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BeIn Media enters MENA entertainment content marketNovember 06, 2015Qatar-based media company, BeIn Media Group, announced that it is entering the movies and entertainment content market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The announcement, which came on October 31st, marked the 12th anniversary of the BeIn Media Group. Explaining the company’s decision, CEO Nasser Al Khelaifi stated: “Our consumer research in the MENA region indicated for quite some time that families expect a leading entertainment provider like BeIn to offer a complete range of TV entertainment channels. Furthermore, we identified a sweet-spot in terms of pricing of pay TV in the region that has traditionally been over-priced”.Subscribers Only
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OSN prepares its defences with HBO channel and EST storeOctober 23, 2015HBO is to launch programming day and date with the US on a dedicated channel launching in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The channel, launching in 2016, is a joint venture with the pan-Arabic pay TV operator OSN. The Dubai-based operator will enrich the content offer of its On Demand service with more than 2,000 hours of HBO programming, including a thousand hours of complete box sets of HBO TV series.Subscribers Only
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Netflix to become available in Southern Europe in October 2015June 09, 2015European expansion of Netflix continues with new countries, Spain, Italy and Portugal scheduled to launch in October 2015.Subscribers Only
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YouTube enters crowded music subscription market with video bundleNovember 18, 2014Google-owned YouTube unveiled its new Music Key subscription service alongside a number of new music related features. The new Music Key subscription service: - Offers premium subscribers ad-free access to support YouTube music videos, enables offline audio and video caching, and background playback on YouTube’s mobile apps. - Has deals with the three major labels and hundreds of independents for audio and music video playback. - Launches in the US, UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Finland available for $9.99,(£9.99) per month – discounted to $7.99 (£7.99) for early adopters. Google is inviting a select group of users for a six-month free trial. - Includes a bundled subscription to Google Play Music (rebranded from Google Play Music All Access), Google’s existing on-demand service. YouTube Music Key subscribers will automatically gain access to Google Play Music and vice versa.Subscribers Only
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OSN targets youth with new OTT service launchMay 20, 2014MENA pay TV operator is launching a new OTT service called Go by OSN. The service, which will be available to 22 MENA countries, is addressed to non-subscribers of OSN and primarily to young people under the age of 35. Go by OSN offers a selection of premium content controlled by OSN.
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OSN targets new markets by enriching its Arabic content offeringApril 10, 2014OSN, the Dubai-based pay TV satellite operator, is expanding its Arabic-language programming as a strategic move to extend its customer base and to further position its brand as the number one destination for premium content in the MENA region.Subscribers Only
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OSN enriches its HD content portfolio with cricket channelOctober 01, 2013OSN has added a new HD sports channel to its channel portfolio with the launch on 1 October of OSN Sports Cricket HD.
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OSN continues to diversify as it considers IPOSeptember 01, 2013MENA satellite pay TV operator OSN has announced the acquisition of Pehla Media & Entertainment. No financial details for the deal were given but the CEO of OSN David...
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Al Jazeera gets English Premier League for whole Middle EastJuly 16, 2013Al Jazeera Sports has acquired the TV broadcasting to the English Premier League (EPL) for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Al Jazeera obtained the rights on an exclusive basis, meaning...
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Saudi Arabia to become OSN's largest market as Arabic focus increasesJune 13, 2013The pay TV market of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is to become the most important single market for satellite pay TV operator Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)...
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Napster must overcome many tough challenges to make its European expansion a successJune 05, 2013Rhapsody-owned on-demand music service Napster has launched in 14 European countries in addition to its existing UK and German markets. Alongside the now industry standard €9.99 ($9.99/£9.99) per...
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My-HD Media to launch low-cost HD package in MENAMay 16, 2013My-HD Media, a Dubai-based satellite TV operator is launching a low-cost HD channels package for the MENA region. The package comprises around 25 HD channels and among them all eight of MBC HD channels....
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Ericsson's acquisition of Microsoft MediaroomApril 21, 2013Telecommunications solutions provider Ericsson is to acquire Microsoft's Mediaroom IPTV Middleware business. Mediaroom is an IPTV software platform that includes the entire set-top box software stack and also related software that...
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Major upgrade to online music coverageMarch 11, 2013Music data and forecast to 2017 is now available on the broadband intelligence service. Data is available for Western Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,...
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Netgem augments software and service strategy with Videofutur multiscreenJanuary 24, 2013French set-top box (STB) vendor Netgem is to purchase French video rental chain Videofutur. As well as physical media outlets, Videofutur also operates its own over-the-top (OTT) multiscreen video delivery...
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Zon Multimedia and Sportinveste bid to form sports rights conglomerateDecember 21, 2012Three Portuguese companies - pay TV platform Zon Multimedia, sports rights company Sportinveste and its subsidiary PPTV - have agreed to consolidate their shareholdings in the premium TV business Sport TV...
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NEW DATA Movie-only, TV-only data and forecasts now available through Home Entertainment KPI serviceFebruary 10, 2012The Home Entertainment Key Performance Indicators (KPI) service has been updated and expanded to offer increased granularity in the area of content genres and new data unique to the service. Three new levels of granularity have been added to the extensive
