There’s a considerable help now available to school children in North Africa and Tunisia and elsewhere under the Arabsat satellite footprint who can now enjoy following their education classes from home. The youngsters can also review educational curricula and programmes at any time by watching the first Tunisian educational channel, Wataniya Educational. Tunisia’s National Radio […]
Satellite reception remains the dominant means of receiving TV despite the uptake of IPTV and streaming services in the MENA region, according to an Arabsat-commissioned study carried out by market research specialists IPSOS. Moreover, the study found that at least 45 per cent of viewers are less than 30-years-old, which “illustrates the strong sustainable relevance […]
Arabsat has announced the signing of a strategic partnership and cooperation agreement with Cairo-based IT specialist Fixed Solutions and EgyptSat to “enhance the commercial relationship between the three parties and benefit from the different services of Arabsat satellites, which have a multiple wide range of coverage”. Khalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour, CEO of Arabsat, expressed his […]
UK-headquartered satellite communications specialist Talia is taking extra capacity from Arabsat. The Arabsat spot-beam, from Arabsat 5C at 20 degrees East, will focus on the Levant region. Talia already has similar beams looking at Iraq and Afghanistan. The new service will be coordinated from Talia’s interconnectivity based at Jordan Media City (JMC) in Amman, Jordan. […]
Tele Maroc has signed an exclusive carriage deal with Arabsat from its BADR-5 satellite at 26 degrees East. Tele Maroc is a Moroccan satellite TV channel transmitted from the Spanish capital, Madrid, showing entertainment, talk shows, documentaries and sports. Rachid Niny, founder of Tele Maroc, said: “We are delighted at Tele Maroc to be available […]
Riyadh-based Arabsat has ordered a new satellite from Airbus. BADR-8, described by Arabsat as the first of its 7th generation of satellites, will be built by Airbus Defense & Space and with an expected launch date of early 2023. BADR-8 will be propelled to orbit based on Airbus Eurostar Neo electric orbit-raising technology. A launch […]
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has declared that Saudi Arabia-supported sports and programming pirate beoutQ is in breach of international law, in a ruling that will be published formally mid-June. The WTO has also reportedly ruled, according to The Guardian, that Saudi Arabia’s government is behind beoutQ. The pirate service was started because of a […]