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Mid East & Africa
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Trace taps Simplestream for OTT TV service
Modern Times Group-owned media group Trace has tapped technology outfit Simplestream to provide its cloud…
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Ooredoo Oman taps Netgem for multiscreen TV
Middle East service provider Ooredoo Oman has tapped TV technology outfit Netgem to provide a…
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Eutelsat extends functionality of TV guide in Middle East
Eutelsat has expanded its Sat.tv mobile programming guide to include free-to-air channels broadcasting from its…
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My-HD taps Conax for service-based content security
Middle East-based pay TV outfit My-HD has tapped Conax to provide cloud-based content security for…
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New DTH platform for migrant groups in Middle East
Pakistan-based outfit Entertainment Reality TV Hub (EARTH) has teamed up with satellite platform Yahlive to…
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HorizonSAT taps Irdeto for new MENA DTH service
Satellite service provider HorizonSAT has tapped Irdeto to provide content security for a new pay…
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Paramount Channel added to OSN
Viacom has agreed an expanded deal with OSN and its Nickelodeon, NickToon and Paramount Channel…
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Ooredoo taps Harmonic for 4K channel delivery
Qatar-based telecom operator Ooredoo has partnered with Harmonic on the delivery of 4K TV channels in…
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African pay TV revenues to reach US$6bn
African pay TV revenues will climb from US$4.4 billion (€4.1 billion) last year to reach…
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StarTimes set to launch Zimbabwean service
Chinese-backed pan-African pay TV provider StarTimes is set to launch in Zimbabwe under the StarSat…
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Icflix partners with Orange in Egypt
Middle East and North African streaming service Icflix has partnered with Orange Egypt to offer…
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BeIN Media adds new VOD services and channels
Qatar-based pay TV operator BeIN Media has added multiple on-demand service and seven new channels…
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ShowMax teams up with The QYou for curated series
Naspers-owned South African subscription video-on-demand provider ShowMax has teamed up with short-form best-of-the-internet channel The…
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Iran’s MTN-Irancell launches TV offering
Iranian mobile telco MTN-Irancell has launched a mobile-centric IPTV service. The service, Lenz, offers Iran’s…
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OSN revamps offering with flexible packages as competition bites
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has revamped its offering with new packs and new…
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Icflix extends reach in Pakistan through PTCL deal
Middle East and North Africa-focused on-demand streaming service Icflix has struck a deal with IT…
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Kwesé TV kicks off in Zambia
Econet Media’s pay TV service Kwesé TV has continued its expansion programme with the official…
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OSN adding new on-demand services and movie channel from Disney
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has struck an extended deal with Disney, enabling it…
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Kwesé picks up Diddy’s Revolt TV in exclusive deal
Kwesé TV has become the exclusive African home to Revolt TV – the US multi-platform…
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Dubai Media Inc taps Eurovision for news facilities
The European Broadcasting Union’s Eurovision has struck a deal with Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) to…
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Eutelsat announces Persian, Algerian deals
Algerian media group Echourouk has selected the Eutelsat 7 West A satellite to broadcast the…
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OSN strikes new deal with UFC
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has struck a new long-term exclusive carriage deal with…
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Selevision taps Voddler for peer-assisted streaming
Saudi Arabia-based service provider Selevision has chosen Voddler Group to provide technology for its streaming…
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Kwesé TV to offer push catch-up services with Quadrille
African telecom and pay TV provider Econet Media has tapped software and service provider Quadrille…
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Turner and AzamTV take Boing into East Africa
Turner has expanded children’s channel Boing into new markets in East Africa after agreeing a…
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Voddler targets MENA market with new hire
Peer-assisted cloud TV technology outfit Voddler has named Marwan Shehab as head of a new…
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GatesAir supplying transmitters for Nigerian switchover
TV transmission technology provider GatesAir is providing transmitters for Nigeria’s ongoing digital switchover project, the…
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BeIN Media opens retail outlets across UAE
Qatar-based Middle East pay TV and media group BeIN Media has opened six retail outlets…
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Icflix extends Tunisian reach with Orange deal
Middle East and North Africa streaming service Icflix is expanding its footprint in Tunisia by…
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Canal+ secures African football deal
Canal+ has struck a deal with the African Football Confederation and Lagardère Sports that will…