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Mid East & Africa
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Intelsat names Africa sales chief
Satellite operator Intelsat has named Brian Jakins as its new regional vice-president of sales for…
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Euronews’ Africanews channel to go live in January
Euronews’ new Africanews channel is due to launch across Africa on January 4, the company…
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StarTimes’ African expansion plans
StarTimes media executive Michael Dearham tells DTVE’s Andy McDonald about the China-based company’s ambitious African…
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The Middle ground: premium TV in the Middle East and North Africa
Despite the region’s overwhelmingly free-to-air profile, competition is heating up in premium TV in MENA,…
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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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PCCW launches new OTT TV service
Hong Kong-based telecom service provider PCCW’s media arm is launching a new OTT TV service,…
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Azercosmos chooses supplier for joint satellite with Intelsat
Azerbaijan national satellite organisation Azercosmos has chosen Space Systems/Loral to provide its second communications satellite….
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Canal+ faces big piracy problem in Senegal, says chief
Up to 400,000 homes in the West African state of Senegal are viewing Canal+ content…
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AJ+ passes one billion milestone
Al Jazeera’s digital-only news platform AJ+ has passed the milestone of one billion online video…
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Icflix partners with Viva Bahrain
Middle East and North African streaming service, Icflix, has struck a partnership with Saudi Telecom…