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Nickelodeon Play launches in MENA via OSN
Children’s app Nickelodeon Play is now available in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)…
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OSN hails ‘milestone’ in antipiracy fight
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has hailed the jailing of a dealer in pirated…
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Grey Juice Lab opens regional hub in Dubai
Video-on-demand content aggregator Grey Juice Lab has opened a new regional content marketing and commercial…
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Arabsat takes additional capacity on ABS-3A
Satellite operators Arabsat and Permira-owned ABS have struck a deal whereby Arabsat will use additional…
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Icflix teams up with Groupon to target MENA subscribers
Middle East streaming platform Icflix has teamed up with Groupon UAE to launch a number…
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OSN hails Ajman piracy crackdown
Officials in the UAE Emirate of Ajman have conducted a series of raids on retail…
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Ka-band satellite Al Yah 3 passes critical design review
UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat and Orbital ATK have completed a Critical Design Review for the…
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CNBC extends distribution deal with OSN
Business news channel CNBC has renewed its distribution deal with Middle East pay TV operator…
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Etisalat taps Agama for quality assurance
UAE-based telco Etisalat has selected Agama and its regional business partner Al-Falak to provide quality…
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OSN taps Imagine for sports transmissions
Middle East pay TV operator OSN has tapped technology provider Imagine Communications to upgrade its…
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Vislink appoints new general manager
Broadcast technology provider Vislink has appointed a new general manager to its Dubai office, heading…
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Ericsson expands Middle East playout services with twofour54 deal
Ericsson has bought the playout business of twofour54, the commercial arm of the Media Zone…
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Dubai Media chooses Arkena’s Cloud4Media
Dubai Media has chosen French media services provider Arkena France to provide technology to support…
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UAE’s tview metering system passes latest audit
The UAE’s new TV ratings system, tview, has been approved for use by international auditors…
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English Club TV on Du
Educational channel English Club TV has struck an agreement for distribution with UAE-based service provider…
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Du launches mobile TV app
UAE-based fixed-line operator Du has launched a new mobile TV app, Du View, on the…
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Al Arabiya News launches BlackBerry app
Al Arabiya News, the English language platform of the Al Arabiya News Channel, has launched an…
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Yahsat taps Orbital and Arianespace for Yahsat 3
UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat has announced that Orbital Sciences will build its forthcoming Al Yah…
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WWE Network gets global OTT launch
Over-the-top wrestling channel WWE Network has launched outside the US for the first time. The…
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OSN adds new linear channels to fast-growing OTT service
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has added three new live channels to its OTT…
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Kipco rejects US$3.2 billion offer for OSN stake
Kuwait Projects Company (Kipco) has reportedly rejected a US$3.2 billion (€2.4 billion) offer from an…
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Kipco receives offer for OSN
Kipco, the majority owner of Middle East pay TV provider OSN, has received an offer…
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Samsung adds MBC Shahid VoD app
TV manufacturer Samsung has teamed up with Dubai-based broadcaster MBC to launch the latter’s Shahid…
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OSN adds Arabic version of Investigation Discovery
Middle East pay TV broadcaster OSN is to begin offering true crime channel Investigation Discovery…
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Vivendi completes Maroc Telecom sale
Vivendi has completed the sale of its majority stake in Maroc Telecom to UAE-based Etisalat…
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Du chooses ChannelSculptor to manage channel portfolio
Middle East telecom operator Du has hired ChannelSculptor to aggregate free-to-air channels for its IPTV…
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Du joins Europe-Southeast Asia cable consortium
UAE-based service provider du has joined an international consortium of telcos committed to building a…
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Etisalat strikes consumer equipment deal with Huawei
UAE-based telco Etisalat Group has signed a new agreement with Huawei to bring new smart…
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Fox channels does content deal with ‘Middle East Netflix’
Fox International Channels has agreed a deal with ICFlix, the OTT operator that has been…
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Du reports profit drop but ‘solid growth’
UAE-based service provider du reported a drop in Q4 profits, but said that its business…