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 a multiyear contract with Orao Telecom Congo for CIRRUS: Eutelsat’s hybrid satellite/OTT platform. Babeleye is Eutelsat’s Cirrus partner for metadata. (Eutelsat)
“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 is working on a new policy by introducing tax to the Over the Top (OTT) non-resident organisations…
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)
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)
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)
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 Communications is launching Eutelsat CIRRUS OTT delivery solution, enabling broadcasters to offer a seamless content experience across multiple screens. (SVG News)
