AfricaCom 2019
CTICC | Cape Town | Nov 12-14
The Power of Recommendation Engines
“Accurate and intuitive content discovery should be at the heart of every broadcasting platform…” think 80% of TV shows watched on Netflix come from the platforms’ recommendations engine (ecommercetimes.com)
Kenya revenue authority introduces new policy for the OTT market
Kenya is working on a new policy by introducing tax to the Over the Top (OTT) non-resident organisations…
BeIN Media adds Fox Middle East trio to line-up
BeIN Media (which EPG is powered by Babeleye) is adding the three Fox entertainment channels launched in 2017 to its platform, which BeIN said would strengthen its position as a premium family entertainment platform for the region. (digitaltveurope)
MENA SVOD revenues to triple
SVOD revenues will more than triple between 2018 and 2024, according to the latest edition of the Middle East and North Africa OTT TV and Video Forecasts report. (Broadbandtvnews)
CNE renewed its agreement with beIN
An agreement has been reached between Cable Network Egypt (CNE) and beIN to offer football fans in Egypt the opportunity to enjoy sporting events for which the broadcaster holds exclusive MENA rights. (Nextvafrica)
OTT service across 190 countries including MENA
ZEE to roll out OTT video service, ZEE5, to over 190 countries; only international companies such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have a worldwide presence of this scale. (Nextv)
Eutelsat Launches Eutelsat Cirrus For OTT Delivery
Eutelsat Communications is launching Eutelsat CIRRUS OTT delivery solution, enabling broadcasters to offer a seamless content experience across multiple screens. (SVG News)
Big data is changing OTT video
Personalization comes from the data analytics of user data and metadata. So, when you have those two big data sets you can recommend to consumers what to watch. (N-Screen)
OTT Revenues Reach $120 Billion by 2020
By 2020 according to new figures from Juniper Research over a quarter of global households will subscribe to SVoD services & OTT revenues will hit $120 billion. (TV Technology)
