Middle-East and North Africa Digital TV News

Netflix to lose leadership in Arabic countries
Feb 19, 2024 – According to Digital TV Research, there will be 26 million SVOD subscriptions in Arabic countries by 2029, up from 14 million in 2023. Netflix will lose its market leadership to Shahid VIP.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Market Research, Middle-East, Streaming, Subscribers

MENA pay TV revenues to drop by $1.6 billion
Jan 22, 2024 – According to Digital TV Research, MENA pay TV revenues will fall by $1.6 billion between peak year 2016 ($3.8 billion) and 2029 ($2.2 billion), mainly due to the OTT push and widespread piracy.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Market Research, Middle-East

CommScope provides 'du' with set-top powered by Android TV
Jan 9, 2024 – CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) has collaborated with 'du' to introduce the next evolution of du TV in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market, with its VIP7802 Ultra HD Android TV set-top box.
News categories: CommScope, 'du', Joe Chow, Android TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, UAE

Redge partners with Evergent for monetization and subscriber management
Jan 3, 2024 – Redge Technologies has formed a partnership with Evergent to enable its customers to drive revenues and user retention through data-led insight and advanced subscriber management.
News categories: Evergent, Redge, Vijay Sajja, Marek Szymczak, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Middle-East

WRC-23 retains UHF for broadcasting in ITU Region 1
Dec 15, 2023 – Final agreement at WRC-23 retains broadcasting as the only primary service in the frequency band 470–694 MHz across ITU Region 1 (Europe, Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia).
News categories: EBU, ITU, Antonio Arcidiacono, Africa, Asia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, Regulation, Terrestrial

du chooses Skyline for broadcast operations and delivery monitoring
Dec 12, 2023 – Skyline Communications has announced that du has chosen its DataMiner platform for its new Al Qudra teleport and for the new broadcast center network monitoring system.
News categories: Skyline, 'du', Ben Vandenberghe, Saleem AlBlooshi, Digital TV, IPTV, QoE, UAE

KIPCO announces deal to bring together OSN+ and Anghami
Nov 21, 2023 – KIPCO has announced that its subsidiary, OSN, has reached a deal to combine its content streaming platform, OSN+, with Anghami's music and entertainment streaming platform.
News categories: KIPCO, OSN, Sheikha Dana Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Joe Kawkabani, Elie Habib, Digital TV, MandA, Middle-East, Streaming

OSN+ integrates Google Cloud Vertex AI Search for Media Recommendations
Nov 13, 2023 – OSN+ has integrated Google Cloud's Vertex AI Search for Media Recommendations enabling its subscribers to interact with their own virtual assistant to provide personalized recommendations.
News categories: OSN+, Google Cloud, Joe Kawkabani, Tarek Khalil, Digital TV, Middle-East, Streaming, UX

evision launches 'STARZ ON' AVOD/FAST streaming service
Nov 7, 2023 – evision has unveiled its free OTT streaming platform, STARZ ON, providing access to AVOD/FAST content on Android and iOS devices for users in the MENA region and West Africa.
News categories: evision, e&, Olivier Bramly, Khalifa Al Shamsi, Digital TV, Middle-East, Streaming