The 8th edition of MyContent and the 10th edition of Dubai International Brand Licensing Fair, part of the Big Entertainment Show (BES), were inaugurated by Ali Ibrahim, Deputy Director General...
Anevia, a software vendor providing solutions for TV and Video delivery including live, near-live, on-demand and multiscreen, has announced its all-in-one headend, Flamingo, has been selected by Sodic to launch...
Kinjal Tanna, ?Producer, Mumbai-based Whacky Films & Dubai-based production and post-production studio, KKDD Film Production LLCAfter a six-year working break in Mumbai where he produced around 65...
Tariq Saeed Allay, Director of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB)Addressing global broadcasters at the ENEX (European News Exchange) general assembly, Tariq Saeed Allay, Director of the...
BBC Arabic television have announced the long term renewal of their agreement on Arabsat BADR-4 at 26°E which covers the entire MENA region and most of Western Europe.The service will continue...
BBC Minute presenter Olivia Le PoidevinThe BBC World Service has launched new video versions of BBC Minute dynamic 60-second news bursts aimed at younger audiences...
Sarah Messer, Director of Media, Nielsen Middle East North Africa and Pakistan.Nielsen has announced the launch of a new initiative for the broadcast radio industry in...
David, CEO of Voices.comThe Voice Over market is estimated to be worth $4.4 billion annually, according to a report from Voices.com, a large global online marketplace...
Dubai-based sound recordist Simon Charles recently tested the new Sound Devices MixPre-3 and MixPre-6. He gives us his verdictAs a long-time user of Sound Devices equipment, Im always excited when...
Quantenna Inc. and Cortina Access have a collaborative demonstration of a dual 4x4 802.11ax 10G fibre/PON gateway reference platform at IBC 2017.The reference platform integrates Quantenna?s QSR5G-AX 802.11ax Wi-Fi and Cortina?s...
Filmmakers Guy Mannion and Thomas Mitchell.Filmmakers Guy Mannion and Thomas Mitchell recount their journey as producers and business owners in Dubai as their production house, 815 Studios,...
As part of a larger project to upgrade its legacy systems to the latest file-based workflows, Dubais state broadcaster recently upgraded one of its last remaining production studios to function...
Cineo Lighting, a manufacturer of lighting systems for the motion picture, television and broadcast industries, has announced the premiering of the Standard 410 (S410), at IBC 2017.With a 25,000-lumen output...
Saleh Lootah is now Deputy CEO of DMI.Saleh Lootah, who was previously Head of TV and Radio Engineering at Dubai Media Inc., has now taken over...
CABSATs 24th edition, which will be hosted from January 14 to January 16, 2018, at Dubai World Trade Centre, will feature a number of new sections and initiatives that are...
Over-the-top (OTT) distribution, which is of course IP-based, is quickly becoming the preferred video delivery method for millions of consumers, and a state-of-the-art OTT distribution operation is now a business...
BS Broadcast has established itself as the first company in the Middle East to deal in the buying and selling of quality-tested used broadcast and satellite equipment.Strategically based in the...
Sennheiser and Neumann will be presenting audio solutions for all levels of media production at IBC. Differently themed areas of the manufacturer's stand at the show reflect the bandwidth of todays...
Megahertz Ltd will showcase a fast response newsgathering outside broadcast (OB) vehicle at IBC 2017.The featured truck is one of 25+ vehicles that Megahertz has delivered to a major broadcaster to replace...
Intraplex IP link.GatesAir will unveil new enhancements to two recently-introduced Intraplex intelligent networking solutions at IBC2017. The two products, Intraplex IPConnect software and the IP Link MPXp codec,...
Lawo's R?LAY Virtual Radio Mixer software has been upgraded with the ability to use SIP streams as on-the-air audio sources, as well as several other enhancements and updates.R?LAY is radio...
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAZhejiang Radio & TV Group (ZRTG), located in Hangzhou (China), has established a new production facility - Zhejiang International TV Centre. The centre comprises a...
Ibrahim Eren, TRT.Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) has appointed Ibrahim Eren as its new Director General.Before taking on this role, Eren was Deputy Director General...
UAE-based systems integrator Broadcast Systems Arabia (BSA), which is headed by CEO Irfan Gondal, has launched a sister company that buys and sells used broadcast equipment. The new company, BS...
North African commercial broadcaster Berbère Télévision has joined the Maghreb channel bouquet on Arabsats BADR-5 satellite.The BADR-5 Maghreb Bouquet will broadcast Berbere TV, Berbere Jeunesse and Berbere Music in addition to...
Arabsat announces the joining of BERBERE TV, the window to Berber cultural world and a leading North African commercial broadcaster to the fast-growing premium Satellite TV Platform ?Maghreb Bouquet? on...
From June 17 to July 2, 2017, Russia hosted the FIFA Confederations Cup. This tournament is seen as a rehearsal for the soccer World Cup, which will take place in...
More than a third of Premier League football fans say they regularly watch matches live online via unofficial streams, according to a BBC Radio 5 survey.The report, which was published...
Chinese firm, ZTE Corporation, which is a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions, has secured a contract to provide a digital hybrid set-top-box (STB) solution for...
