Major industry questions answered in this report include:

What pay TV platforms are succeeding in the Middle East & Africa?
Who are the key players and what are their strategies for success?
Could the cable operators provide a challenge to satellite’s dominance?
Will free-to-air multichannel homes start to convert to paid services?
With the Middle East & Africa now showing real signs of a move towards market liberalisation and some of the leading TV brands looking at an IPO., do you have the clear and reliable analysis that will enable you to exploit new opportunities in this emerging TV market?

Essential reading for:

TV Companies: Discover the strategies your competitors are using and find out how more liberal markets are changing the face of broadcasting in the Middle East and Africa.

Investment Banks: Gain valuable insights into which countries will enable you to maximise your investment opportunities and how liberalisation could now be allowing entry into previously inaccessible markets.

Analysts, legal and financial: Use our forecasts, historic data and independent analysis to build your knowledge of the sector and identify where your own expert knowledge may be required.

Broadcast Technology companies: With TV in the Middle East and Africa increasing in sophistication, identify which technological developments are likely to have a profitable impact on your business.

Authors
Adam Thomas
Analyst

Adam has been involved in several senior roles within the media industry. He has worked as a journalist at CIA Medianetwork’s Channel 11, authored media research analysis for the Corporate… [more]

Simon Dyson
Analyst

Simon Dyson is a senior analyst with Informa Telecoms and Media. His main area of expertise is the music industry and has authored several management and strategic reports.

Countries / Sectors / Companies Covered
Algeria
Bahrain
Cyprus
Egypt
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Tunisia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Company profiles
Sub-Saharan Africa (22 countries)
Plus - pay TV figures broken down by country

Who should read this report
Use Middle East & Africa TV (4th edition) and benefit from:

Forecasts to 2012 – track trends and pinpoint opportunities with fully updated forecasts, including satellite TV homes, MMDS/Cable TV households, multichannel TV homes and pay TV penetration (newly expanded to include forecasts for South Africa)

Market Movements – new quick guides to the key developments in each country

Data and statistics – the report tracks viewing and programming trends, while also providing extensive data on advertising expenditure and revenue generation

Country-by-country coverage – analysis of the 16 key MENA territories, plus more than 20 African countries, enabling you to track the regions you’re already in and assess which new ones will provide you with new investment opportunities

Vital intelligence on government legislation and regulation and other important local knowledge to allow you to maximise your investment and make informed business decisions.

Multichannel TV homes in MENA set to top 60% by 2012

"At end-2012, the Middle East and North Africa region will have approaching 40 million multichannel TV homes, meaning more than 60% of homes will have cable/satellite television. Sub-Saharan Africa’s 800 million population also offer plenty of untapped potential."
Source: Informa Telecoms & Media