The Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) has selected eleven projects to receive development and post-production funding from Sanad, the festival's fund for Arab filmmakers.Established by ADFF in 2010, Sanad is...
3D TV set market is poised to grow dramatically in 2011by almost 500%, according to analyst firm In-Stat. Over the next few years, a greater percentage of large-screen TV sets...
Dubai Media Inc. (DMI) has begun the process of signing purchase orders for a list of equipment that it requires for undertaking...
Omani media conglomerate Sabco Media has confirmed that it will launch a new English-language radio station called Merge 104.8 in the coming weeks, according to a report in Oman Daily...
Dubai-based production house Boomtown Productions has launched its digital content production arm dubbed BOOMTOWN 2.0. The new department offers a full range of production services including branded online content, digital...
Orange Jordan has launched a new mobile TV service that enables its mobile subscribers to view HD content from channels with which it has exclusive content deals.The launch is primarily...
After making a shocking exit from Abu Dhabi Media (ADM) on April 1, Ricky Ghai will join Eros Internationals digital...
A scene from Everyday is a Holiday.At Cannes, Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) announced an expansion to Dubai Film Connection, its co-production market, with greater focus on documentary films. The...
Dubai-based distributor Advanced Media Trading LLC is back with yet another workshop aimed at upgrading the skills of camera pros in the market. The distributor, in conjunction with Carl Zeiss will...
As Harris Middle East and South Asia (MESA) office continues to grow, the company is now looking...
UAE distributor NMK Electronics has recently supplied two sets of System 6000 from TC Electronic to systems integrator Oasis Enterprises and live sound rental firm Production Technology (Protec).Protec is presently...
Dubai-based systems integrator Qvest Media FZ LLC has been contracted to provide the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi with a new, high-tech audio network from Riedel for the...
Abu Dhabi Film Commission (ADFC), which previously reported to the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage (ADACH), will henceforth report to and be integrated with the Media Zone Authority...
In the world of digital still cameras (DSCs), there were basically two market segments from which to choose, either the expensive digital single lens reflex (DSLR) or the more affordable,...
Ricky Ghai has stepped down as executive director of the Digital Media Group at Abu Dhabi Media on May 1, BroadcastPro...
According to a report in The National today, the UAE will switch off its analogue television network by 2013 and pave the way for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in the...
The Middle Easts booming US$2 billion a year audio visual business is turning an eye to the education sector, which is seen as an opportunity for growth, as younger generations...
Turner Broadcasting will rollout its UK preschool channel Cartoonito across Europe, the Middle East and Africa this September as part of its efforts to increase the brands distribution to 125...
Omani video production house KMA Productions recently won eight film awards at the Annual WorldFest-Houston Film Festival, the third oldest international film festival in North America and the oldest indie...
The New York Film Academy Abu Dhabi Awards:Hamad Saghran from UAESarmad Al-Zoubidy from Oman International Competition ShortsSpecial Mention: PARIGOT by Alex Digoix, Alexandre...
During a joint signing ceremony at MBC's headquarters in Dubai, Sam Barnett, COO MBC Group, and Irshad Contractor, chairman...
News and Current Affairs channels have the highest average advertising rates amongst FTA satellite TV channels in the Arab World, according to a report titled Satellite TV Advertising Rates in...
The fourth Gulf Film Festival, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the...
Gulf culture, including its music and unique ceremonies, are in the spotlight today at the fourth annual Gulf Film Festival, the home of...
Signiant announced at NAB that the Xbox 360(R) video game platform and Zune digital media player developers at Microsoft will use Signiant's content distribution management system to help enable the...
The National Association of Broadcasters claimed it had 92,708 registered attendees this year compared to last year, where attendance was 88,044.Content professionals from across the globe flock to the NAB...
Al Kass is adding to its outside broadcast capabilities with two large outside broadcast trucks being built by Grass Valley. The two trucks and their support vehicles, together valued at...
Silver Ant animation studios and Al Jazeera Childrens Channel (JCC) launched the co-produced animated feature film SEEFOOD at MIPTV 2011...
Business and news channel Eqtisadia TV, which previously had its office in Dubai has relocated its headquarters to Saudi Arabia. Dubai-based systems integrator Qvest was contracted to relocate the broadcasters...
