Case Studies

February 8, 2014

Filmmaker Wassim Beydoun.Dubai-based filmmaker Wassim Beydoun made a documentary on thalassaemia using a Sony NEX- FS700. In an exclusive interview with Vibhuti Arora, the filmmaker talks...

Physique TV shapes up!

February 4, 2014

Physique TV, which claims to be the MENA regions first health and fitness channel, underwent a significant revamp in terms of both format and content under its new management team....

Egypt tunes in to smarter radio

January 16, 2014

Egypts national broadcaster ERTU replaced its existing radio infrastructure with a state-of-the-art solution encompassing automation and archiving. In an exclusive interview with Vibhuti Arora, systems supplier and integrator SCISYS shares...

Radio Mirchi strikes a chord

January 5, 2014

Launched in February 2012, Radio Mirchi is a recent Indian export to the UAE. The Hindi and English radio station, owned by Abu Dhabi Media, caters to the South Asian...

INC kits out Qatari radio station

January 4, 2014

Qatar-based Sout Al Khaleej recently upgraded its existing facility to add a new radio studio and centralise its operations. BroadcastPro ME takes a closer look at the project Sout Al Khaleej,...

Pocket Champ

by Guest Columnist

December 5, 2013

A Dubai-based production team created a special rig for a POV shoot with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera for a promo. Director Omar Abbas gives us an exclusive first-hand account...

Private FM radio stations highest in Iraq and Palestine

December 4, 2013

Arab Advisors Groups latest research has revealed that 246 local government-owned FM radio stations broadcast in 18 Arab countries by August 2013, while there are 220 private radio stations. The...

Netherlands adopts all digital radio

November 9, 2013

Harris Broadcast and Broadcast Partners have completed the Netherlands transition to all digital radio. Harris Broadcast and Broadcast Partners deployed the nationwide digital audio broadcasting plus (DAB+) solution in a...

MBCs Egyptian challenge

November 8, 2013

MBC Cairo studio.MBC recently strengthened the news component of its Egyptian channel MBC Masr with a turnkey newsroom and studio installation. Systems integrator Media Group International...

MBCs Egyptian challenge

November 8, 2013

MBC Cairo studio.MBC recently strengthened the news component of its Egyptian channel MBC Masr with a turnkey newsroom and studio installation. Systems integrator Media Group International...

Breaking NEWS ground

November 4, 2013

Mohammed Akhlaq.In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, Mohammed Akhlaq, International Operations Director of Al Jazeera Network and Launch Technical Director of Al Jazeera America, speaks...

Turkish Radio Television gets support from Shotoku

October 8, 2013

Shotoku Broadcast Systems has been awarded a tender from Turkish Radio Television (TRT) for a significant complement of manual camera support gear. Working through Istanbul-based Basari, TRT placed an order comprised...

E-juniors HD adventure

October 6, 2013

Fatiha Bensalem, E-junior and Khaled Al Baloushi, eLife.Childrens edutainment channel E-junior marked its 12th anniversary this year with a complete transition to High Definition (HD) coupled...

HE Dr. Abdulla Al-Harrasi, Chairman of the Public Authority for Radio and TV in Oman and Rob Sherman of Sony Professional Solutions MEA on concluding Oman TV’s HD project.

September 25, 2013

Ethiopia in High Definition

September 20, 2013

THE MCR at Amahara TV station.Ethiopias state broadcaster Amhara TV recently deployed the countrys first HD terrestrial TV station broadcasting to more than 50 million viewers....

MGI installs VidiGos visual radio solution at Clouds FM

September 13, 2013

Media Systems Integrator Media Group International (MGI) has assisted Tanzanias Clouds FM radio station to give its audience a totally new, interactive experience by installing VidiGo Visual Radio software. The new...

Steering ahead

September 3, 2013

Hedgehog, a Lebanese production company, recently rolled out a 14-camera High Definition OB truck, reportedly the first in Lebanon. The vehicle boasts state-of-the-art kit capable of executing an end-to-end production....

The Smart Touch

September 3, 2013

The Envivio platform makes the backbone of the mobile solution.In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, solutions provider E2M talks about how it put together a project...

Qatar Agency manages news with artec

September 2, 2013

Qatar News Agency recently commissioned artec technologies AG to provide a new TV/radio recording and information system. BroadcastPro ME brings you some exclusive detailsGerman-based artec technologies has been contracted to...

Making a Difference

September 1, 2013

On location - Make-A-Wish series with Kamil Roxas.A TV series documenting the work of the Make-A-Wish Foundation went on air this Ramadan. The 30-episode series showed...

