Bulgaria’s Vivacom has renovated its teleport Plana, which is one of the most modern facilities in the CEE region.
Trace expands in Africa
Trace has entered into an agreement with the East African entertainment provider Zuku to distribute two new channels.
MEA SVOD subscriptions to climb fivefold
Although there have been many launches in the last couple of years and more to come, the Middle East & Africa SVOD sector will still be very immature by 2021.
Globecast secures SES services for Africa
SES has renewed a long-term agreement with Globecast for capacity on SES-5 at 5 degrees East.
Conax Contego as service platform wins first customer
The terrestrial pay-TV operator Communications Trend Limited (CLT) has become the first customer to deploy Conax’s newly launched Contego-as-a-Service cloud-based content protection platform.
MBC moves channels to Arabsat
MBC Group will move its gulf channels and MBC Pro Sports channels to Arabsat following a strategic partnership signed with Arabsat.
Nine operators dominate MEA pay-TV
Pay-TV subscriptions in the Middle East & Africa region will increase by 67% between 2015 and 2021 – from 32.37 million to 54.09 million.
Scripps teams up with beIN
The Scripps Networks Interactive channels HGTV and Travel Channel are to launch on beIN network in the MENA region.
SPI expands in Africa
SPI International will launch eight thematic channels on Miabox, an OTT platform in Ivory Coast that is planning to offer its services across sub-Saharan Africa.
Probe into South African pay-TV
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has launched an inquiry into the country’s subscription television services.