With many in the broadcast equipment sector flocking to Dubai for CABSAT, the IABM has produced a regional report on the Middle East and Africa. Due to these differences in development, while describing the Middle East and Africa region, we will often make separate observations for the Middle East and North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. The growth of pay-TV has been significant in the Middle East and North Africa, less so in Sub-Saharan Africa. The adoption of UHD in the Middle East and Africa region has been limited to some rare cases so far. In the Middle East and North Africa, the local pure-play OTT operators are Icflix and Istikana, launched between 2011 and 2013.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 16, 2018 14:15 UTC