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March 3, 2017

War Machine, the most recent Hollywood film that was shot in Abu Dhabi, has released its first teaser. The film, Netflixs first feature venture, will launch on the platform on 26 May...

Pebble Beach Systems enables cloud playout for DMC

March 2, 2017

Jean-Louis Lods, Director of Business Development at DMC.Pebble Beach Systems has been instrumental in helping The Digital Media Centre (DMC) become one of the first television...

Pebble Beach Systems mulls sale

by Vijaya Cherian

March 2, 2017

Tom Gittins, CEO of Pebble Beach Systems.UK-based playout automation specialist Pebble Beach Systems has indicated in official announcements that it is carrying out a formal strategic...

LYNX Technik partners with Ideal Systems for MEA

March 2, 2017

LYNX Technik AG, provider of modular interfaces for broadcast and professional AV signal processing applications, has announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Ideal Systems for Middle East...

ATEME deploys Dell EMC storage and server solutions

March 1, 2017

Dell EMC OEM Solutions is collaborating with ATEME to provide the company with the servers and storage needed to expand its solutions catalogue.As broadcasters and operators follow the trend of virtualising...

OSN adds new channels to line-up

Following the launch of #newOSN, featuring new packs and new prices, OSN has added new channels to its line-up. The new channels feature brand-new content for children, video gamers, sports...

beIN launches on-demand services, adds seven more channels

by Vijaya Cherian

beIN has announced the launch of an on-demand service that will give its subscribers access to more than 2000 programmes including 300 of the latest movies. Its on-demand products include...

Zee celebrates big FM launch with UAE community

Mukund Cairae.Zee announced the official launch of its first radio station in the UAE at an event held on February 27, 2017. The event hosted the...

WWE chooses Fairlight for post production

Blackmagic Design has announced that World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) relies on Fairlight DAWs with Xynergi controllers for all of its audio post production needs, including audio post production on the recent...

First dance FM channel launched in Dubai

February 27, 2017

The 97.8 frequency, previously operated by Gulf News Broadcasting as Josh FM and owned by Umm Al Quwain Broadcasting Network (UBN), is back on the radio waves under a new...

Moonlight wins the best picture Oscar

February 27, 2017

Moonlight won the best picture Oscar at the 89th Academy Awards on February 26 in Los Angeles.La La Land was incorrectly named and just as the team was in the process...

Japanese drama series ‘Crisis’ to premiere at MIPTV

February 26, 2017

The Japanese drama series Crisis, produced by Kansai TV, will feature as the first-ever Asian World Premiere TV Screening at MIPTV 2017.The MIPTV entertainment content market takes place in Cannes,...

The QYOU expands into East Africa

February 25, 2017

Internet video curator The QYOU has partnered with South African subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) service, ShowMax, to curate a series of shows in East Africa. The deal signifies The QYOUs expansion into...

Sky Sports News deploys Mobile Viewpoint for live contributions

February 24, 2017

Mobile Viewpoint has played a pivotal role in global sports broadcaster Sky Sports News coverage of the January 2017 Football Transfer Deadline Day.Mobile Viewpoint enabled Sky Sports News to deliver...

Chinas LeTV Sports buys 14 Kula switchers from SAM

February 24, 2017

Chinas LeTV Sports has purchased 14 Kula live production switchers from SAM to form the backbone of its studios for live sports programming.LeTV Sports is one of the fastest growing...

Dejero announces new CEO

February 24, 2017

Bogdan Frusina (l) and Bruce Anderson, Dejero.Dejero has announced Bruce Anderson as its new CEO, taking over from Brian Cram who has headed the company for...

CTV chooses Axon Cerebrum Control for reality TV show

February 23, 2017

CTV has chosen Axon's Cerebrum to produce reality TV show First Dates Hotel for Channel 4. The UK reality TV production demanded seamless control of a complex Powered by Ethernet (POE) workflow,...

Discovery and beIN launch the Darnival

February 23, 2017

Discovery Communications MENA and beIN have partnered with the Dubai Food Festival to introduce the concept of Darnival for the first time this year. The two-day event, which takes place...

Tata Communications announces MOVE to seamlessly connect the world

February 23, 2017

Tata Communications has announced its entry into the global USD 4 billion mobile data connectivity and cross-border Internet of Things (IoT) market. The company is unveiling the Tata Communications MOVE platform...

Calrec appoints Decibel S.A. as distributor in North Africa and Switzerland

Calrec Audio has signed Decibel S.A. as its exclusive distributor in Switzerland, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. With an emphasis on Brio, Calrec's all-new, compact digital broadcast audio console, Decibel S.A....

