Advanced Television

Saudi Arabia

Stephanie McMahon: “WWE continues to influence the world”

Ahead of the WWE Elimination Chamber event in in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on February 19th, Stephanie McMahon, Chief brand officer of WWE has shared details of a newsworthy billboard. In a press statement, McMahon said: “I’m proud to share yet another milestone in what we call the Women’s Evolution. Today, in Saudi Arabia, the first-ever […]

February 11, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Canada: Extreme E extends broadcast agreement

Extreme E has extended its broadcast partnership RDS that will see the electric off-road racing series reach 2.5 million homes across Canada. Extreme E’s agreement with RDS ensures all of the live action in Season 2 will be available to Canadian sports fans, with the first X Prix of 2022 taking place later this month in […]

February 4, 2022

Extreme E continues partnership with Zenith

Extreme E will continue its partnership with Swiss luxury watchmaker Zenith for Season 2, who will also remain as the series’ Official Timekeeper.As Official Timekeeper and Founding Partner, Zenith will provide live timing at each event directly to the Command Centre, the innovative pit wall and strategy room where key team players will be located […]

January 27, 2022

WWE announces Elimination Chamber in Jeddah

WWE has announced that the entertainment company will return to present its Elimination Chamber event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The General Entertainment Authority, in cooperation with WWE, has announced that Elimination Chamberwill be held at the Jeddah Superdome, the world’s largest pillarless Superdome, on Saturday, February 19th. More details of the event will be announced […]

January 17, 2022By Nik Roseveare

OneWeb wins NEOM contract

NEOM Tech & Digital Holding Company – the first holding company to be established as a subsidiary of NEOM – and OneWeb have signed a $200 million (€172.1m) joint venture agreement to bring high-speed satellite connectivity to NEOM, Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East and neighbouring East African countries. The partnership will see the […]

October 27, 2021By Chris Forrester

Extreme E generates €47m economic impact for first event

YouGov Sport, the international research and data analytics organisation, has revealed its overall assessment of the economic impact of Extreme E’s inaugural event in Saudi Arabia in April, calculating the total to be more than €47 million – the total economic boost the X Prix contributed to the host country. Using its unparalleled access to […]

September 15, 2021

Report: Saudi is MENA’s key social media market

Saudi Arabia has seen social media usage “sky-rocket” according to a study from media agency Crowd and its Global media Insights report, using data from Euromonitor’s Digital Consumer trends. Because of the widespread use of smartphones, locals are using social apps more frequently, especially between 2020 and 2021. Statistics show that social media usage increased […]

September 2, 2021By Chris Forrester

CITC awards licences to new MVNOs in Saudi Arabia

The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has awarded licences to two new mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), bringing the total number of mobile telecom companies inside the Kingdom to seven. The new companies to be given the licences, after winning a competition announced by CITC in February 2021, are “Integrated Telecom Mobile Company” (ITC […]

July 14, 2021

Saudi Arabia awarded G5 status by ITU

Saudi Arabia has been upgraded to the status of fifth-generation (G5) regulator by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency overseeing all matters related to information and communication technologies (ICT). The announcement was made during the Global Symposium for Regulators’ virtual event. The ITU’s ICT Regulatory Tracker is a tool used to […]

June 22, 2021

Nilesat bans Al-Manar TV channel

Nilesat has followed Arabsat in taking down broadcasts from the Lebanon-based Al-Manar TV news channel, which is funded by the controversial Hamas organisation. Transmissions of Al-Manar will cease on June 15th. Justifying the decision, Nilesat’s board of directors claim that Al-Manar TV violated the agreement signed between both parties and broadcast programmes which provoke sectarian […]

June 14, 2021By Chris Forrester