ASBU Director General Abdelrahim Suleiman has reshaped the organisation’s financial and technological foundation, turning it into a rare success. Through real estate ventures, regional training programmes and cutting-edge digital infrastructure, ...
With decades of experience in the space industry, Dr Badr is set to lead Arabsat through a period of transformation, growth and global expansion.
This partnership is especially significant for industries operating in remote areas, such as oil and gas and mining, where reliable connectivity is critical.
With a growing footprint across the Middle East, Grass Valley is navigating the challenges and opportunities of a broadcast market in transition. In an exclusive interview with BroadcastPro ME, GV’s ...
The companied signed a Term Sheet for a multi-Gb/s capacity pool of Telesat Lightspeed connectivity services.
As part of the collaboration, Quadsat will create dedicated test and measurement protocols tailored specifically for Arabsat, along with a standard test report format, enhancing both consistency and reliability in ...
As part of the agreement, Arabsat will begin a thorough evaluation of TVU’s flagship cloud-native solutions, including TVU MediaHub.
With the conclusion of this year’s landmark events, anticipation is already building for the next editions of CABSAT, Integrate Middle East and SATExpo Middle East, scheduled for May 20–22, 2026.
Arabsat and Grass Valley will showcase their partnership at CABSAT 2025, with live demonstrations of the new services.
This agreement will equip broadcasters and content owners with the tools to navigate and thrive in the evolving digital entertainment space.
Through strategic collaborations with the Saudi Broadcasting Authority and Arabsat, Grass Valley aims to transform broadcast technology and enhance efficiency across the region.
In June, ASBU hosted the 24th edition of the Arab Radio and TV Festival, uniting key players from the Arab world to expand their reach and strengthen regional unity. BroadcastPro ...
IBC 2024 addressed critical trends and issues driving change across the media landscape, such as combatting false information and fake news, while offering new show features, such as the AI ...
Driven by financial performance, new long-term strategic partnerships and cutting-edge technology innovation, Grass Valley continues to uphold its legacy and global market leadership.
Arabsat, ASBU and Globecast are celebrating 20 years of partnership with a renewed multi-year agreement for GAB services, offering a comprehensive range of DTH distribution services, complemented by digital and ...
Important deals were signed at the event, which included a tech exhibition with 90 exhibitors showcasing their newest launches for the broadcast and film markets.
The festival welcomes representatives from ASBU member corporations, private Arab production companies, news agencies, foreign Arab-speaking radio and TV stations, private radio and television networks, and international radio and television ...
Don Claussen, CEO of ST Engineering iDirect talks about the company’s recent deal with Arabsat, verticals where satcom demand is high and the emerging role of AI.
The partnership will continually adapt to the evolving satellite industry, ensuring Arabsat's future integration with new virtualised hub solutions using MEF or TM Forum open standards API.
ST Engineering iDirect and Arabsat has strengthened partnership for expanded market access on Arabsat Badr-7 and 6A broadband managed services.
Arabsat's three playout products, TV Starter, TV Advanced, and TV Pinnacle, leverage private cloud infrastructure and the GV AMPP orchestration platform.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked to bolster the advancement of Private Cloud services and GPU services for pioneering projects.
The collaboration signifies a step forward in enhancing space safety and security, leveraging advanced technology and strategic partnerships to safeguard vital space assets in the region and beyond.
The collaboration aims to integrate the Telesat Lightspeed LEO network with Arabsats multi-orbit offering in the MENA region.
The series features exclusive interviews with Arab women showcasing their extraordinary achievements and the powerful impact they have had in their various fields.
Asharq Discovery has introduced exclusive new original programmes spanning arts and culture, entertainment, thrill, and adventure.
A year ago, Eng Alhamedi Alanezi assumed the role of President and CEO at Arabsat, charting a new course for transformative growth and innovation at the company. Under his guidance, ...
The launches will expand Arabsat's reach across the Americas, complementing its current service offering of 650 TV channels and over 245 radio and HD channels delivered across EMEA.
