The Airbus-built Arabsat Badr-8 telecommunications satellite has been successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
New head for Arabsat
Arabsat’s CTO Dr. Badr bin Nasser Al-Suwaidan has been appointed the organisation’s new CEO, replacing Eng. Khalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour, who resigned from the position.
Investigative report: Arabsat transmits beoutQ’s pirate broadcasts
A joint statement by FIFA, the AFC, UEFA, the Bundesliga, LaLiga, Lega Serie A, LFP and the Premier League has been issued following the publication of an investigative report into […]
FIFA warns Arabsat over Women’s World Cup piracy on Beoutq
FIFA has issued a warning to the Saudi satellite operator Arabsat to stop transmitting illegal feeds from the Women’s World Cup, which have been pirated by BeoutQ.
BeoutQ pirates every game of Women’s World Cup in France
STORY UPDATED. Qatari broadcaster beIN Sports is claiming a major victory after it announced that a French court had found Arabsat to be involved in the alleged piracy operation beoutQ.
Timeless Drama Channel launches in MENA with My-HD
The first global Turkish drama channel, Timeless Drama Channel, is launching with My-HD on Arabsat.
BeIn Sports launches $1 billion suit against Saudi Arabia
The beIN Corporation has launched an international investment arbitration against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for damages totalling more than $1 billion, having been unlawfully driven out of the Saudi […]
Newtec and Arabsat expand their partnership
Newtec and Arab Satellite Communications (Arabsat) have signed a new multi-million Euro contract, expanding their long-term partnership.
French Ligue 1 demands end of pirate beoutQ broadcasts on Arabsat
The main French football league, Ligue de Football Professional, has condemned the illegal broadcast piracy of opening games of Ligue 1 by Saudi Arabia-based beoutQ and escalates the theft of […]
Saudi pirate beoutQ steals opening football games
Saudi pirate broadcaster beoutQ has ‘stolen’ the opening games of Premier League and Ligue 1 from the official licence holder BeIn Sports.