Middle-East and North Africa Digital TV News

Sun TV partners with MEASAT for global channel distribution
Jul 1, 2024 – MEASAT has signed an agreement with India's Sun TV to support the distribution of 37 TV channels via MEASAT-3d, extending the service to audiences in the Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa regions.
News categories: MEASAT, Sun TV, Ganendra Selvaraj, S Kannan, Africa, Asia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middle-East, Satellite

HOT integrates OOONA's QA Manager
Jun 27, 2024 – OOONA has announced that HOT is using OOONA's QA Manager to automate operational QA processes, enhance localization accuracy, and improve the overall customer experience.
News categories: OOONA, HOT, Digital TV, Israel, QoE

Pixalate releases EMEA CTV SSP market share rankings
Jun 25, 2024 – Pixalate has released its Q1 2024 CTV SSP Market Share Report for the EMEA region, revealing the ranking of SSPs for open programmatic ads sold on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV and Apple TV Store apps.
News categories: Pixalate, Advertising, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Middle-East, Streaming

Streaming video revenues in MENA to surpass $1.2bn in 2024
May 29, 2024 – The OTT video streaming market in the MENA region experienced robust growth in 2023, with Omdia data reporting a 13% increase across the region and revenues exceeding $1 billion.
News categories: Omdia, Maria Rua Aguete, CABSAT, Digital TV, Market Research, Middle-East, Streaming

Grass Valley powers Arabsat cloud-playout services
May 21, 2024 – Arabsat has chosen Grass Valley's AMPP SaaS platform for its new three-tiered suite of broadcast transmission services, enabling Arabsat customers to broadcast in a more flexible and efficient way.
News categories: Grass Valley, Arabsat, Louis Hernandez, Alhamedi Alanezi, CABSAT, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middle-East, Satellite

Nilesat chooses PlayBox Neo for service expansion
May 21, 2024 – PlayBox Neo has expanded the broadcast channel management and playout infrastructure at the Cairo headquarters of Nilesat. The project was supported by PlayBox Neo distribution partner MBC.
News categories: PlayBox Neo, Nilesat, Modern Broadcast Center, Pavlin Rahnev, Maissa Aly Kamel, Sabri Arafa, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Egypt, Satellite

beIN MEDIA to launch targeted TV advertising with Synamedia
May 20, 2024 – beIN MEDIA has selected Synamedia's Iris addressable advertising platform for the launch of a new broadcast advertising offering that is the first of its kind in the MENA region.
News categories: Synamedia, beIN MEDIA, Guy Southam, Bahadir Karalar, Advertising, Digital TV, Middle-East, Satellite, Streaming

Eutelsat distributes LGCC TV channel to Europe and MENA via satellite
Apr 16, 2024 – Eutelsat (Paris/London: ETL) has announced a partnership with La Gran Carpa Catedral (LGCC) to provide satellite distribution for its the LGCC TV channel across the MENA region and Europe.
News categories: Eutelsat, La Gran Carpa Catedral, Guillermo Haller Sánchez, Julio Angel Cruz, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, Satellite

Accedo, Brightcove and JUMP support Al Sharqiya SVOD launch
Apr 9, 2024 – Accedo and Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV) have collaborated with Al Sharqiya to enhance its 1001 AVOD streaming service with the introduction of an SVOD platform alongside live linear channels.
News categories: Accedo, Brightcove, Al Sharqiya, JUMP, Michael Lantz, Justin Barrett, Mohsen Khairaldin Garcia, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Iraq, Streaming, UX