As dreams are made on…

September 1, 2013

Juma Al Sahli with actor Mancour Al Ghassini.In a candid chat with Vibhuti Arora, Emirati filmmaker Juma Al Sahli talks about his journey so far and...

ADMs Star FM to participate in the International Radio Festival

August 26, 2013

Abdul Rahman Al Harthi.Star FM, a radio channel under the umbrella of Abu Dhabi Media, announced that it will be participating in the International Radio Festival,...

Artec to supply new TV/radio recording system to Qatar News Agency

August 20, 2013

Artec's Product Manager M. Mueller with members from Qatar's news agency.Qatar News Agency has commissioned Artec Technologies AG to provide a new TV/radio recording and information...

Road Stars

August 6, 2013

Tewe Pannier, GTV.A TV show about cars for car lovers premiered last month on OSN. Claimed by the producers to be a one-of-a-kind series, Put Your Car...

Sudan Radio upgrades to NETIA’s Radio-Assist 8.1

July 30, 2013

Sudan Radio has upgraded its operations to the Radio-Assist 8.1 range of digital audio automation software. Sudan Radio first launched Radio-Assist in 2005, after working closely with NETIA to migrate...

The first pan-African news channel goes live

July 9, 2013

TVC News' main set.TVC News launched early this year with the tagline Through African Eyes giving viewers an African perspective on news from the continent. Media...

Going places

July 9, 2013

Mohamed (L) and Peyman AL Awadhi (R) from Peeta Planet.A first-of-its-kind travel show that takes an Emirati idea to the world, Peeta Planet has been drawing...

All in a days work

July 9, 2013

Pegah Ghaemi with sieadicam operator Hosein Jalili.In an exclusive interview with Vibhuti Arora, Australian-Iranian director Pegah Ghaemi talks about the pleasures and challenges of shooting in...

Driving Production

June 18, 2013

In an exclusive interview with BroadcastPro ME, Dubai-based production house Waves Studio and systems integrator AV Solutions talk about how they helped develop a 12-camera HD OB van to serve...

Syrian drama at home in Abu Dhabi

June 10, 2013

Syrias political turmoil is no deterrent for the flag bearers of the nations popular drama production industry. Tapping into the surging demand, the content creators shift base to Abu Dhabi...

Coming of age

June 10, 2013

Aisha Abdullah.Encouraged by training, government-funded incentive schemes and exposure through film festivals in the UAE, more Emiratis are taking to filmmaking. BroadcastProME speaks to two Emirati...

Saudi TV builds MCR and playout for sports channels

June 10, 2013

In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, Saudi-based systems integrator First Gulf Company talks about the new playout and MCR facility it recently designed and integrated for Saudi Broadcasting CorporationDignitaries...

Karim Goury

May 7, 2013

Paris-based actor-director, Karim Goury talks about The Man Inside, an experimental documentary. The 50-minute autobiographical film is shot entirely in a hotel room in Kuwait City Karim...

Sixth edition of the Gulf Film Festival opens tonight

April 11, 2013

The Gulf Film Festival (GFF) will be officially opened tonight in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and...

Al Madar TV begins live broadcasts from Abu Dhabi

April 3, 2013

The newly established private Iraqi satellite channel Al Madar TV, has commenced broadcasting over the entire MENA region from twofour54 Abu Dhabi, a Media Zone Authority company this week....

Regions first soundstage gets busy

April 3, 2013

In an exclusive interview with BroadcastPro ME, Fadi Ismail, GM of O3 Productions, the production arm of MBC Group, talks about the new productions the broadcaster will undertake at the...

Avid interest in Qatar TV

April 2, 2013

BroadcastPro ME takes a detailed look at how Qatar TV recently deployed Avid solutions to optimise its enterprise-level collaborationQatars Television Support and Development Committee (TVSDC), which is responsible for designing...

Rebuilding Iraqi Media

April 1, 2013

Zaid Wattar, MD, AV Solutions.In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, Zaid Wattar, Managing Director of AV Solutions, a leading broadcast systems integrator in Iraq, talks...

Beaming from Makkah

April 1, 2013

Saudi-based systems integrator First Gulf Company has secured a deal to deliver a full 1080p HD broadcast facility that includes the installation of a whopping 96 cameras in Makkah. When...

twofour54 launches Creative Campus

April 1, 2013

twofour54 will launch a free creative workshop programme called the Creative Campus at this years Middle East FILM & COMIC CON. Open to all, the twofour54 Creative Campus is central...

