Podeo, the UAE-based podcast distribution platform, has raised $5.4 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Oraseya Capital (the VC arm of Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority) with participation from Ibtikar Fund, Cedar Mundi Ventures, Samarium, iSME, and returning investor Razor Capital. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its […]
Hearst Networks EMEA and evision have announced a multi-year partnership to bring the flagship channels, The History Channel, History2 and Crime+Investigation, to audiences in the UAE. The channels, available on eLife TV, expand evision’s library of over 600 channels. Olivier Bramly, CEO, evision, commented: “Combining our extensive distribution network with Hearst Networks EMEAs’ exceptional content, […]
The UAE Pro League, the top division of professional football in the United Arab Emirates, has renewed its partnership with Story10, the sports video production and distribution agency, to increase international exposure and drive awareness of the much anticipated 2024-25 ADNOC Pro League season. Having partnered with Story10 for the past two seasons, the UAE […]
The UAE Ministry of Economy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Spanish National Professional Football League ‘La Liga’ to establish a lab aimed at combating piracy and protecting intellectual property rights in the UAE. The initiative will focus on detecting and addressing illegal use of audio and visual content across digital platforms. […]
Rivada Space Networks, even without any satellites yet in orbit, has established a partnership with Wiseband which provides customised private satellite networking solutions. The company currently has connectivity projects in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Egypt. Rivada has an initial 300 satellites on order with Terran Orbital and designed to create an ‘OuterNET’ system of […]
The Drone Champions League (DCL), the world’s premier professional drone racing organisation, is set for further expansion in the Gulf Region following an exciting and dramatic winter season final in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The event, spread out over two days from November 17th-18th, featured six of the best DCL teams competing together on a brand-new […]
Bayanat, a provider of AI-powered geospatial solutions, and Al Yah Satellite Communications (Yahsat), the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, have announced the expansion of their Earth Observation (EO) space programme from five to seven synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. The expansion of the constellation – with technology and expertise provided by programme partner ICEYE, a […]
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE’s satellite solutions provider has announced its consolidated financial results for the nine months ended September 30th 2023. Revenue and Normalised EBITDA grew 3 per cent for the first nine months of the year versus the prior year to reach AED 1.2 billion (€302.4m) and AED 713 million […]
Abu Dhabi-based YahSat has secured an order from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) worth more than $5 billion (€4.73bn) for future broadband satellite business. The cash covers a 17-year contract for capacity and extending existing contracts which will expire in 2026. The funding will also cover the costs for two new geostationary satellites (Al Yah […]
Skyline Communications, global leading provider of end-to-end vendor- and domain-agnostic digital transformation solutions for the ICT media and broadband industry, has announced that du, one of the main telecom operators in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has again expanded Skyline’s DataMiner Platform for its new Al Qudra teleport as well as for the integrated monitoring of […]