FUEL TV is going to premiere a show with the best jumps, tricks and turns performed, in Abu Dhabi, at the Wakepark World Championships. Featuring the best moves from international...
The 2016 NAB Show is featuring a broad slate of activities dedicated to the latest trends in virtual reality (VR). The 2016 NAB Show showcases the latest VR content from...
Ayman Jamal is the Founder of Barajoun.UAEs home production Bilal will mark its world premiere at Cannes next month. Produced by Dubai-based animation and visual effects...
Turner is launching its Boomerang animation channel in Turkey on 23 April to coincide with the countrys national childrens day.The childrens channel will be available on the D-Smart satellite TV...
BeIN Media Group has announced that beIN SPORTS Instagram following has reached a 2 million strong in just over two years.The beIN SPORTS Instagram account has been ranked first in...
Rotana Media Group has announced that it has signed deals to produce more than 50 new Arabic blockbusters in the next two years at an estimated cost of $36 million.Rotana,...
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) are broadcasting the FIRST UHD live sports event via satellite to the Asia-Pacific on AsiaSat 4.This is the first ever live UHD...
Tarek Mounir.Turner Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has announced that Tarek Mounir is promoted to Vice President and General Manager Turkey, Middle East, North Africa,...
Marc Fleschen.UAE-based technology company Zero.1 has launched Light Fidelity (LiFi) in Dubai. LiFi is a wireless technology that transmits high-speed data using light (i.e. Visible Light...
SES Platform Services has entered into a long-term partnership with India's media conglomerate, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), to launch a new free-to-air (FTA) television channel in Germany in both SD...
Du will bring two of the most awaited fights of the year on a dedicated channel for boxing fans. In what Manny Pacquiao claims will be his last professional bout, the welterweight champion...
Egyptian satellite operator Nilesat has stopped transmitting broadcasts from Al Manar, the TV channel run by Lebanons Shia militia group Hezbollah, according to a report by AP. This is perhaps...
Dubai Network Channels Arabic language reality TV show, Fashion Star, concluded its first season on Wednesday 6th April. Arwa Alammari, a female fashion designer from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
Reed MIDEM has named Japan the MIPCOM 2016 Country of Honour.MIPCOM, the worlds entertainment content B2B trade event, takes place in Cannes, France, from 17-20 October 2016.The Country of Honour...
Bill Baggelaar, Senior VP Technology, Sony Pictures Entertainment.The past year has seen ultra HD mature into an even higher-quality form for producers. MIPTV 2016 is examining...
Dubai One and DubaiTV Channels are all set to air the final episode of its fashion-based reality TV show, Fashion Star, on Wednesday, April 6. International fashion designer and leading mentor, Reem...
Dominic Baillie.Discovery Communications has named Dominic Baillie, Chief Technology Officer, Olympics & Sports leading up to the 2018 Olympic Games. The network has won exclusive multimedia rights...
Ali Al Shaiba (l) with Fahad Al Hassawi.Du, together with its partner in the region, Akamai Technologies, have been chosen by TV.AE as its content delivery...
The inaugural MIPDrama Screenings showcased 12 high-end drama series from 10 countries. Each series made its international première in Cannes supported by talent and production executives. More than 350 television...
In a major swoop down on TV piracy, Alexandria Police raided two shops on Al Malek Hifni Street and confiscated more than 370 IP decoders, 500 LAN converters, 175 Wi-Fi...
Al Jazeera English will now offer its content on Opera TV's network of over-the-top (OTT) partners, through a newly developed app using Opera TV's Snap technology. The channel can be accessed worldwide...
BeIN is launching nine new channels that will become available to its subscribers from April 01, 2016. The new channels are claimed to add variety to the beIN portfolio and strengthen...
From left to right: Chuck Silva, Director, OSN Pinoy, Emad Morcos, SVP OSN, Media Partners, Affiliate Channels & Digital, Gilberto Duavit, Jr GMA, President...
STARZ Play Arabia, the on-demand video streaming service available in 17 countries across the MENA region, has announced that John Penney, Chief Strategy Officer at Starz, has been elected Chairman...
Al Jazeera English, Doha newsroom.Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network is cutting 500 jobs, which is about 10% of its total workforce.It is said that the job cuts...
Director Sherif El Bendary has wrapped up the shooting of his film Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim, which was shot at different locations in Cairo, Egypt. A co-production between the UAE, Egypt, and...
MIPTV has published an exclusive report entitled The Definitive Guide: How to Create a Hit Format in 10 Lessons, which lifts the lid on the secrets of the international format...
Well-known Emirati commentator Ali Saeed Alkaabi will return to beIN Sports this April. AlKaabi is considered among the most popular football commentator in the MENA region. With a substantial fan-following and more than half...
Babeleye has been selected by AfricaXP to manage rich EPG metadata of its linear channels distributed to two of AfricaXP's customers. Babeleye will provide total management and distribution of programming...
