Tag: OTT

January 12, 2016

VIVA Bahrain has introduced an exclusive mobile live TV service, enabling access to 49 premium live Indian TV channels in partnership with Yupp TV.Yupp TV is available in Bahrain via smartphones, ...

CABSAT 2016 to drive transformative MENA entertainment media market

December 15, 2015

The 22nd edition of CABSAT will continue to drive disruptive innovation and monetisation opportunities across the MENA filmed & audio entertainment media market.Running from March 8 to 10 at Dubai ...

OTT on the rise

December 12, 2015

Leading regional OTT providers and content producers discuss online business models and their future in the MENAModerator Nick Grande opened the discussion by asking Maaz Sheikh to comment on the ...

Cisco acquires OTT platform 1 Mainstream

November 2, 2015

Cisco Systems has acquired over-the-top (OTT) cloud streaming platform startup 1 Mainstream for an undisclosed price. 1 Mainstream offers an automated platform for distribution of linear and on-demand content to connected devices such ...

Coding the future

October 7, 2015

Dr Raed Khusheim, CEO of Selevision.A Saudi technology company claims to have rewritten the rules of compression with its new codec, which, if deployed will help ...

Jordan Media City deploys ViBE VS7000 for OTT service

September 11, 2015

Jordan Media City (JMC) has chosen ViBE VS7000 multiscreen encoding/transcoding platform to drive its new OTT service offering. Based in the Jordanian capital of Amman, JMC provides broadcasting and playout ...

OSN GO offers WWE content

August 27, 2015

Emad Morcos.GO Online TV by OSN will bring exclusive anytime, anywhere access to WWE Network. GO customers have access to WWE Network that offers 12 WWE ...

When Hollywood is not enough

August 18, 2015

Karim Sarkis is CEO at Sync Media FZ LLC.The pure-play premium OTT market in the Middle East recently saw another entrant in the form of Starz ...

What’s in store

August 4, 2015

Its been very quiet in Dubai with the holidays although I shudder to think what turn the traffic might take come September, despite the looming threat of higher fuel charges. ...

Elemental powers Sky Go and NOW TV

July 19, 2015

Elemental Technologies has announced that Sky, the UKs largest pay TV provider, is leveraging Elemental to process and deliver its over-the-top (OTT) TV service NOW TV and mobile TV service, ...

Icflix users stream 60,000+ hours of content every month

July 16, 2015

Subscribers are watching more than 60,000+ hours of content every month on icflix, a number that is rapidly rising as OTT consumption continues to grow in the region, the company ...

Binge viewing governs OTT content and revenue: Conviva report

July 10, 2015

Conviva, an OTT video experience optimisation company, has released the findings of the report, Binge Watching: The New Currency of Video Economics based on a recent survey of 750 binge-watching ...

Viewership of regional mobile video content rising in the UAE: Vuclip study

June 8, 2015

Vuclip has released its Global Video Insights (GVI) from a survey it conducted of more than 8,500 users spanning the emerging markets of India, the Middle East, South East Asia ...

ABOX42 unveils M-series set-top box

April 27, 2015

The converging of traditional cable networks and new IP services offers a huge challenge for network operators. At TV CONNECT 2015 ABOX42 is unveiling innovations, which help operators to migrate ...

Exterity launches new Avediastream origin server at NAB

April 13, 2015

Exterity has announced the launch of its AvediaStream Origin Server at NAB (April 13-16, Las Vegas, NV). The server provides a gateway between multicast IPTV distribution and Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming ...

The big OTT debate

April 9, 2015

The OTT roundtable took place on the first day of CABSAT15.With OTT discussed throughout boardrooms this year, Brightcove and BroadcastPro ME got together with leading industry ...

Volicon announces Observer OTT

April 6, 2015

Volicon has announced the release of Observer OTT, an over-the-top (OTT) A/V service monitoring solution that offers broadcasters a way to capture content delivered over IP networks to smartphones, tablets, and ...

Entertainment in the connected world

April 6, 2015

Dinesh Lalvani and Kaswara Al Khatib.As OTT platforms continue to challenge traditional models of television viewing, more companies are producing content purely for digital platforms. This ...

OTT – a rising star

April 5, 2015

I had the pleasure of being a participant in two roundtables last month one, on production with Canon, and the other, on OTT with Brightcove.It was as much a ...

TV on the go

March 22, 2015

I dont have the luxury of sitting back on my couch every evening and watching my favourite programmes on TV any more. Juggling a busy career and motherhood left little ...