ARN launches the first Filipino Radio Station in UAE

March 31, 2013

Arabian Radio Network, Dubai, has launched Tag 91.1 a radio station dedicated to the Filipino community here in the UAE.Tag 91.1 promises local content, 24 hours a day, aimed at...

New look for Al Jazeera Childrens Channel

March 30, 2013

Al Jazeera Childrens Channel (JCC) revealed its brand new look on March 29, 2013 through a five hour live show.The studio-based live show consisted of interactive activities such as a...

AD Classic fastest growing English language radio station

March 28, 2013

Mathew Sansom.Abu Dhabi Classic FM has shown the fastest growth of any English language radio station in the UAE over the past three years, both in...

Al Jazeera Arabic revamps

March 24, 2013

Al Jazeera Arabic has unveiled a new look offering SD as well as HD broadcast.The channel's complete refresh, the biggest since 2004, involves a transformation of news studios, programmes studios,...

Regions best short films showing at Gulf Film Fest

March 24, 2013

GFF 2013 will present the best in Gulf short film-making.The sixth edition of the Gulf Film Festival (GFF) that runs April 11 to17 has announced the...

iPlayer to have exclusive content from BBC

March 22, 2013

The BBC has commissioned a drama strand exclusively for its iPlayer platform, in an extension of its strategy to bolster its digital content portfolio.The new drama strand comprises a joint...

Al Jazeera reinforces its global position with French news channel

March 21, 2013

After disembarking in the US, Qatar-based Al Jazeera is continuing to expand globally with the upcoming launch of a U.K.-branded news channel and advanced plans for a French-language news arm.The...

Extension for Art Ind and Intelsat partnership

March 21, 2013

Intelsat S.A., a satellite service provider, announced a multi-year extension agreement with Lebanon-based ART/International Network Distribution (IND), an aggregator and distributor of niche and international channels in the global market.ART/IND...

Yahlive gets a passion for fashion

March 19, 2013

Mohamed Youssif, CEO of YahLive.Fashion One, the international channel for fashion, entertainment and lifestyle, is now available for the first time across the Middle East and...

Ashorooq TV relocates to Sudan with Argosy infrastructure products

March 17, 2013

Argosy has supplied a range of its HD products to Ashorooq TV as part of the companys move from Dubai to a new television facility in Khartoum, Sudan.Ashorooq TV, which...

New Libyan news channel deploys Harris Broadcast integrated solutions

March 17, 2013

Nexio AMP server by Harris.Harris Broadcast has supplied a range of integrated broadcast solutions to its distributor, Orbinet International, to support the launch of a new...

Qvest Media to install TSLs PAM2 MK2 at Dubai TV

March 14, 2013

Swarup Mukherjee with Mohamed Hamid at TSL stand during CABSAT 2013.Qvest Media will use TSLs 16 PAM2 MK2 multi-channel audio monitoring units for critical operator positions...

INC to use Argosy products for Kuwait TV HD studio upgrade

March 12, 2013

INC System Integrations will work with Argosys infrastructure equipment for the upgrade of an existing TV studio and presentation room to full digital HD.The project is part of an ongoing...

MBC3 and Viacom extend partnership

March 11, 2013

MBC3 and Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) have announced the extension of their partnership for the broadcast of Nickelodeon programming across the MENA region.MBC3, the free-to-air kids' entertainment channel, has...

Qatar Radio adopts NETIAs Radio-Assist 8.1 automation software

February 28, 2013

Qatar Radio has replaced its existing radio automation with NETIAs Radio-Assist 8.1 digital audio software suite for all five of its main channels. The NETIA software, which Qatar Radio also...

Metus and Grass Valleys Edius deployed in Turkeys Acun Media

February 26, 2013

Turkeys largest media production company has deployed Metus shared recording system with Grass Valleys Edius to store, access, find and edit its video assets. Metus MAM can read the time-code...

YahLive expands its network of dealers and technicians

February 25, 2013

YahLive, the High Definition television satellite broadcast platform and Home of HD for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has expanded its distribution network of YahLive certified satellite...

Libya Unleashed

February 17, 2013

Mahmud Shammam.This March, Libyas first news channel will turn two. It was launched during the revolution by an ex-Information Minister and journalist to keep the Libyan...

On Location at Dubai Creek

February 10, 2013

Tim Kennedy at Dubai Creek.Armed with a small camcorder, filmmaker and academician Tim Kennedy goes every week to Dubai Creek to capture the sights and sounds...

Film co-financed by DFI opens Sundance Festival