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Middle East
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Selevision teams with Arabsat to launch Middle East HbbTV platform
Saudi Arabia-based technology provider Selevision has teamed up with satellite operator Arabsat to launch what…
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Middle East operator My-HD takes Germany’s Yourfamily
Low-cost Middle East pay TV service provider My-HD has added German kids channel Yourfamily to…
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Discovery to manage ad sales for Eurosport in Romania
Discovery Networks Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA), has started to manage…
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CNN International names regional sales chief
News broadcaster CNN International has named Antonio Canto as vice-president, regional sales. Canto, who will…
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Arabsat complains of jamming from Ethiopia
Middle East satellite operator Arabsat has complained that a number of channels on its platform…
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MEA region pay TV market to be worth US$8 billion in 2014
New research says that digital TV penetration in the Middle East and Africa region will…
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OSN launches OTT service
Middle Eastern pay TV platform OSN has launched online TV service allowing its subscribers to…
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Discovery names Turnbull Fatafeat boss
Discovery Networks International has appointed Hearst Magazines director Amanda Turnbull as managing director of its…
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Pay TV now reaches 4.35 million subscribers in MENA
The pay TV market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) grew rapidly in…
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SatLink launches DVB-S2 platform on Eutelsat’s Hot Bird
SatLink Communications has launched a new DVB-S2 platform on Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellite. The platform…
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Arab broadcasting union signs Eutelsat deal
The Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) has agreed a multi-year contract for Ku-band capacity on…
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Kipco reveals plans to float OSN this year
Middle East investment group Kuwait Projects Co (Kipco) has said it plans to take pay…
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Arabsat issues RFP for four new satellites
Middle East satellite operator Arabsat has issued a request for proposals for the procurement of…
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Du joins Europe-Southeast Asia cable consortium
UAE-based service provider du has joined an international consortium of telcos committed to building a…
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Arabsat and Telesat sign commercial satellite agreement
Middle East satellite operator Arabsat and Canada’s Telesat have signed a commercial agreement that will see…
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ABS-2 satellite successfully launched
Asia Broadcast Satellite’s ABS-2 satellite successfully launched into space yesterday from the Guiana Space Centre…
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Brightcove opens Dubai hub for MENA
Online TV specialist Brightcove is to open a new office in Dubai as part of…
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MENA pay TV revenues set to jump 83%
Pay TV revenues in the Middle East and North Africa are set to climb by…
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Abu Dhabi Media wins Ultimate Fighting Championship
Abu Dhabi Media has struck a three-year multi-platform deal for broadcast and digital rights in…
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ITV Choice appoints channel director
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) has appointed a former BBC Worldwide and Fox Sports commercial executive…
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Benghazi TV launches in Libya
Benghazi TV, a new HD channel that claims to be the first non-state channel in…
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icflix launches smart TV app for LG, Samsung
Middle Eastern video-on-demand service icflix has partnered with Samsung and LG to launch an app…
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New finance chief for Discovery Networks CEEMEA
Discovery Networks has named a new chief financial officer for central and eastern Europe, the…
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Algerian deal for Eutelsat
Transmission services provider Télédiffusion d’Algérie has chosen Eutelsat’s 7 West A satellite to extend the…
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Al Jazeera to launch new online channel
Middle Eastern broadcaster Al Jazeera us due to launch a new, dedicated online channel in…
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OSN signs exclusive first-run deal with Disney
Middle East pay TV broadcaster OSN has signed a content deal with The Walt Disney…
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Sudan TV to broadcast Nileen sports on Arabsat
Middle East satellite operator Arabsat and Sudan TV have sigend a contract to add the…
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Successful launch for Eutelsat and Es’hailSat satellite
Eutelsat and Es’hailSat have successfully launched a joint satellite that is due to orbit at…
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OSN acquires South Asian channel provider Pehla
Middle East pay TV operator OSN has acquired South Asian channel provider Pehla Media &…
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OSN launches first international channel in UK
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has debuted its first international channel venture with the…