TECOM Group has reiterated its commitment to play a leading role in the implementation of the UAEs innovation strategy and reaffirmed its intention to continue to pioneer industry growth through...
Communic Indonesia, the Communications and Information Technology Exhibition, will be held for the first time at the Jakarta International Expo, Indonesia, from 31 August 3 September 2016. The exhibition...
OSN has launched a new App that offers subscribers effortless access to their OSN Plus HD box with new ways to discover OSNs vast library of content.Designed to enhance the...
Ammar Baranbo.A report released by Ipsos Connect has revealed that Yahlive has the largest market share of satellite broadcasters in the Farsi-speaking community across the Middle East and...
The judges for Arab Idol Season 3.The growth in locally made talk shows, game shows, reality shows and childrens TV programming is being well received in...
Image Nation Abu Dhabi has announced that principal photography has been completed on its legal drama series Qalb Al Adala (Justice).Using a production team of more than 70 people from...
Verizon Digital Media Services has announced an agreement to acquire Volicon, a provider of compliance monitoring solutions for the broadcast industry. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Verizon Digital Media...
The Clangers are a family of pink, long-nosed, inventive and loveable mouse-shaped creatures who live on a small blue planet, out in the starry stretches of...
Fahad Al Hassawi.UAE telco du is adding a raft of channels from SPI International to its premium English TV package. SPI is a supplier of theatrical films and television...
OSN hosted a lively and engaging Q&A with four of crickets biggest legends Michael Vaughan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Graeme Smith and Anil Kumble on Monday evening (March 14). The event...
Dubai Channels Network's fashion-based reality TV show, Fashion Star, is showcasing the creative skills of designers in the Arab world as it heads into its seventh episode this week. The show...
Jordan Media City (JMC) has chosen an end-to-end headend solution from Harmonic to support its direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service. JMC is using Harmonic's ProView integrated receiver decoders (IRDs), Electra X2...
Jamal Al Awadhi heads Commercial at twofour54 Film and TV services.Signiant has been working with twofour54 by providing the Signiant Media Shuttle as part of its...
He Named Me Malala. (photo credit: Caroline Furneaux)National Geographic Abu Dhabi will dedicate sizable share of its airtime this month to woman-specific subjects, notably for the occasion...
Majid TV has launched its new website and free mobile app for users across the globe.The website and app will bring TV clips, music, games and issues of the magazine to...
Friend MTS and Verimatrix, have partnered to address content redistribution within end-to-end revenue security solution.The partnership is designed to give content owners and those at risk from piracy and illegal...
NETIA has announced two new appointments in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). Adel Hamla has been named the companys Sales Manager for the MEA region, a position in which he...
Majid Al Ansari.Netflix has acquired worldwide streaming rights to Image Nation Abu Dhabis recent Emirati feature film, Zinzana.Independent studio IM Global handled international sales rights (excluding...
Mark Billinge, CTO at OSN.OSN is ramping up capacity on EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications. Additional capacity at the Middle Easts flagship TV neighbourhood...
Rob Arnold, VP at Omnitek.Omnitek, a test and measurement and IP and design services company, has appointed Rob Arnold as its Vice President of Worldwide Sales for...
Pebble Beach Systems has confirmed that its first Stingray channel-in-a-box solution has been ordered by broadcaster, Iraq24. The broadcaster is relocating its production and playout operation from Jordan to a...
Paul Wallis, Director of Sales, Middle East, Imagine Communications.Imagine Communications has secured the contract to transition the playout facilities at Jordan Media City (JMC) in Amman,...
The Avid booth at CABSAT 2016.Twofour54 has announced that it has streamlined and centralised its production processes by leveraging the advanced media management solutions from the...
PerceptionTV Ltd, a multi-screen IPTV platform provider and FANAP, a major player in the ICT industry, have announced a joint venture dedicated to the development of the Perception platform sales...
CABSAT 2016 opened at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) today. More than 950 exhibiting brands from over 60 countries have descended on the 22nd edition of the event that covers broadcast,...
Bluebell Opticom Ltd. has announced an agreement with UK-based EMEA Gateway as a channel partner. A sales-and-marketing outsourcing company for the broadcast and media industry, EMEA Gateway will develop and manage new...
LiveU has announced that it is increasing its presence across the Middle East with the appointment of United Broadcast and Media Solutions (UBMS) as regional sales partner.Dubai-headquartered and works across the...
From left: OSN's David Butorac with ARN's Mahmoud Al Rasheed and Steve Smith.Subscribers of OSN in the UAE can now tune into all nine radio brands...
Patricia Hidalgo, Senior Vice President, Chief Content & Creative Officer Kids EMEA and International Kids Strategy for Turner.Turner, a division of Time Warner, has revealed key...
Sami Boutany, CEO, Yahlive,Yahlive has launched its first free-to-air 4K channel, Fashion One 4K, in the MENA region. Yahlives viewers can now enjoy the highest viewing...
