Middle-East and North Africa Digital TV News

Eutelsat chooses Wiztivi to develop HbbTV app for Sat.tv Connect
Sep 18, 2024 – Wiztivi has created a custom HbbTV app for Eutelsat. Wiztivi was chosen to design and develop the Sat.tv Connect application after successfully delivering Eutelsat's Fransat Connect HbbTV app.
News categories: Wiztivi, Eutelsat, Jeroen van Vliet, Apps, Digital TV, Europe, France, HbbTV, Middle-East, Satellite, Smart TV, UX

Globecast extends distribution partnership with Al Jazeera
Sep 17, 2024 – Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) and Globecast have announced the launch of a new global distribution solution for the AJMN suit of channels on multiple delivery platforms.
News categories: Globecast, Al Jazeera Media Network, Giorgio Giacomini, Ahmed AlFahad, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middle-East, Worldwide

Al Jazeera renews satellite services agreement with Eutelsat
Sep 13, 2024 – Eutelsat (Paris/London:ETL) has announced that Al Jazeera Media Network has reaffirmed its commitment to Eutelsat for satellite broadcast services across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.
News categories: Eutelsat, Al Jazeera, Laurence Delpy, Ahmed Marzouq AlFahad, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, Satellite

Eutelsat launches EPG for TV sets with integrated satellite tuner
Sep 11, 2024 – Eutelsat (Paris/London: ETL) is launching Sat.tv Connect, for TV sets with an integrated satellite tuner. The application provides a programme guide for the channels broadcast FTA on its satellites.
News categories: Eutelsat, Laurence Delpy, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, IBC2024, Middle-East, Satellite, Smart TV, UX

TOD by beIN MEDIA partners with Harmonic on live sports streaming
Sep 9, 2024 – Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that TOD by beIN MEDIA GROUP is using Harmonic's cloud-native VOS360 Media SaaS to enhance the viewer experience for live sports fans in the MENA region.
News categories: Harmonic, TOD by beIN MEDIA, Gil Rudge, James Walmsley, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBC2024, Middle-East, Streaming

Eutelsat and MuxIP bring FAST channels to satellite
Sep 4, 2024 – Eutelsat (Paris/London: ETL) and MuxIP are bringing together a selection of global sports channels from FAST platforms, via satellite, to audiences in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
News categories: Eutelsat, MuxIP, Laurence Delpy, Frank Brown, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, Satellite

Immergo outlines FAST channel and mobile app development projects
Aug 30, 2024 – Immergo, a provider of video technology solutions, has outlined its strategic partnerships, FAST channel solutions and mobile app development projects for 2024.
News categories: Immergo, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Israel, Jamaica, Poland, Serbia, Streaming

WBD International launches first-party data platform
Aug 22, 2024 – Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) International has launched WBD AIM, a first-party data platform for ad campaign targeting, in a number of markets in EMEA, APAC and LatAm.
News categories: Warner Bros. Discovery, Mike Rich, Rob Bradley, Advertising, Asia, Big Data, Digital TV, Europe, Latin America, Middle-East

Pixalate releases Q2 2024 CTV Ad Supply Chain Trends reports
Aug 13, 2024 – Pixalate has released its Q2 2024 CTV Ad Supply Chain Trends Reports, analysing the state of open programmatic CTV advertising in Q2 2024 across the world and in four global regions.
News categories: Pixalate, Advertising, Asia, Digital TV, Europe, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Streaming