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Article: Middle Eastern telcos get the IPTV ball rolling.
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- Electronics Newsweekly
- Article date:
- November 18, 2009
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As more telcos in the Middle East and Africa prepare to launch IPTV services, and yet others move beyond phase 1 of their deployment, the region's pay-TV industry appears to be undergoing a considerable change.
While cable and IPTV remain youthful platforms in the MEA region at present, many telcos are investing substantial amounts in their broadband networks, in line with government drives to keep ahead of the ICT curve, and regulatory barriers are starting to fall and content production values to increase.
According to a recent report from the Arab Advisors Group, there were six countries in the MENA region offering IPTV services as of May 2009 ...