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Qatar
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Vodafone Qatar taps Babeleye for launch of GigaTV service
Vodafone Qatar has tapped TV and entertainment metadata Babeleye to deploy its solution for Vodafone’s…
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BeIN Sports secures F1 rights for key Asian markets
Qatar-based pay TV service beIN Sports has secured exclusive rights to the Formula 1 World…
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beIN offers 22 live Qatar World Cup games for free to MENA audiences
On the eve of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, beIN Media announced that…
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BeIN Media looks to lifting of ban as Saudi Arabia ends Qatar blockade
Qatar-based BeIN Media has tentatively welcomed Saudi Arabia’s decision to end its blockade of Qatar…
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Premier League stays with BeIN Sports for entire MENA region
The English Premier League and beIN Media Group have struck a new rights deal that…
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Omdia: MENA pay TV faces shift to OTT and break up of sports rights
The TV business in the Middle East and North Africa region faces big changes over…
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BeIN Media to air Club World Cup
Qatar-based pay TV broadcaster BeIN Media has secured a two-year agreement to air the FIFA…
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beIN slams persistent piracy menace
Middle East pay TV operator beIN Media has warned that pirate broadcast operation beoutQ is…
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BeIN Media secures court victory over Dakar Rally and Tour de France’s organiser’s Saudi deal
BeIN Media has secured a courtroom victory in its ongoing battle to defend the value…
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Qatar Media Corp taps Skyline for NMS/OSS
Qatar Media Corporation (QMC), the official broadcasting authority for the state of Qatar, has tapped…
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BeIN Media hails US government reports slamming BeoutQ
Middle East pay TV operator BeIN Media has hailed the US government’s publication of two…
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Vodafone Qatar taps MediaKind for cloud-based multiscreen TV
Vodafone Qatar has tapped technology company MediaKind for its MediaFirst cloud-based multiscreen TV platform service….
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BeIN Media launches WhatsApp customer support
Middle East pay TV provider BeIN Media has launched customers support via WhatsApp The group…
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BeIN Media goes to war with Asian Football Confederation over Saudi move
Middle East pay TV provider BeIN Media is to take legal action against its erstwhile…
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Es’hail-2 enters commercial service
Qatar satellite operator Es’hailSat’s recently launched satellite, Es’hail-2, has entered commercial service to target the…
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Media groups move to persuade US trade rep on Saudi malfeasance
A group of media companies and sports rightsholders including BeIN Media have made submissions to…
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Mediapro secures Qatar World Cup rights
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has secured the Spanish rights to the 2022 World Cup…
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BeIN ups campaign against BeoutQ’s ‘Saudi-supported plague of piracy’
Qatar-based pay TV operator BeIN Media Group has set up a ‘reveal all’ website to…
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WTO panel to probe Saudi Arabia’s role in BeIN Media dispute
The World Trade Organisation has agreed to set up a panel to investigate Saudi Arabia’s…
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BeIN Media names new head of sports content
Qatar-based pay TV operator BeIN Media has appointed Martin Aurenche as vice-president of sports content,…
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Es’hail-2 gets ready for launch
Qatar-based satellite operator Es’hailSat’s new satellite, Es’hail-2, has arrived atht eSpaceX launch facility in Florida…
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BeIN Media ups Yousef Al-Obaidly to CEO
BeIN Media Group chairman Nasser al Khelaïfi has appointed Yousef Al-Obaidly as CEO of the…
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BBC and Sky add to pressure on Saudi Arabia over BeoutQ
The BBC and Sky have called on the European Commission to take formal action against…
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English Premier League adds weight to BeoutQ piracy battle
The English Premier League has joined the chorus of sports rights-holding bodies and other organisations to…
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French football league takes aim at BeoutQ
France’s Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) has become the latest sporting body to line-up behind…
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BeIN Media enlists tech companies’ support in piracy battle with BeoutQ
BeIN Media has intensified its campaign against Saudi Arabia-based pirate service BeoutQ, which has targeted…
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BeIN Media secures English Premier League for another three years
Middle East pay TV provider BeIN Sports has secured rights to English Premier League football…
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BBC Studios aims for Middle East expansion with BeIN Media deal
BBC Studios is set to develop its partnership with Doha-based beIN Media Group by signing…
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Formula 1 enters BeoutQ piracy battle
Formula 1 governing body the F1A has entered the dispute between BeIN Media and Saudi…
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BeIN Media hails anti-piracy victory in Sweden
Qatar-based pay TV operator BeIN Media has secured a victory in its battle with piracy…