BBC Pashto, which is a part of BBC World Service, is launching a weekly arts supplement with its flagship programme BBC Naray Da Wakht (BBC World Right Now). From Saturday 1 July...
MediaCorp Singapore.Singapore-based MediaCorp has completed its relocation to a major new production centre, where its technical operation is served by a completely revised hardware and infrastructure,...
The RED EPIC-W with HELIUM 8K sensor.Rabih Al Haber, a filmmaker based in Saudi Arabia, speaks about the business of TVCs and what drew him to...
French private radio broadcaster RTL France will change its two legacy automation systems to dira! Radio Production and Automation Suite from SCISYS Deutschland GmbH.In a first phase of the project, starting...
Thaicom has announced the introduction of a series of Radio Access Network (RAN) optimisers to enable satellite service providers to cost-effectively optimize high-throughput 4G/LTE data and voice traffic to unserved...
Arabian Radio Network (ARN) and Unlockd have announced a joint partnership to launch a mobile application that gives subscribers an opportunity to earn up to AED 15 every month by...
Ceské Radiokomunikace, a Czech service provider, has deployed Atemes compression and statistical multiplexing (statmux) solutions for the companys DVB-T2 HEVC services.Ceské Radiokomunikaces brand new HEVC statmux headend uses ATEMEs TITAN...
BroadcastPro Middle East celebrated its seventh anniversary at Copper Dog, Hilton DoubleTree, Jumeirah Beach Residence on May 15, 2017. The event brought together more than 140 MENA industry specialists, including TV,...
Making its debut in Asia, Riedel's Bolero is a new wireless intercom solution. An expandable, full-roaming, DECT-based intercom system in the licence-free 1.9 GHz frequency range, Bolero is fully integrated...
US media entity, Sinclair Broadcast Group, is acquiring Tribune Media in a deal valued at $3.9 billion.The deal is expected to close by Q4 this year in which Sinclair will acquire 100% of...
His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al-Thani, Chairman of Al Jazeera Media Network.Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) hosted its inaugural Future of Media Leaders Summit...
Lawo Vis tool_5.0.Abu Dhabi Media (ADM) recently awarded a contract to deploy a new central audio router and control/monitoring system to German technology specialist Lawo.Comprising a...
Music streaming company Anghami has revealed that it recorded a three-fold growth in audio ad revenue last year. Anghamis music marketing services are supported by DMS, the digital arm of...
Following in the footsteps of Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon, YouTube has announced plans to launch a new slate of ad-supported original programming soon. The shows, which will be free to...
Dance FM RJs.The newly launched UAE radio station Dance FM claims to have had a 40% increase in daily listeners. The radio station also claimed that it...
Rohde & Schwarz launched the first transmitter for the fourth generation HD Radio standard at NAB.The exporter and importer functions simplify the system architecture for HD Radio. They use the same...
A member of the Committee for Television and Radio of the Republic of Tajikistan (l) with Sami Boustany of Yahlive.Yahlive has signed a long-term agreement with...
Khalid Balkheyour, CEO, Arabsat.Arabsat will be sponsoring and participating in the 18th edition of Arab Radio and Television Festival to be held in Tunisia from May 25-28, 2017...
Lawo presents ruby, a new mixing console for radio broadcasters, at the 2017 NAB convention in Las Vegas.In the modern radio studio, talent is glued to their computer screens, says...
Master File.At BroadcastAsia2017 ChyronHego will showcase a full CAMIO Universe end-to-end production workflow running in VPX, the company's all-new virtual server platform. Also on display will...
Jamal Ahmed Al Awadhi, Head of Guest Experience Commercial at Etihad.Travelling long distances has become a more pleasant experience for passengers, thanks to in-flight entertainment. In...
Lawo will launch a new audio production console at NAB. The new console is IP-based and specifically designed to provide optimised performance within video production environments. Addressing applications requiring very large format...
Abu Dhabi Media (ADM) has announced the official launch of English-language stations Radio 1 and Radio 2 stations, part of the Abu Dhabi Radio Network, bringing the total number of...
Net Insight has announced the ongoing implementation of a future-proof high capacity nationwide broadcast media network for Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC). Advanced Communication and Electronics Systems (ACES), Net Insight's Saudi...
Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) will use Newtec Dialog platform for the upgrade of its satellite multimedia exchange platform MENOS. Installed by Newtec in 2008, the ASBU Multimedia Exchange Network...
Al Jazeera Media Network has announced the launch of an experimental platform called Kimchi for digital radio. The platform, which AJMN claims is a first of its kind, consists of...
Moroccan broadcaster SNRT (Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision) has contracted EVS to deliver a new, fully-centralised HD news production infrastructure.With EVS XS3 live media servers at its core,...
The Lawo mc2.Lawo will be presenting its IP video and audio processing and routing tools as well as IP-based digital audio mixing consoles and audio routers...
Jordans state radio broadcaster, JRTV Corp., will revamp its existing radio automation and broadcast installations with NETIA Radio Assist 8. NETIA will provide the organisation with state-of-the-art production, scheduling, workflow...
The 21st edition of the Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) sprang into action for a four-day run at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.The opening ceremony of...
Its not every month that we get to meet with more than one CEO who is changing the game within the media space. Last month, we had the pleasure of...
