Middle-East and North Africa Digital TV News

Etisalat and France Telecom agree on a partnership covering strategic technological and marketing fields
Jul 2, 2008 – Etisalat and France Telecom (Euronext Paris: FTE) have announced their intention to collaborate in a number of fields of strategic importance for the telecommunications industry, notably in home services, content, as well as international networks.
News categories: Etisalat, France Telecom, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, UAE

Eastern Europe Delivers on its Promise
Jun 26, 2008 – New research from Informa Telecoms & Media has found that the long-held potential of central and eastern European TV markets is now being realized. The region's pay TV sector is expected to more than double to $12 billion by 2013.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Bulgaria, Cable TV, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, IPTV, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Market Research, Poland, Romania, Russia, Satellite, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Terrestrial, Turkey, Ukraine

Morocco - 100k DTT receivers sold
Jun 10, 2008 – Since Morocco's launch of DTT services in March last year, only 100,000 receivers have been sold.
News categories: Digital TV, Market Research, Morocco, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

HOT Telecommunications Deploys Harmonic's IP-Based Video Solutions for New HD Service and Network Upgrade
May 28, 2008 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that HOT Telecommunications (HOT.TA) has implemented a full suite of Harmonic's IP-based digital video solutions, enabling HOT to expand its cable video service to include high definition (HD) television.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Israel

UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Announces Consultation Process on Licensing Broadcast Mobile TV
May 27, 2008 – Committed to transparency and innovation, the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is launching a consultation process on the licensing of the Broadcast of Mobile TV in the UAE.
News categories: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation, UAE

Turksat Selects Content Security from Conax
May 27, 2008 – Ankara-based cable TV and satellite operator, Turksat, has chosen to deploy a Conax CAS7 conditional access solution for the new Turksat DTV platform.
News categories: Conax, Turksat, Broadcast Group, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Satellite, Turkey

SNRT launches mobile TV service in Morocco
May 22, 2008 – Morocco's Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision (SNRT) has rolled out a DVB-H mobile TV service that allows mobile phone users to watch five Moroccan TV channels.
News categories: SNRT, Digital TV, Mobile, Morocco

Eutelsat Communications reports 8.9% revenue increase
May 15, 2008 – Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) has reported financial information for the third quarter ended March 31, 2008. The markets of Russia, Africa, Turkey and the Middle East account for almost 60% of new video channels.
News categories: Eutelsat, Africa, Digital TV, Germany, Middle-East, Poland, Results, Russia, Satellite, Turkey, UK

Are National Regulation Frameworks for Mobile TV ready?
May 7, 2008 – A study on terrestrial mobile broadcast TV by the bmcoforum has concluded that a significant number of countries are still lagging behind most advanced countries in defining the regulatory framework including the licensing conditions and processes.
News categories: bmcoforum, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Regulation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA