Nine countries in the Arab world have IPTV providers

Tuesday, June 16th, 2015
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The Arab world had nine IPTV providers by April 2015

By April 2015, fourteen service providers in nine countries in the Arab World offered IPTV services. The research revealed that GCC countries had the largest number of IPTV providers in the region.

A new report from Arab Advisors Group overviews the IPTV services in the Arab world by April 2015. IPTV is in its initial stage of penetration in the Arab World, and is still developing. Fourteen service providers in nine countries in the MENA region offer IPTV services. These countries are: Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Moreover, there is a number of international and local broadcasting networks which offer Subscription-based VOD services for viewers in the Middle East and North Africa. These providers include: Starz Play, icflix and Istikana.

A new report “IPTV in the Arab World 2015” was released to the Arab Advisors Group’s Media Strategic Research Service subscribers on May 21, 2015. This report can be purchased from the Arab Advisors Group for only US$ 1,950. The 109-page report, which has 72 detailed exhibits, provides a comprehensive analysis of the IPTV availability in the Arab world, IPTV service providers, their bundled packages and lists of the offered free to air and pay TV channels.

“By April 2015, there were fourteen service providers in nine countries in the Arab World offering commercial IPTV services. Bahrain had the largest number of IPTV providers with 3 providers available in the kingdom. Saudi Arabia and the UAE followed with 2 service providers each.” Ms. Hiba Al Atiyat, Arab Advisors Senior Research Analyst wrote in the report.

“As broadband Internet expands in the Arab world, IPTV adoption is increasing. The competition among IPTV service providers within the same country drives its offered features into frequent upgrades, which makes the user’s TV viewing experience more interactive” Ms. Atiyat added.