Rapports
OTT Video in Africa and the Middle East: Improving Telecom Infrastructure and Rising 4G Penetration to Support OTT Growth

OTT video markets in Africa and the Middle East have significant differences largely due to demographics, economic factors and the telecom landscape across countries. Markets with high adoption rates of pay-TV, fixed broadband and mobile broadband see the most robust and innovative OTT ecosystems, such as UAE and Israel. With the increasing popularity of OTT services an increasing number of mobile operators, pay-TV providers, broadcasters and media companies are expanding into the OTT arena either by partnering with OTT players or by launching their own OTT services. Examples of OTT services introduced by mobile operators include eLife ON by Etisalat, which is based in UAE, and mView by Saudi telco Mobily, while broadcaster beIN Sports has its own OTT service called beIN Sports Connect. Pay-TV operator OSN has launched GO across MENA while Times Media Group has an OTT service called VIDI in South Africa. Markets with low pay-TV penetration, low broadband penetration or low smartphone
OTT video market: Taxonomy, business models and content provision
OTT video pricing and business models
OTT service providers
Content provision in the connected era
Challenges and opportunities for OTT service providers in diverse AME markets
OTT video in Africa and the Middle East: Overview, market comparisons, providers and opportunities
The OTT video market in Africa and the Middle East
Pyramid Research OTT Video Market Attractiveness Index
OTT Video Market Attractiveness Index results
OTT service provider profiles
OTT business models and pricing methods
OTT video opportunity mapping
OTT provider summaries
OTT mobile opportunity
Market details: Case studies
Nigeria: iROKOTV
UAE: eLife ON
MENA: OSN GO
MENA: beIN Sports Connect
MENA: icflix
Key findings and recommendations
Appendices
OTT Video Market Attractiveness Index composition and methodology
OTT Video Market Attractiveness Index countries covered
Acronyms and definitions
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