New Content Marketplace to launch at CABSAT 2016

March 12, 2015

Andrew Pert.Next years CABSAT will feature the all-new Content Marketplace, a co-located event designed to unite the entire commercial ecosystem for filmed entertainment content.As a dedicated ...

Du it with a difference

March 11, 2015

Samer Geissah, who is now Vice President Consumer Home & Multimedia Services at du.Five years ago, a team of senior executives at du were brought ...

CABSAT Launch of Appear TV Resource Allocator Simplifies Multiscreen

March 11, 2015

Appear TV has launched its Multiscreen Resource Allocator at CABSAT.The Appear TV Resource Allocator is a software solution that seamlessly integrates with broadcast workflows to simplify multiscreen workflow and operation. Intuitive and defined ...

Selevision unveils OTT portals

March 10, 2015

Dr Raed Khusheim, CEO, Selevision.Multi-platform entertainment company Selevision has announced that its over-the-top (OTT) portals will be accessible to users from this month.The service will be ...

ADM adopts OTT strategy

March 8, 2015

Abu Dhabi Media recently worked with Deutsche Telekom to deliver its first OTT offering to viewers in the region. Isam Al Jammal, who heads Digital Services at ADM, and Karim ...

Middle Easts video-capable mobile device penetration spurs monetisation opportunities

March 4, 2015

With the value of global Over-the-Top (OTT) video streaming due to reach US$22.7 billion by 2018 - up from US$6.5 billion in 2013 and legitimate IPTV subscribers across the MENA region ...

du announces participation at CABSAT 2015 with Akamai

March 4, 2015

Du, the Middle Easts fastest growing telecommunications provider, has announced participation at this years CABSAT along with its partner in the region, Akamai Technologies. Together, they will showcase content delivery ...

OSN subscribers to get OSN Play for free on du

March 1, 2015

OSN has partnered with telecom service provider du to offer OSN Play for free as part of OSN subscriptions on du.OSN Play offers the convenience to catch up on shows ...

Imagine Communications to showcase migration to IP at CABSAT

February 18, 2015

Paul Wallis, Director of Sales, Middle East, Imagine Communications.Imagine Communications, a global leader in video Infrastructure, advertising management and workflow solutions serving media networks, broadcast stations, ...

House of Cards Season 3 premieres on OSN Play

February 3, 2015

House of Cards premieres on OSN Play.OSN is releasing the full new season of House of Cards on its digital platform, OSN Play, on February 28, at ...

Security matters

January 17, 2015

While a proliferation of devices enables the delivery of premium content to far more consumers, it also makes content more vulnerable to illegal use. According to security experts, the bigger ...

Optimising OTT opportunity

January 9, 2015

Mohamed Hamed is Head of Business Development & Sales at Piksel.OTT opportunities abound in the Middle East, thanks to the high uptake of smartphones and tabs. ...

Piksel appoints Neil Berry Exec VP of Commercial for EMEA

November 18, 2014

Neil Berry.Piksel has appointed Neil Berry as Executive Vice President of Commercial for EMEA. Berry will be leading the expansion of Piksels business in Europe, building ...

Visual Unity to unveil new OTT solutions at IBC

August 3, 2014

OTT solutions provider Visual Unity will unveil the latest versions of its vuMedia multiscreen platform and vuEasy online video platform at IBC 2014.One of the most important changes will be ...

Arkena provides OTT and catch-up services for beIN SPORTS CONNECT

June 23, 2014

Arkena will provide turnkey OTT and catch-up services for beIN Sports Connect, a new OTT offer launched by beIN Sports France to deliver its live channels directly via internet to ...

Brightcove to showcase OTT Live Streaming

June 18, 2014

Brightcove Inc. has announced that the company will be showcasing its online video offerings at BroadcastAsia2014 .Brightcove will feature its flagship online video platform Video Cloud, as well as Video Cloud ...

Tektronix enhances digital content monitors

June 8, 2014

Tektronix, a broadcast video test, monitoring and analysis solutions provider, has announced the addition of new monitoring capabilities to its Sentry family of digital content monitors. These new capabilities will ...

Intigral expands headend

by Staff Writer

June 1, 2014

Intigral's MCR.Intigral recently expanded its headend to improve the delivery of its IPTV and OTT multiscreen services. BroadcastPro ME takes a closer look at the projectDigital ...

