Starzplay, the SVoD service in the MENA region, has partnered with Discovery to present its ‘Original’, ‘Say Yes to the Dress Arabia,’ available to stream exclusively on the platform from February 11, 2022, with two episodes released each week. ‘Say Yes To The Dress Arabia’, a Starzplay Original, is coming to the Middle East for […]
Extreme E, the electric SUV off-road racing series, has renewed its broadcast partnership with Dubai Sports that will see the sport for purpose championship screened live across the United Arab Emirates, Middle East and North Africa for Season 2. Extreme E will continue to highlight the impact climate change has had on the planet, whilst […]
Pay-TV revenues for 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region will fall by 38 per cent between peak year 2016 ($3.84 billion [€3.35bn]) and 2027 ($2.39 billion), according to the Middle East and North Africa Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. “Pay-TV has never had an easy ride […]
Today (January 17th) the NBA will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day (MLK Day) with ‘NBA 360’, a lineup of six games broadcast to fans in Europe and the Middle East in a simultaneous live feed produced by the NBA, tipping off at 6.00pm GMT on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sport Arena. NBA […]
PG Kids is a new subscription based streaming service for children’s content in the Middle East and North Africa, launched by Jordan based Progressive Generation Studios through Red Bee Media’s Managed OTT Services. The new venture aims to become a unique destination for educational and entertaining content for children in the region. PG Kids launches […]
In advanced TV markets, OTT developments have initially entailed revenue losses for operators who had been counting on high pay-TV penetrations for years, often associated with a preponderance of expensive cable offers, as is the case in North America, reports Dataxis. In MENA, the TV market follows an opposite model, characterised by the predominance of […]
Abu Dhabi-based Al Yah Satellite Communications (YahSat) will shortly be included on a variety of FTSE indexes in addition to its core Abu Dhabi investor listing. On December 20th the satellite operator will be included in the FTSE UAE Small Cap index, as well as the FTSE Global All Cap Index, FTSE Middle East & […]
The countdown continues towards the 2022 FIFA World Cup, marked by beIN Media Group with the release of an exclusive behind-the-scenes original film featuring some of the world’s biggest football stars, ahead of the event in November 2022. beIN is the official broadcaster of the tournament in France and in 24 countries across the Middle […]
Cairo-based Nilesat, which serves the MENA region, has again seen profit fall 22 per cent for the 9 months to September 30th. The operator’s net profit for the 9 month period was $20.3 million(€17.7m) – down from $26.07 million in the same period last year. NileSat is now again trading successfully with Eutelsat with whom […]
In a trend-setting deal from the Middle East, the format of Al Hayba, one of the region’s most successful 5-season Sociocultural Drama series, was acquired by one of Turkey’s leading production houses Ay Yapim. In the Arab World, Ay Yapim is recognized for their hit series Forbidden Love (Al Ishk Al Memnu) which is considered […]