https://spacewatch.global/tag/middle-east-and-north-africa-mena/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 24 Mar 2020 06:00:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/middle-east-and-north-africa-mena/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/theangle-and-abs-consolidate-their-relationship-to-serve-customers-in-the-mena-region/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 06:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20868 ABS, a leading satellite operator, and TheAngle, a satellite network services integrator, announced on 10 March 2020 that they have extended their joint activities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, serving customers across the ABS’ footprints at 75 degrees East. The collaboration focusses on providing energy, enterprise and government customers with bespoke, […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/qatars-eshailsat-looking-to-enter-over-the-top-media-services-market/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 06:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17183 The Qatar Satellite Company, Es'hailSat, broadcaster of over 180 TV channels across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), is mulling expansion into the growing over-the-top (OTT) media services market, an Es'hailSat executive said in a recent interview with Qatari newspaper The Peninsula.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/spacewatchgl-oped-pan-arab-space-cooperation-for-economic-development-and-fighting-climate-change/ Sun, 07 Oct 2018 08:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10712 The benefits of space to the Middle East and North Africa region are undeniable, yet there is no single representative body to champion the sector. The near total inexistence of coordination or even collaboration has resulted in calls for the creation of a Pan-Arab Space Agency, to operate and coordinate programs in a comparable manner to the European Space Agency (ESA).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/pan-arab-space-organisation-gathering-support-pace-uae-leadership/ Tue, 12 Jun 2018 05:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8968 Diplomatic efforts are gathering in the Middle East and North Africa toward the development of a regional mechanism for space cooperation and development among Arab countries. At the recent Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi, the region made progress toward establishing an Arab space organisation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/algerie-telecom-satellite-offer-broadband-vod-alcomsat-1-later-2018/ Tue, 20 Mar 2018 06:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7849 Algérie Telecom Satellite (ATS), a subsidiary of Algérie Telecom, plans to introduce a triple play service to provide customers with broadband Internet, telephone, and video-on-demand (VOD) via the ALCOMSAT-1  communications satellite. ATS will offer the services that include a digital demodulator loaded with TV channels, high speed internet, and telephone and VOD features. The services […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/02/arabsat-6a-cleared-launch-successful-spacex-falcon-heavy-test-launch/ Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7398 https://spacewatch.global/2018/01/uaes-al-aan-tv-hd-broadcast-arabsats-badr-4-satellite/ Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7126 Arabsat has announced that Dubai-based Al Aan TV will be broadcast in High Definition (HD) on Arabsat’s BADR-4 satellite, allowing the channel to be beamed into millions of homes in Europe, North Africa, Middle East, and Central Asia. Al Aan TV broadcasts a mix of entertainment and current events programming in Arabic from its studios […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/12/algeria-unveils-national-space-programme-2040/ Tue, 19 Dec 2017 05:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6696 Algeria plans to send several state-of-the-art satellites as part of its space programme 2020-2040, which is “under study now,” the director general of the Algerian Space Agency, Azzedine Oussedik, said on December 18, 2017, in Algiers. A national space programme, which includes plans for the launch of many cutting-edge satellites, is under consideration at the […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/11/eutelsat-7-8-wests-video-neighbourhood-sees-growth-middle-east-north-africa/ Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6386 Eutelsat Communications has presented the results of its industry-benchmark survey on TV trends across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at the ASBU BroadcastPro Television Summit in Dubai. Satellite: the preferred digital video infrastructure across Middle East and North Africa Satellite TV reception in the MENA region has continued to increase its market-share compared […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/11/qatars-eshailsat-talks-eshail-2-doha-teleport-discussions-eshail-3-4/ Fri, 17 Nov 2017 05:05:12 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6354 Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has exhibited at the 3rd Global SatShow conference and exhibition being held on November 9-10, 2017, at Halic in Istanbul, Turkey. This is the third year for the Global SatShow event, dedicated to the entire value chain in the satellite industry, as well as space technology, broadcast, information communications technology […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/10/arabsat-reaching-78-gulf-cooperation-council-households-report-finds/ Fri, 13 Oct 2017 07:00:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5921 A recent analysis by Frost & Sullivan, a global research and consulting company, finds that Arabsat, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, reaches 86% of satellite TV households in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and nearly 78% in other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, including Bahrain, Kuwait, KSA, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE. […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/10/bbc-arabic-renews-agreement-arabsat/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5918 BBC Arabic Television, the BBC’s news and information channel in the Arabic language, and Arabsat, the leading satellite operator in the Middle East and North Africa, announce the long term renewal of their agreement on Arabsat BADR-4  at 26°E which covers the entire Middle East and North Africa region and most of Western Europe. The […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/10/new-opec-insights-ursa-extends-depth-oil-inventory-monitoring-mena-region/ Fri, 06 Oct 2017 05:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5857 Ursa Space Systems Inc. has announced the worldwide release of their Middle East/North Africa (MENA) Oil Storage Report. MENA is the third region in Ursa’s expansion to global coverage of oil storage inventories, providing a new reliable data-set to a product line that is already in use by leading traders. “MENA is a key region in global […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/10/knowledge-transfer-mena-leapfrogging-learning-curve/ Sun, 01 Oct 2017 08:00:42 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5831 As more countries around the world look to develop their own space capabilities, organisations, and policies, SpaceWatch Middle East’s Editor-in-Chief, Helen Jameson, examines the importance of technology transfer in developing space power in the Middle East and Africa. Space. It’s becoming a priority, and the fascination and realisation that what happens above us is becoming […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/09/iraqs-talia-provide-arabsat-10-channel-video-uplink-monitoring-service-badr-7-ku-band/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5693 Talia Limited, a leading communication provider serving the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, announces its partnership with Arabsat of a new 10-channel video uplink to the Arabsat Badr-7 satellite located at 26°E. The service will offer both SD and HD channel uplinks and will form the basis of a new high-power Ku-band neighbourhood […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/09/qatars-eshailsat-sees-al-rayyan-media-expand-services-eshail-1/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 07:15:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5678 Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, announced today the signing of an agreement with Al Rayyan Media to expand their service offering on Es’hail‐1 located at 25.5°E broadcast hotspot. Al Rayyan HD, Al Rayyan SD, Sout Al Rayyan (Radio) and Sout Al‐Islam (Radio) joins Al Rayyan 2 HD, which is already available on Es’hail‐1, for distribution […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/08/ursa-space-systems-announces-worlds-first-weekly-global-oil-inventory-report/ Wed, 16 Aug 2017 07:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5381 Ursa Space Systems Inc. (Ursa) announced on August 10, 2017, their planned expansion to provide the world’s first reliable, global oil inventory coverage. Building on Ursa’s ground-breaking China Oil Storage Report, Ursa will deliver Global oil storage reports on a region by region basis, starting with the Caribbean, Middle East/North Africa, and Europe, which are […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/08/moroccos-medi-1-tv-hd-broadcast-arabsats-free-air-dvb-s2-platform/ Fri, 04 Aug 2017 07:15:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5295 Starting July 10, 2017, Arabsat announced the broadcast of Medi-1 TV HD on the newly launched Arabsat Free-To-Air DVB-S2 platform.  Medi 1 TV broadcasts standard newscasts as well as talk-shows and documentaries. These programmes cover current affairs, business and financial markets, and sports. It is rated among the top Pan-Arab stations in North Africa. “As […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/08/arabsat-announces-new-frequency-tunisian-channels/ Wed, 02 Aug 2017 07:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5251 Arabsat has announced a new frequency on its BADR-4 satellite for the Tunisia Nat1, Tunisia Nat2, Hannibal TV, and Al Janoubia TV channels to join Attasia TV and M Tunisia TV on the Tunisian Channels Bouquet from the Office National de la Télédiffusion (ONT) Arabsat BADR-4 new frequency at 12,643 MHz, while Arabsat viewers are […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/07/arabsat-tv5-launch-tv5-monde-maghreb-orient-hd-tv5-monde-style-hd-arabsat-brand-free-air-dvb-s2-platform/ Fri, 07 Jul 2017 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5018 Arabsat and TV5 Monde have announced the broadcast of both TV5 Monde Maghreb Orient High Definition (HD) and TV5 Monde Style HD on the newly launched Arabsat Free-To-Air DVB-S2 platform. It carries – exclusively – many premium and highly viewed HD international channels, broadcast as Free-to-Air across the Middle East and North Africa via the […]]]>