BroadcastAsia 2014 to focus on OTT and multiscreen

April 7, 2014

BroadcastAsia 2013.Social media, OTT and multi-platform screening are some of the key trends to watch in 2014. Fuelled by a steep increase in consumption of data ...

OTT Challenges and opportunities for MEA

March 20, 2014

OTT opens up new opportunities and revenue streams for television channels but comes with its own set of challenges, says Safia RanaThe Middle East has witnessed an explosion in the ...

Strong demand for OTT in GCC: Irdeto research

March 10, 2014

Consumer demand is increasing for over-the-top (OTT) offerings and internet TV services like icflix and Netflix in the GCC countries according to new research from Irdeto, a multiscreen, revenue assurance ...

ViewSat to focus on OTT streaming at CABSAT

March 5, 2014

ViewSat, a global provider of broadcast services for television and radio channels to sign partnerships with over-the-top (OTT) streaming partners at the event while simultaneously building upon its relationships with ...

beIN Sports Arabia reports record growth

February 25, 2014

Qatar-based beIN Sports Arabia (formerly Al Jazeera Sport) now has more than 2.43m subscribers, with active users across 23 countries in the MENA region, a recent report revealed. The broadcaster saw ...

BroadcastAsia2014 plays hub to OTT content revolution

February 20, 2014

With the ever increasing demand for mobile broadband anytime, anywhere, the explosive growth of Over-the-Top (OTT) content has accelerated rapidly with a staggering 352.4 million people expected to pay for ...

OTT offerings from Thomson Video Networks

February 17, 2014

Thomson Vibe CP6000.Thomson Video Networks will demonstrate key innovations for delivering OTT and multi-platform services with focus on HD picture quality on different platforms and devices. ...

MENAs new digital frontier

February 16, 2014

Juan Jose De La Torre is the Vice President of Mobile and Web at Intigral.Traditional mobile value added services (MVAS), which primarily comprised of messaging, ring-back ...

OTT: The wild frontier

February 10, 2014

OTT offers innumerable opportunities that also come with a host of challenges. With more viewers taking to the second and third screens, broadcasters want to grab a share of the ...

ViewSat achieves record growth in MENA

February 2, 2014

ViewSat, a global provider of broadcast services for television and radio, has announced record growth owing to the increase in the number of channels in the region. During 2013, the ...

Clouds Media brings vuMobile to Africa

January 28, 2014

OTT solutions provider Visual Unity Global is expanding its vuMobile platform into Africa after signing a new partnership agreement with Tanzanian media conglomerate Clouds Media. Tomas Petra ...

Irdeto and Envivio offer joint solution for OTT content

January 9, 2014

Irdeto and Envivio have partnered to help operators streamline live channels over-the-top (OTT) across multiscreen platforms and devices.The partnership also includes Microsoft PlayReady LiveTV content protection in their live linear ...

Priming the OTT market

December 6, 2013

OTT in the Middle East offers a unique opportunity for broadcasters, who need to understand that a modular approach to these solutions is the way forwardNot so long ago, we ...

Harris Broadcast to acquire Imagine Communications

December 4, 2013

Charlie Vogt, CEO, Harris Broadcast.Harris Broadcast has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Imagine Communications. The transaction, subject to customary approvals and closing conditions, is expected ...

Inview reveals next generation OTT solution

June 18, 2013

Inview, the Over the Top (OTT) solutions specialist, launched its fully functional low cost SmartTV ecosystem with OTT functionality into the Asian market at BroadcastAsia (UK pavilion stand: 5E3-04), in ...

Visual Unity and PROVYS partner

April 8, 2013

Multiscreen solution provider Visual Unity has partnered with media software solutions provider PROVYS by integrating Visual Unitys next generation vuMedia over the top (OTT) platform with PROVYS advanced broadcast management ...

Whats Next for Anytime, Anywhere TV?

April 2, 2013

The rapid and global growth of the handheld device market, the emergence of more robust network infrastructures, and the drop in the cost of bandwidth is causing a shift in ...

Discovery is cautious over international OTT deals

by Staff Writer

September 9, 2012

Mark Hollinger.Discovery Networks International will take a different approach with regards to making international OTT deals, in comparison to how it has been done in the ...

Zee in UAE through Siemens OTT TV suite

March 5, 2012

Indian media group Zee Entertainment will deliver OTT TV over the internet to viewers in the UAE following an agreement with Siemens CMT. The ...

Developing a platform for OTT

March 4, 2012