Bobbles.tv brings Indian entertainment packages to Europe

Bubbles Media GmbH has announced the launch of a new entertainment package for Indian viewers in Europe on bobbles.tv.Bobbles.tv delivers 16 entertainment channels in Hindi and English including B4U Movies,...

Doordarshan installs Lawo as part of New Delhi broadcast centre upgrade

Indias largest broadcast network, Doordarshan (DD), which reaches around 92% of the population and 81% of its territory recently deployed Lawo mixers as part of a TV news studio upgrade...

MENA streaming service ties with Media Square to monetise content

Joe Di Maio, CEO of ALTV.ALTV, a free MENA streaming service based in Egypt, has partnered with Cairo-based advertising agency, Media Square to support its monetisation...

Vuclip announces new streaming service in the Middle East

February 21, 2017

Sherif Dahan.Vuclip has announced the launch of Viu, a direct to consumer video-on-demand (VOD) service, in the Middle East.Viu already operates in Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Hong...

South African radio network deploys dira!

February 21, 2017

South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will begin the next phase of its radio project that started last year. The next phase will be the implementation of dira! at five channels...

BFE signs BAS as reseller partner for KSC CORE in Thailand

February 21, 2017

Bangkok-based distributor Broadcast Audio Service (BAS) joins the team of international resellers for KSC CORE. The software solution, developed by the German broadcast systems integrator BFE, will be introduced to...

MBC and Ooredoo launch new channel in Qatar

February 20, 2017

Waleed Al Sayed and Sam Barnett with Ooredoo and MBC team.Ooredoo and MBC Group have announced the launch of MBC+ Ooredoo Channel for Ooredoo TV subscribers.The MBC+ Ooredoo...

ARN unveils two new radio brands

February 20, 2017

The Arabian Radio Network has launched two new digital radio brands to cater to its Arabic audience.The Arabic stations are part of ARN's digital roll out of channels that began in May...

Facebook introduces TV app

February 17, 2017

Facebook is focusing more on developing video inventory and content this year. As part of its video strategy the company has unveiled a new video app for TV.With the upgraded...

Emaar Entertainment launches virtual reality zoo

February 16, 2017

Emaar Entertainment is launching a virtual zoo in conjunction with Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo and Wevr, a virtual reality studio and content distributor. It will bring endangered species from around the...

Arabsat and ONT launch Tunisian platform on Badr-4

February 16, 2017

Khalid Balkheyour, CEO and President, Arabsat.Arabsat and ONT (Office National de la Telediffusion) have signed an agreement to launch a Tunisian broadcast platform on Arabsat Badr-4...

IMG Norway opts for SAMs LiveTouch for horse racing coverage

February 16, 2017

IMG Norway has selected SAM's LiveTouch system to produce replay and highlights packages for its live horse racing coverage. The system is used to create instant content for its live...

Iflix enters MENA with Zain JV

by Staff Writer

iflix Arabia was announced at an event held in Kuwait on February 15, 2017.Mobile and data services operator Zain and internet TV service iflix have established 'iflix...

Globecast appoints Sylvain Merle as CTO

Sylvaim Merle, CTO, Globecast.Globecast has announced the appointment of Sylvain Merle to the post of CTO, effective immediately. Merle assumes overall responsibility in ensuring that the...

Fatafeat announces new shows, expands digital offering

Discovery Communications' Arabic food network Fatafeat will present a new line-up of shows to prepare families for the year ahead, including Sweet Memories season 2 premiering in March, which follows Chef...

Wazee Digital powers NatGeo’s licensing portal

National Geographic Creative has upgraded its Wazee Digital-powered licensing portal to support 4K content transcoding and delivery to its customers, which include content creators, filmmakers, and documentarians. NatGeoCreative.com is one...

Nigeria requires 30m STBs for digital switch over

Nigeria's National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has announced that the country requires 30 million set-top boxes to complete the digital switch over (DSO) process.The transition will involve a large scale investment in...

Disney EMEA to introduce first original series on channel’s dedicated app

Disney EMEA is launching original series So Sammy on its dedicated app.The series comprises 10 episodes of two minutes each. The series is a joint production of King Bert Productions, David Williams and the BBC Worldwide.Aiming...

OSN unveils new subscription prices starting at $20

OSN CEO Martin Stewart.OSNs new CEO Martin Stewart has announced that the entertainment networks basic package is now available at USD 20.The new pricing marks a...

Icflix expands footprint in Pakistan

Icflix is reinforcing its position in Pakistan and further strengthening its partnership with PTCL, the largest information telecommunication technology and entertainment service provider in the country.PTCL customers will be able...

