A partnership between Qatari satellite company Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, and neXat, creators of the first satellite-specific open OSS/BSS platform, seeks to improve the way managed services are accessed and delivered across the Middle East and Africa. Es’hailSat will use the neXat platform to make it easier for its channel partners – such as […]

The Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL) has announced new international broadcast partners for the 2025-26 season. The deals were facilitated in partnership with sports marketing agency IMG, which has been appointed WSL Football’s exclusive international media rights representative for its leagues in a new multi-year partnership. To meet this growing demand, 13 new international broadcasters […]

Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 to 1.24 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This represents an improvement from the previous forecast of 0.6 per cent, driven by 3.9 per cent growth in iOS this year. Despite challenges like soft […]

TAG Video Systems, a specialist in software-based IP end-to-end workflow monitoring, deep probing, and real-time visualisation, has named Oliver Gappa as Sales Director for DACH, MENA, and Eastern Europe. With more than 20 years of experience in the industry, Gappa’s 20 year+ career spans both established enterprises and fast-growing startups. Most recently, he served as […]

Top flight football from Germany’s Bundesliga will be available to football fans throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, following the announcement of a three-year partnership with MBC Group. The deal, which begins immediately, ensures that the millions of German football fans across the region can watch Bundesliga matches without restriction, starting with […]

OSN, an entertainment provider in the MENA region, has announced a partnership with advertising technology player The Trade Desk. This strategic collaboration makes The Trade Desk the first demand-side platform (DSP) to offer advertisers direct access to OSNtv’s programmatic video inventory. Advertisers can now reach audiences at scale across OSN’s library of arabic and international […]

Research from Canalys (now part of Omdia) reveals that the Middle East’s (excluding Turkey) smartphone market grew 15 per cent to 13.2 million units in Q2 2025, making it the strongest-growing region worldwide. The rebound was powered by value-conscious buyers, festive season spending and strong economic momentum, positioning the region for continued expansion in smartphone […]

MBC Group, the media and entertainment conglomerate in the MENA region, has announced its H1 financial results ended June 30th 2025, reporting revenues of SAR 3 billion (€0.69bn), up 37. per cent YoY, supported by solid growth across all business segments. Net profit for the six-month period was SAR 335.4 million in H1 2025, a 41.1 per […]

MBC Group, the MENA media organisation, has announced new regional partnership with Netflix. The new agreement will give customers of MBCNOW – the recently launched entertainment service aggregator by MBC Group – seamless access to the full Netflix service. The newly created bundle will combine Netflix alongside Shahid, the Arabic streaming platform, in addition to […]

beIN Media Group, the global sports, entertainment and media group, has secured the exclusive rights to broadcast every match of the Premier League (PL) in 24 countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) until the end of the 2027/28 season, further solidifying its position as the global home of sports. Premier League fans […]