CABSAT Dubai: The Gateway to Streaming in MENA
CABSAT Dubai: The Gateway to Streaming in MENA
The Streaming Lab #48
Hey streamers 👋
Welcome to the 48th edition of The Streaming Lab. Thanks for reading me.
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This week’s program
I’ll show you why CABSAT is a way to enter the streaming ecosystem in Middle East & North Africa.
What is CABSAT & who will participate this year?
The Content Congress
The Co-Production Salon
What is CABSAT & who will participate this year?
CABSAT is “the region’s largest event for creative, broadcast and satellite communities”. As its name indicates, the event was focused on Cable & Satellite technologies, but Content & streaming are becoming increasingly important every year.
The 29th edition of CABSAT will take place in Dubai World Trade Center on 16 - 18 May 2023.
You will find 3 main verticals:
Content Creation
Production & Broadcast
Satellite & Distribution
And here are the main shows featured:
Content congress
SATEXPO summit
Next up
Africa + Saudi Program
NextGen Content
Digital Hub
You can have a look at the exhibitors list HERE.
Let’s focus now on the Content Congress & the Co-Production salon.
Content congress
The 3 panels I will not miss this year:
Arabic Ramadan Series – A Multi-Million-Dollar Industry?
16 May, 12:40 - 13:20, Content Congress Stage
This session will highlight some of the region’s biggest suppliers of Arabic entertainment, revealing how to produce high value Arabic series whilst entertaining millions of users around the MENA region during the peak viewing season.
Presented by Heba Korayem, Content Market & Distribution Specialist - H Consult
The Future of Linear Channels - Is there a Shift in Business Models?
16 May, 15:10 - 15:40, Content Congress Stage
Strategies for survival for Linear TV
Advertising on linear channels – understanding the evolving revenue models
How is linear TV disrupting: Understanding the state of affairs and potential new business models.
When will FAST business models start returning proper revenues in MENA?
The impact of FAST channels on entertainment
Presented by Ashok Namboodiri, Chief Business Officer - International Business - Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited
Streaming Wars: Only Champions will survive
17 May, 12:40 - 13:20, Content Congress Stage
Competing for eyeballs! Overblown streaming services - where audiences have access to a media library of a size that could never imagine, who are the big streaming players? why & how are they winning?
Presented by Sanjay Raina, Global Media & Entertainment Executive, Abu Dhabi Film Commission
You can also check the full agenda HERE.
The Co-Production Salon
After a successful 1st edition last year, the Co-Production salon is back, with even more participants. The salon is a dedicated meeting lounge for business opportunities in investment in Arabic content and attracting foreign TV & Film projects in the MENA Region.
Participants at the Co-Production Salon will explore opportunities for:
Co-production in long form entertainment content
Co-funding entertainment content
Commissioning projects for OTT Originals
They will also explore additional content funding avenues including:
Brand integration
Private investment
Product placement
Who will attend?
Arabic Production houses
International companies looking to invest and coproduce
OTT platforms seeking to commission their OTT originals
Ad agencies looking for product & brand placement opportunities
Investors looking for ROI from content distribution
The confirmed participants:
The Co-Production salon is an invite- only event, organized by Heba Korayem, Content Market & Distribution Specialist at H Consult, in partnership with CABSAT.
The Salon is already at full capacity but you can still register for the waiting list HERE.
That’s all for today, what you can expect from CABSAT 2023.
See you in Dubai in 2 weeks. If you want to learn more about streaming in MENA and the latest opportunities in the region, just answer this email and I’ll make sure we meet in Dubai.
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