BeIN expands customer support service in the UAE

BeIN has expanded its customer support services with a new local call centre for its customers in the UAE. With the new local number, customers can now call 8005522 and directly...

Panasonic demonstrates LUMIX GH5 at Dubai event

February 13, 2017

Mohammad Akbar Hussain demonstrates the newly released LUMIX GH5.Panasonic is showcasing the LUMIX GH5 at Gulf Photo Plus exhibition this week. The 13th edition of the...

DIFF celebrates its most successful year yet

February 13, 2017

Festival-goers experience virtual reality during day three of the 13th annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on December 9, 2016 in...

Hitachi Kokusai Electric Turkey delivers new SNG vehicle to JRTV

February 13, 2017

Hitachi Kokusai Electric Turkey Systems has delivered a new satellite news gathering (SNG) transmission uplink vehicle to Jordanian state broadcaster, Jordan Radio and Television (JRTV).Throughout this project, Hitachi Kokusai Electric...

Season two of Iftah Ya Simsim begins production

February 12, 2017

Maryam Al Mheiri, Acting CEO of twofour54 (left), and Dr. Cairo Arafat, Managing Director of Bidaya Media (right) with Iftah Ya Simsim's characters.Childrens TV series Iftah...

Sharjah Media Corporation selects NOA for digitising assets

February 10, 2017

M. Hannouneh, Head of Engineering Dept. (L) Tawfeeq Al Hourani, Head Acct. Dept. (R) with Jean-Christophe Kummer, Managing Partner of NOA (C).Sharjah Media Corporation (SMC) has...

Discovery, Eurosport announce digital strategy for Winter Olympics

February 9, 2017

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 19: Mist rises behind the Olympic Rings during day 12 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon...

Al Arab News Channel announces official shutdown

by Staff Writer

Alarab news studio in Bahrain.Al Arab News Channel, owned by Saudi billionaire Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal, is now officially closed. The news channels employees were...

OSN signs exclusive long-term MENA deal with Disney

OSN subscribers in the MENA region can now watch exclusive content from Disney under a long-term deal between the two entities.As the home of Disneys first-pay movies and Channels in the...

MENA public cloud services estimated to reach 1.2bn in 2017: Gartner

The public cloud services market in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to grow 22.2% in 2017 to total $1.2 billion, up from $956 million in 2016,...

Afrcias Kwesé TV opts for EBS

EPG data provider EBS has added Econet Medias Kwesé TV platform to its portfolio.Kwesé TV launched 50+ channels in Ghana, Rwanda and Zambia this January with an array of entertainment,...

Tata Communications selected for MotoGP video distribution

February 7, 2017

Qatar MotoGP 2016.Tata Communications has been selected by Dorna Sports as the exclusive video distribution partner for the FIM MotoGP World Championship and Superbike World Championship...

UBMS appoints Paul Vickerage as MD

February 7, 2017

Paul Vickerage.Dubai-based distributor and solutions provider United Broadcast & Media Solutions (UBMS) has appointed Paul Vickerage as the companys new Managing Director. Vickerage is an experienced...

Drama series Legion to premiere on beIN

February 6, 2017

LEGION -- Pictured: (l-r) Rachel Keller as Syd Barrett, Dan Stevens as David Haller. CR: Chris Large/FXNoah Hawleys drama series Legion will premiere on Fox available...

Icflix partners with STC for direct operator billing

February 5, 2017

Icflix has enabled direct operator billing to customers across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia via Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the largest telecoms operator in the Gulf.Direct operator billing will allow both...

New permits from IRIB to boost IPTV services in Iran

February 5, 2017

Image is for illustration purpose only.Irans state broadcaster IRIB has issued temporary permits to five companies to deliver Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services. IRIB had previously issued...

MIPTV to spotlight VR

February 4, 2017

Rikard Steiber.MIPTV 2017, which takes place in Cannes, France, from 3-6 April 2017, will feature its biggest-ever programme on immersive content with special emphasis on Virtual...

Prague celebrates Iranian cinema

February 3, 2017

Kaveh Farnam, CEO of Advanced Media at the Festival of Iranian Films in Prague.The recently concluded Festival of Iranian Films in Prague screened several new films,...

Jackie Chans Kung Fu Yoga releases in the UAE

February 2, 2017

Jamal Al Sharif.Kung Fu Yoga, Jackie Chans latest international blockbuster releases today in US and UAE cinemas. The movie includes scenes that were filmed in the...

AIMS welcomes five new members