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A R A B B U SIN ESS N EWS L e a d in g Bu sin e ss Ne ws we b sit e in t h e M id d le Ea st

 5/ 18/ 2023 Abo ut Co nt act

Business Growth Opportunities and Emerging Industry Trends in

the Spotlight on Day 2 of CABSAT 2023

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May 1 7 , 2 0 2 3 : D ay tw o of CAB SAT 2 0 2 3 , the î agshi p ev ent for broadcast, satel l i te, content creati on, producti on, di stri buti on, di gi tal m edi a

and entertai nm ent i ndustri es, w el com ed v i si tors from around the w orl d to netw ork , col l aborate, and seek opportuni ti es for adv ancem ent.

Through a dy nam i c program m e of conference sessi ons, l i v e technol ogy dem os, and show cases of gl obal i nnov ati on, the 2 9 th edi ti on of
CAB SAT has reaï rm ed i ts posi ti on as the regi on’ s l argest gatheri ng of the creati v e, broadcast, and satel l i te com m uni ti es that w i l l run unti l

May 1 8 , 2 0 2 3 , at the D ubai W orl d Trade Centre (D W TC).

D uri ng the ev ent's second day , i ndustry l eaders parti ci pated i n panel di scussi ons on a range of topi cs. Sessi on topi cs i ncl uded, ‘ W om en
Pow er: Shatteri ng the Gl ass Screen, ’ ‘ Content Partnershi ps i n MENA: Trends i n Co- producti ons, Com m i ssi oni ng, and Content Ri ghts Shari ng, ’
and ‘ F i resi de Chat: How Soci al Medi a i s D i srupti ng the D i sruptors, ’ am ong others. D i scussi ons focused on em ergi ng dev el opm ents i n the

m edi a and entertai nm ent i ndustri es, al l ow i ng parti ci pants to ev al uate the current condi ti ons and dev el op eìecti v e strategi es for the sector’ s
future.

Catheri ne Mw angi , Head of the TV at Keny a Tel ev i si on Netw ork , sai d: “Keny a Tel ev i si on Netw ork took part i n the Content Congress

pl atform 's sessi on at CAB SAT 2 0 2 3 enti tl ed, ‘ W om en Pow er: Shatteri ng the Gl ass Screen, ’ w hi ch w as geared tow ards w om en w ork i ng i n the
m edi a. Hav i ng the opportuni ty to engage w i th l eadi ng fem al e ex ecuti v es w ho are shapi ng gl obal content, l ay i ng the foundati on for future

generati ons, and adv anci ng i ncl usi v i ty w as an honour. At Keny a Tel ev i si on Netw ork , w e w i l l conti nue to w ork tow ards m ak i ng w om en's
v oi ces heard, to bui l d a soci ety that i s m ore i ncl usi v e and equi tabl e, as w el l as support the i nv al uabl e contri buti ons of w om en i n al l spheres
of l i fe.”

“The MENA content i ndustry i s currentl y ex peri enci ng si gni í cant grow th i n prem i um content producti on. Through col l aborati on w i th hi gh-

cal i bre tal ents and l eadi ng partners, w e are dedi cated to bri ngi ng qual i ty content to audi ences i n the regi on and bey ond. As part of CAB SAT
2 0 2 3 ’ s ‘ Content Partnershi ps i n MENA: Trends i n Co- producti ons, Com m i ssi oni ng, and Content Ri ghts shari ng’ sessi on, w e w ere abl e to l ead

eìecti v e di scussi ons on the i m portance of col l aborati on i n dri v i ng the regi on’ s content i ndustry forw ard and how successful í l m
producti on rel i es on the col l ecti v e eìort of a di v erse group of tal ented professi onal s, ” D ari ne El Khati b, VP of F i l m Producti on at Maj i d Al

F uttai m , com m ented.

CAB SAT's SATEX PO Sum m i t on day tw o, took pl ace concurrentl y w i th the Content Congress, the m ost com prehensi v e gatheri ng of regi onal

and gl obal satel l i te and space technol ogy i ndustry i nî uencers. Innov ators establ i shed ex ecuti v es, engi neers, gov ernm ent oï ci al s, and
di v erse sol uti on prov i ders attended the Sum m i t, w hi ch al so ex am i ne the rol e of satel l i te and space technol ogy i n prom oti ng and enhanci ng

sustai nabi l i ty on Earth.
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The NEX TGen Content Screeni ng program m e on CAB SAT’ s second day show cased som e of the best content the Mi ddl e East and Afri ca hav e

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