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250 quality meetings take place, with around 30 high-value partnership deals in negotiation

during the three-day period.

Korayem added: "I can confidently count that at least half of the business deals discussed have

already been closed. That's pretty good in the MENA region, as it is not unusual for deals to

take several months to finalise. I'm delighted that we are able to offer the opportunities to the

right people that can accelerate the process."

Also expected to participate in this year’s Co-Production Salon are some of the most

prominent platforms and broadcasters, including Shahid, TOD, StarzPlay, VOX, OSN,

StarsPlay, E-Vision, and Saudi Broadcast Corporation, along with noted Arabic content
producers from the UAE-based Eagle Films; Saudi’s Art Format Lab; Cedars Art from Lebanon,

and the Egyptian Arpu Plus and United Media Services.

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About CABSAT: With a history of over 28 years, CABSAT is the only specialised event that draws more

than 14,000 business professionals from the MEASA region's media, content, and digital industries.
Over the years, the event has welcomed the highest number of regional attendees, including engineers,

system integrators, and broadcasters from the content creation, broadcast, and satellite industries, as

well as content buyers, sellers, producers, and distributors. In line with its vision to provide a platform
for business, networking, and knowledge sharing for the MEASA region’s media markets, CABSAT

continues to work with innovative content creators, producers, broadcast technology providers, and

content delivery companies to identify traits of success that will fuel the growth of the industry.

About HConsult: A Dubai-based consultancy specialized in facilitating business within the Content

production and distribution industry in the Arabic-speaking MENA region. With a network of more
than 100 broadcasters and the region’s 50 OTT platforms, HConsult is known for tracking the MENA

region’s content market activities, such as investment and distribution patterns for different types of

Arabic and imported content within the Arabic-Speaking world. HConsult uses this data to help