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New Ultra HD Channel from Digiturk

by Isaac Oburu

Digiturk has launched a new Ultra HD/4k channel, called Digiturk UHD, on the Eutelsat 7B satellite, home to Digiturk’s pay-TV platform. The new channel can be received free-to-air on Eutelsat 7B at 7 degrees …

UltraHD IPTV in the Middle East

by Tom Allen

Middle East telco Etisalat is launching a new UltraHD IPTV service in the UAE and select other MEA markets in Q1’16, in partnership with Huawei. The new 4k Linea Channel and VoD service will …

Acer Signs Sarco

by Tom Allen

Acer has chosen to use Al Seeb Technical Establishment (Sarco) as its distributor in Oman.

Sharp MEA Chooses Telelogos

by Tom Allen

Sharp MEA has signed a deal with Telelogos, a digital signage software provider, to enable a turnkey digital signage solution across MEA. Media4Display will be offered pre-installed on Sharp signage throughout the region. The …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Some Recovery in EMEA DTM Market in Q3

by Bob Raikes

The EMEA Desktop Monitor market saw a better than normal seasonal boost from Q2, with 15% quarter on quarter growth, but the market was still down nearly 10% on Q3 last year according to …

Strongest Q3 Smartphone Sales on Record Driven by Demand in China, MEA and Emerging APAC*

by Isaac Oburu

The record quarterly sales performance in Q3 2015 can be attributed to three markets: China, which returned to growth, the MEA and emerging APAC. In total, 324m smartphone units were sold. The US$294 average …

Tags:APAC| China| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Smartphone Market

UltraHD May Come to MEA Through MyHD Media

by Milos Pavlovic

Advanced Television reports that MyHD Media of Dubai is re-launching and is looking at what is needed to deliver UltraHD in the region.

DTT Receiver Makers Under Spotlight in SA

by Milos Pavlovic

Digitag reports that the Department of Communication in South Africa is to formally investigate the procurement of adaptors for the digital switchover. Twenty six companies were authorised to make the receivers, but there have …

Tags:DTV| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Lenovo Looks for Growth in Africa

by Milos Pavlovic

Lenovo has started to sell its smartphones in Kenya following a launch in Nairobi. Safaricom is reported to be rolling out a 4G network in the country, while Airtel is expected to do the …

Tags:Lenovo| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 44

ICFLIX launches on PS3 and PS4 gaming consoles

by Isaac Oburu

ICFLIX, the Middle East and North Africa’s leading Internet streaming service, have partnered with Sony to make movies and TV series from ICFLIX available to be streamed instantly to TVs via the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) …

Tags:MEA (Middle East & Africa)| PlayStation| sony| Streaming Video

Events, Dear Boy, Events…

by Bob Raikes

Famously, Harold Macmillan, a British Prime Minister of the 1950s, said once that governments were often re-directed by “Events, dear boy, events” (although Wikipedia says that the attribution is a mistake). Last week, I …

Tags:MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Olympics| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Omantel to offer IPTV based on du’s Technology

by Bob Raikes

Omantel said it would work with Du of Dubai to bring IPTV to Oman, using technology from Du.