Number of FTA channels up by 10.5% between April 2010-’11
Egypt & Saudi Arabia, followed by the UAE, host the highest number of FTA channels broadcasting in the Arab World, according to a report titled Satellite TV in the Arab...
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Egypt & Saudi Arabia, followed by the UAE, host the highest number of FTA channels broadcasting in the Arab World, according to a report titled Satellite TV in the Arab...
Arab films that received recognition at Dubai International Film Festival and Gulf Film Festival are heading to Australia.More than half of the 22 feature, documentary...
Fewer than half of the 11 million 3DTV-ready homes in the UK in 2016 will be active and regular users of 3DTV content, according to a new report from Informa...
TSL has acquired Celtic Audio Ltd., a UK company that specialises in the development of professional audio technology enabling the flexible and accurate monitoring of sound. The acquisition is effective...
Bahrains Information Affairs Authority (IAA) has invested in state-of-the-art Sony XDCAM HD broadcast technology as part...
The Abu Dhabi Media Zone Authority has offered ex-Baynounah staff the opportunity to join its freelance scheme at preferential rates, BroadcastPro ME has learnt. The scheme will enable ex-Baynounah staff,...
OSN has announced two new appointments to its marketing team.Hamad M. Malik has...
twofour54 tadreeb acquired SAE Dubai for US $7 million from global education services provider Navitas, BroadcastPro Middle East can reveal.SAE, a...
Sky News Arabia, which is scheduled for launch in Q3 2012, has begun construction...
UAE telco operator and cable...
CABSAT will introduce a new zone dedicated to DSLR cameras, technology and equipment as part of the annual exhibition, which will be...
The eighth edition of Dubai International Film Festival, which will be held from December 7 to 14, 2011, is presently inviting entries for the festivals 2011 official screening selection, including...
As part of its efforts to encourage its free-to-air viewers to shift to High Definition viewing to coincide with the launch of...
The Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), a state-backed entity engaged in monitoring and research activities for the UAE government, has issued a tender for the supply, installation...
A new decree issued by Qatars Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will see the administrative units of Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) undergo...
State-backed telecoms operator Etisalat is gearing up for the commercial launch of...
BroadcastPro ME has received official confirmation from Abu Dhabi Media that Malcolm Wall has been appointed CEO of the media...
Dubai-based rental firm Abacus Rentals invested in a ConTour...
Mahmoud Kaabours film Teta, Alf Marra (Grandma, a Thousand Times), a documentary feature about this grandmother won the Best Film award at London International Documentary Festival, the largest documentary festival...
Prince Alwaleeds Rotana Group has launched a new general entertainment TV channel for the Egyptian market. The Group has hired Turki AlShabanah as vice president of the channel.The new channel...
After conducting workshops along with Emirati filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Tropfest Arabia is now heading towards Egypt to host similar workshops in Cairo and Alexandria...
Dubai Media Inc. will launch a new radio station that will broadcast Khaleeji and Emirati music along with live programmes that celebrate Arab culture. The new channel could potentially rival...
Orbit Showtime Networks (OSN) channels went off air early morning yesterday and came back to life only...
Tropfest Arabia is conducting a couple of workshops on content creation for aspiring filmmakers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in conjunction with Emirati filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja. The workshops will...
3D Storm (NewTek Europe), distributor of NewTek products in Europe, Africa and the Middle-East has sealed a distribution agreement with Dubai-based distributor MediaCast.MediaCast will...
Arab entertainment company Melody Group has acquired a licence from Fujairah Media Group to begin operations from the emirates Creative City media free zone. The licence may have been acquired...
Abu Dhabi Sports claims that it will broadcast the climax to the 2010/11 Barclays Premier...
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...