Short fiction films from Bahrain will be showcased at the fourth Gulf Film Festival in Dubai. The two Bahraini films shortlisted from...
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) will run its Middle East operations from Dubai Studio City (DSC).SPT had...
Orange Business Services has signed a three-year agreement with Orbit Showtime Network to provide IT and telecoms network services to the company, across the Middle East. Under the agreement, OSN...
Viewers in Egypt can now benefit from the Orbit Showtime Network bouquet after an agreement was concluded last weekend between the...
At least 11 Arab films including Emirati, Egyptian, Palestinian, Moroccan and Jordanian films - from the seventh edition of the Dubai International...
Sky News Arabia, a joint venture between UK-based BSkyB and Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation (ADMIC), has contracted Television Systems Limited (TSL) to undertake the integration of a turnkey HD...
Tedial will provide Oman TV with a large Media Asset Management (MAM) solution to manage its digital archive and production workflows. The...
The Gulf Film Festival has announced two eminent jury panels comprising filmmakers, authors and critics to select standout voices in local, regional, and international short...
OSN has announced a breakthrough service called SAUDI HOME CINEMA a premium on demand service that brings the...
OTT-to-the-TV viewers will outnumber IPTV viewers by 2013, according to recent research from Informa Telecoms & Media.Informa forecasts that by 2015, 380 million people globally will view online video via...
After a long period in limbo, BroadcastPro Middle East has learnt that a decision was officially taken yesterday to dissolve Baynounah in Abu Dhabi.Baynounah presently employs close to 390 people....
Experimental filmmaker Gérard Courant, who holds the world record for the longest film ever made, the 156-hour Cinématon, will be in the spotlight at the...
Moroccos state-backed broadcaster Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision (SNRT) has chosen Net Insight for expanding its existing Digital Terrestrial TV network.Net Insight won this order in partnership...
Abu Dhabi Media Company adopted a new name and took on a new logo ahead of the Abu Dhabi Media Summit as part of a new corporate branding exercise. The...
Jampro Antennas has been awarded a major contract from Jordan Radio & TV (JRTV) to supply broadcast antenna systems and related transmission equipment to upgrade four systems in the Hashemite...
Speaking at the opening conversation of the Abu Dhabi Media Summit ...
Less than 1% of online content is in Arabic although there are more than 344 million Arabic speakers worldwide and it is the seventh-most popular...
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In a groundbreaking move, Warner Bros. is looking to provide video rentals on Facebook through the official web sites of select movies. Unfortunately, the service will only be available to...
Abu Dhabi based systems integrator Tek Signals has acquired Qatar Signals, the broadcasting and systems integration arm of IT company, Middle East Data Systems (MDS), BroadcastPro ME can reveal.The acquisition...
Saudi-based healthcare channel SEHA TV has contracted Dubai-based Advanced Media Trading to undertake...
Al Shahaniya racetrack, Qatars premier camel racing venue located 25 kilometres Northwest of Doha, has upgraded and expanded Trilogy Communications Commander intercom system. The Trilogy system was supplied and installed...
Contrary to reports in various local publications today, Apple will not open...
James Cameron will kick off the Abu Dhabi Media Summit, which will be held from March 15-17, with a keynote conversation with James Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive, Europe and Asia,...
Dubai-based MBC Group has purchased a Quantel Genetic Engineering shared workflow infrastructure for its three Quantel eQ online finishing systems. The deal also includes a Sam, which will enable other...
Fujairah Media Group (FMG), the Fujairah-based Broadcasting Corporation formed as a joint venture between the Fujairah Cultural and Media Authority and Arab International Media Services, plans to launch at least...
Hassan Chahine, who has, thus far, been chief technology officer (CTO) of Dubai Media Inc. (DMI)...
Omans Ministry of Information has issued a tender for the design, engineering, integration, supply, delivery and commissioning of a full-HD OB van.The OB van is to be used for live...
MBC has confirmed a deal with set top box manufacturer Technosat to BroadcastPro Middle East.Early last month, BroadcastPro...
MBC has signed a deal with set top box (STB) manufacturer Technosat, Broadcast Pro...
Tobe Hooper, the director behind the legendary classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre as well as...
