the pop culture festival Comic Con to be held ...

On witnessing remote production and more

March 4, 2018

It is strange to speak of meeting a living legend in the same breath as witnessing live tennis action captured via a remote production hub somewhere in Melbourne. Yet in ...

OSN to be part of first-ever global telecast of ICC World Cup qualifiers

March 3, 2018

For illustration only.The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that qualification matches for the ICC World Cup will be broadcast live for the first time.OSN will ...

Netflix content to air on upcoming OSN Box

February 18, 2018

OSN customers will have access to series and films in Ultra HD 4K and HDR such as 'Bright', starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton.OSN has claimed ...

MENA roundtable on the way forward for cloud adoption

February 12, 2018

While security issues linger and the fear of job losses lurks outside boardrooms, participants at a roundtable hosted by BroadcastPro ME in conjunction with cloud specialist Amagi, agreed that cloud ...

New movies channel in Star TV bouquet on OSN Pehla

February 11, 2018

From left: Emad Marcos, Chief Content Officer, OSN, and Sudhir Nagpal, Business Head, Star Middle East, Africa and APAC, shake hands following the renewal of the ...

OSN’s Asli goes live

February 7, 2018

With an estimated 40 hours of content to be made online in season one, OSN's Asli went live on February 6, 2018, from the custom-built studio within the OSN offices ...

Battle between MENA pay-TV networks hots up

January 31, 2018

Phillip Luff, Managing Director, UK & EMEA Scripps Networks Interactive.The battle between the two major pay-TV networks in the MENA region is hotting up as both ...

Pay-TV revenues to fall in MENA in 2018

January 15, 2018

Pay-TV revenues for the 20 countries across the MENA will reach $3.62 billion in 2023 up by only 7.8% on 2017. Pay-TV revenues will fall in 2018. They will ...

New seasons of Comedy Central’s local production to premiere on OSN

January 4, 2018

Comedy Central has wrapped up film production of its second and third seasons of the local stand-up comedy show that is set to premiere exclusively on OSN on 14 January ...

OSN announces 2018 lineup

by Guest Columnist

December 28, 2017

OSN has announced a lineup of television series and films for the new year.On OSN First HBO HD, The X-Files returns with the newly reinstated FBI agents Mulder and Scully continuing the ...

Cautious optimism from MENA broadcast CEOs at BroadcastPro ME summit

December 23, 2017

The ballroom at Habtoor Grand was packed as industry professionals gathered to hear some of the most distinguished voices on the MENA broadcast landscape come together for the ASBU BroadcastPro ...

OSN facilitates free subscription to edutainment app

December 21, 2017

(l to r) Badr Ward, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Lamsa with Neil Martin, Chief Commercial Officer, OSNOSN has partnered with the Arabic childrens edutainment provider, ...

OSN ends 2017 with pop-up channel for Mickey Mouse

December 17, 2017

OSN and The Walt Disney Company Middle East are ending 2017 with a two-week channel dedicated to Mickey Mouse, running up to and including New Years Eve on December 31.Since ...

OSN’s ASLI to be platform for regional online content

December 12, 2017

(second from right) Chief Executive Officer of OSN, Martin Stewart at the launchOSN has announced the launch of its latest digital offering, set to become the ...

Cinematography insights with Game of Thrones director at DIFF

December 11, 2017

Hollywood director-producer Michelle MacLaren, known for her distinctive style and cinematic flair participated in an interactive workshop at the Dubai International Film Festival 2017OSNs interactive workshop titled: Primetime with Michelle ...

Exclusive! Nat Geo Kids Abu Dhabi to launch today

November 20, 2017

Nat Geo Kids Abu Dhabi, the first global channel for kids under the Nat Geo brand, will launch today at 11.40 am UAE time (+4GMT), BroadcastPro ME can reveal. The 24-hour free-to-air channel, ...

OSN Movies Festival HD to run throughout DIFF

by Staff Writer

November 15, 2017

Still from 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'This December, OSN has promised an array of films and series, targeted at the whole family in the run ...

OSN and Dubai Customs combat piracy with VR game

October 16, 2017

(l to r) Martin Stewart, CEO, OSN, Sophie Moloney, Chief Legal Officer, OSN, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director of Dubai Customs at the inaugurationOSN and Dubai Customs ...

A Hulu for MENA?

October 14, 2017

Several discussions have been cropping up in various circles about the need for a collaborative OTT platform like Hulu in the MENA region and how this will be the way ...

Du subscribers offered free OSN Wavo trial

October 12, 2017

Osman Sultan (left), CEO Emirates Integrated Telecommunications, du and Martin Stewart, CEO OSN at the signing of partnership agreement at GITEX.Dubai-based telecom operator du has signed ...

OSN and Kuwait police shut down content piracy operations

September 28, 2017

Pay-TV network OSN has announced that authorities in Kuwait have shut down a cable network, allegedly stealing its content in Kuwait. The network's spokesperson stated that Kuwaits Criminal Investigation Department ...

UAEs first legal drama to premiere on OSN

September 7, 2017

Stills from Qalb Al Adala of Mansoor Al Feeli (Hasan) and Malak Alkhaldy (Fatima).IM Global Television has closed a deal with OSN for the Middle Eastern ...

du partners with OSN to broadcast Mayweather vs McGregor fight

August 25, 2017

du has announced a partnership with OSN to broadcast Mayweather vs McGregor, on a dedicated channel that will be available to all du TV subscribers. The fight will take place on Sunday ...

OSN launches new OTT service WAVO

August 16, 2017

OSN has announced its all-new online and mobile app entertainment platform, WAVO which is now available to download from the App Store and Google Play.WAVO builds on the model of ...

OSN launches free-to-air channel dedicated to Mayweather and McGregor

August 6, 2017

OSN is giving fight fans across the Middle East a 24/7 free-to-air channel dedicated to Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor starting August 7 ahead of the most anticipated fight of all time.Ahead of the showdown between the undefeated, Mayweather, and UFC lightweight ...

OSN to bring Mayweather vs. McGregor fight live to viewers in the Middle East

August 2, 2017