Iraqi Media Network (IMN) undertook a complete overhaul of its sports channel as part of its efforts to give sports fans a better experience. Systems integrator Wave Media Solutions was ...
The MoU enables Arabsat develop and adopt new products in satellite communications, cybersecurity and digital infrastructure using Microsoft's technologies.
The new platform will present global content across different genres in Arabic for free. Selected programmes are fully reversioned with Arabic voiceovers and graphics.
The introduction of the new identity also coincides with Arabsat's ongoing contributions to the space communications domain.
Higher compatibility will enable broadcasters to overcome traditional barriers.
The theme of this year's edition is 'Arts and Culture Bring Us Together'.
Ramadan is a standout period in MENA media entertainment, when we see some of the finest productions in the region showcased. Heba Korayem, an expert in the Arabic content market ...
EgyptSat is one of the few companies in the Arab world known for manufacturing satellite-related products at its own factory in the region. Founder and CEO Dr Mohamed Elghamry, who ...
It'll take four to five months for the satellite to reach its operational orbit.
To provide earth observation services to all 22 Arab League member countries, Arabsat plans to utilise Loft's space infrastructure platform.
The company will share recent developments and expand its partnership network during the three-day exhibition.
From nascent entrepreneur to seasoned satcom professional, Reema Omari has come a long way since she first boldly stepped out of her comfort zone in 2014 to launch Universal Satcom. ...
BADR-8 satellite will replace and increase Arabsats capacity and augment its core business at the BADR hotspot 26°E in geostationary orbit.
The agreement gives Arabsat the opportunity to discuss distribution rights for Kineis' satellite IoT services in the Middle East and North Africa.
As a result of the outage, services have been moved to other Badr satellites at 26°E.
Launched in March 2022, Helwa TV broadcasts Turkish and North African TV series.
Arabsat 7A is expected to replace the bulk of the existing C and Ku-band capacity on Arabsat 5A as the satellite reaches the end of its life.
Based on Thales Alenia Spaces Inspire platform, the 7A will ensure more efficient use of spectrum and empower Arabsat to offer more flexible solutions to clients.
The partnership will see the addition of Zee Alwan on Arabsat’s Badr-6 satellite and is a key part of the channel’s expansion within the MENA region.
The deal between Arabsat and the Turkish company will bring a larger variety of Turkish- and Arabic-language channels to viewers within the Arabsat footprint.
At the event, Arabsat will talk about its new satellite Badr-8.
The renewal will see Arabsat carry all of Rotana’s 14 HD exclusively while eight other SD channels will be carried on a non-exclusive basis.
The entity is an Associate Partner of Satexpo and will run a number of sessions on topics such as 5G and the future of cloud-enabled satellite networks.
By signing this contract, Arabsat has joined an exclusive club of companies who have chosen geostationary satellite technology to enhance their business operations.
CABSAT is expected to host more than 13,000 attendees from across the MENA region, with over 280 exhibiting companies and 120 leaders and speakers.
RMG will launch a new paid service, Roya Plus, concurrently with the launch of the new channel on Arabsat.
Arabsat will provide high-speed satcom capacity in the Ku Appendix region, while Actia will integrate, deliver, install, and support the terminals.
Rotana Media Group is ambitiously upgrading various parts of its facility in Egypt with state-of-the-art infrastructure, as part of a larger plan to move more aggressively into global markets. BroadcastPro ...
Globecast will provide TiVi5Monde to Arabsat's European teleport from where the channel is uplinked.
The announcement was made by Arabsat CEO Dr. Badr bin Nasser Al-Suwaidan and Hoshan Group COO Mohamed Mahfouz at the Arabsat stand at CABSAT in Dubai.
The event features three dedicated, free-to-attend forums: Content Congress, SatExpo Summit, and NextGen Content.
CABSAT is set to reunite the region’s content and broadcast communities in person once again at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).
