Personalization and the streaming future
The rise of OTT/SVOD services and accurate metadata help OTT players personalize their services (ibc.org)
Middle East and North Africa OTT TV Forecast
MENA’s SVOD subscribers are set to double in the next 5 years, climbing to 32.65 Million subscribers by 2026 up from 14.16 million recorded at end-2020. (digital TV researches)
African OTT to generate $1.7bn
More than 400% revenues growth projected for African OTT movie and TV episode, reaching $1,725 million by 2026, up from $392 million in 2020. (Broadbandtv)
6x growth for African SVOD over next five years
A new study is forecasting subscription VOD will soar from $183 million to $1.055 billion by 2025. Africa OTT TV added that South Africa is expected to remain the subscription leader, and Nigeria to follow (Rapid TV News)
Eutelsat Announces First Signing in Africa With Orao Telecom Congo
Eutelsat announces a multiyear contract with Orao Telecom Congo for CIRRUS: Eutelsat’s hybrid satellite/OTT platform. Babeleye is Eutelsat’s Cirrus partner for metadata. (Eutelsat)
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)
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