beIN Media Group has announced that the remainder of the UEFA Women’s Champion’s League (UWCL) will be available as a free-to-air broadcast across all of beIN’s 24 markets in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), both on linear and via streaming. beIN’s announcement, on International Women’s Day, is the latest in a number of […]
NEP Group, the media technology partner for content creators around the globe, has opened a new office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to meet the growing demand for its services, strengthening the company’s investment and presence in the Middle East. Located across from the famed Khalifa Park in Abu Dhabi, NEP Middle East will […]
beIN Media Group and World Athletics have agreed a new deal for the broadcast of all World Athletics events, including the 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championships in Oregon and Budapest respectively, across 24 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in a 2-year deal. The World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022 gets under […]
TOD, a new subscription-based OTT platform, has been unveiled to audiences across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The platform offers more than 10,000 hours of premium entertainment and sports content including blockbusters, top Arabic, Turkish, international, and children’s programming, together with a range of outstanding new TOD Originals. TOD exclusively hosts beIN Sports’ […]
beIN Sports will show the Vitality Women’s FA Cup for the remainder of the 2021/22 season in 24 countries across the Middle East & North Africa (MENA). The agreement with The FA will cover all remaining matches this season including live coverage of selected Quarter Finals, both Semi Finals and the showpiece final at Wembley […]
STARZPLAY, the MENA SVoD service, has reported a fivefold increase in its number of monthly subscribers, driven by the addition of exciting new sports content. Average revenue per user has also increased by 30 per cent as they subscribe to more sports packages, particularly Premier Sports League (live rugby) and the ICC Men’s T20 World […]
Alpha Networks, a provider of software solutions for the video distribution market, and Cognacq-Jay Image, a service provider in the media industry for playout, head-end, and digital platforms, have announced that beIN Media Group has extended the contract for development, maintenance and support of its OTT platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), […]
beIN Media Group, the global sports and entertainment group, has extended its non-exclusive broadcast rights deal with Extreme E, to now include France in addition to 32 countries across the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), and Asia. beIN Sports will air live races featuring the 100 per cent electric motorsport cars, highlight shows and […]
SVoD revenues for 20 countries in the MENA region will grow by $2.3 billion (€2.03bn) between 2021 and 2027 to reach $4 billion, according to the Middle East and North Africa OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Leader Turkey will triple its total to $1.27 billion by 2027. “Netflix […]
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, and Arabsat, the satellite services provider in the Arab world, have announced that TiVi5MONDE has chosen the longstanding partnership to launch the FTA DTH channel in SD and HD across the MENA region. TiVi5MONDE, owned by French network TV5MONDE, is a 24/7 French language children’s network, featuring cartoons, […]