Almost three months after shutting down its U.S. cable television network, Al Jazeera Media Network is preparing to launch its news channel video content on digital platforms in the U.S. again.Al...
Etisalat has increased the cost of its sports TV package beIN Sports by 40% from a monthly subscription fee of $21.2 to $29.9.The telco claims the increased costs came from beIN Sports and...
Fairlight.AU, the Australian technology development company best known for its professional audio products that are used by major broadcasters and producers around the world, has announced that it is actively...
AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 11: A view of the McDonald's Lounge/V-Artist virtual reality experience at the 2016 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival on March 11,...
Oman TV headquarters.Oman TV, the national television broadcaster in the Sultanate of Oman, is switching over to digital TV. Rohde & Schwarz will be delivering and...
BeIN and Mediapro have launched beIN La Liga in Spain. The channel, which promises 24-hour football-related programming in HD, is the second beIN network in Spain, after the launch of...
Each year during the holy month of Ramadan a huge surge in TV viewership, particularly, for Arabic dramas, is observed. However, according to Meltwater, a global media intelligence firm, an...
CNN has launched multiscreen services in Africa with a new, multi-platform operation in Lagos.Headed by Stephanie Busari, the Lagos office is set to give what the network calls a nimble,...
With the 68th Emmy Awards nominations announced, OSN boasts several Emmy nominees in its programming.Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham presented the nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards on July 14,...
Cedar Audio has appointed MediaCast as its distributor in the Middle East and Turkey. MediaCast will be selling Cedars range of products spanning audio restoration and speech enhancement for film,...
Broadcasters such as beIN Sports and ITV used LiveUs technology to provide a 360 degree viewer experience of the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. BeIN Sports production company Medialuso, part of...
Left to right: Simon Pegg plays Scotty, Sofia Boutella plays Jaylah and Chris Pine plays Kirk in Star Trek Beyond.The Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC)...
Club FM, the radio division of Kerala-based Mathrubhumi Group, has launched a new Malayalam radio station Club 99.6 in the UAE. This is Mathrubhumis fifth radio station, and its first...
Ang Lee.Director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Life of Pi) will deliver keynote address on September 12 at the IBC2016 Conference in Amsterdam as part of the IBC...
Turner is offering its popular channels, Cartoon Network and Boomerang, in high definition and dual language option starting July 2016. The channels will now be available in English and Arabic...
In the last 30 years, Discovery Communications has grown manifold and at various levels. What started as a one-market, one-genre, one-brand company now reaches 220-plus countries and territories with three...
The worlds elite squash players descended on Burj Park, Downtown Dubai for the PSA Dubai World Series Finals last month. We go behind the scenes to find out what it takes...
Kalle Hvidt Nielsen will lead the company from September 1, 2016.DPA Microphones has announced that Kalle Hvidt Nielsen will become the company's new CEO from September...
Karl Hijazi.After a long career with Sony that spanned more than 20 years, Karl Hijazi has now joined Avid's Middle East as Professional Services Delivery Manager. As...
Christian Leicher.Rohde and Schwarz has announced that as of July 1, 2016, Christian Leicher has been appointed President and CEO of the company. Leicher has been a...
Picture Shows: Cook (JOSEPH ELLIOTT), Captain Sinker (ELLA KENION), Line (RICHARD DAVID-CAINE) & Gem (GEMMA HUNT).Swashbuckle, a new themed game show from CBeebies will air daily...
The number of High Definition channels is on the rise in the MENA regionThe Arab world presently has 212 HD channels based on the last count in May 2016 by...
beIN has plans to launch 12 new channels on August 1, BroadcastPro ME can confirm now. While three Discovery Channels including Discovery Kids, DTX and DLife have been announced previously as being...
Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) hosted a technology week this May, showcasing the latest technological offerings from broadcast vendors. Featuring presentations and product demos, the event brought together leading vendors from...
Gulf News Broadcasting (GNB), the radio arm of Gulf News, has announced the closure of its Radio 1 and Radio 2 stations. We hear, however, that its two other radio...
Infographs from SNL Kagan, S&P Global Market Intelligence.The global multichannel video market is on track to reach 1 billion subscribers in 2017, despite headwinds in more...
Algerian telecoms and post regulator ARPT now has a new President.Mohamed Ahmed Nacer, who has been a member of the ARPT council since April 2012, has taken over as president...
Abu Dhabi Court has convicted the administrator of a pirate website for illegally uploading torrents and facilitating illegal streaming of copyrighted television series, movies, and misusing the intellectual property rights...
From left: Elie Kawkabani of OSN with a representative from Right and Rights.OSN has signed an agreement with Right & Rights for the exclusive distribution of...
Keith Bedford is MD of EBS.EBS, a major full-service provider of EPG data for platforms and channels worldwide, has been contracted by ITV Choice to supply...
Husein Sehorewala of Vuclip claims this is the first-of-its-kind mobile VOD model.As part of its ongoing investment in TV entertainment in the Middle East, Vuclip, a premium...
Vice Media, a millennialfocused media entity known for its bold reportage, has ramped up its global expansion plans with several content and distribution deals across Asia, Africa and the Middle...
End users will soon be able to use the YouTube app to live stream events from their mobile phones, according to a global announcement made by the Google-owned web site...
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has announced the launch of BET Play, Viacoms first-ever direct-to-consumer, subscription video on demand (SVOD) application for the adult audience, giving fans in 100 countries...
3000 Nights by Palestinian filmmaker Mai Masri has won TaoEdu Young Prize at Taormina Film Festival in Italy. It's a newly introduced award dedicated to formative films for youth.3000 Nights continues its commercial screening schedule in Lebanese...
As a part of Sound Academy, Sennheiser has conducted two events in Iran and Jordan, in collaboration with its partners ERTEBAT Co. and Advanced Solutions, respectively. Sound Academy is an...
Dubai Studio City.A new Chinese channel CATV has been launched in the MENA to cater to the growing Chinese community in the region. Its the first...
Khalid Khoury.Quest Arabiya is asking viewers to post videos, images and stories on its social media platforms detailing the personal journeys and events undertaken during Ramadan,...
VOX Cinemas has partnered with beIN to broadcast the biggest games of the season across cinema screens in the UAE, Oman and Lebanon.Bringing a whole new level of energy to...
Dr Yaser Bishr, Al Jazeera Digital Division.Al Jazeera Media Network has established a new digital division headed by Dr. Yaser Bishr.Now Executive Director of the digital division, Dr Bishr previously...
Mohamad Dalahmah.Pebble Beach Systems has appointed of Mohamad Dalahmah as Regional Support Engineer at the companys Middle East operation.Dalahmah brings many years of varied broadcast experience...
Blink Studios has launched an original animated childrens series produced in the UAE. Titled Karim & Noor the series debuted during Ramadan with additional seasons in the pipeline scheduled for...
Dubai-based pay-TV operator My-HD has added two movie channels from SPI International to its satellite bouquet. The platform already carries three other SPI International channels including combat sports channel FightBox HD, adrenaline and extreme sports...
Al Jazeera Balkans and Eutelsat Communications have announced that Al Jazeera Balkans is joining the TEAM:SAT TV platform operated by TEAM:MEDIA and will broadcast exclusively in High Definition, free-to-air from...
Martin Stewart.OSN has announced the appointment of Martin Stewart, an experienced international pay TV professional, as its new Chief Executive Officer.Stewart takes charge from David Butorac,...
Arun Prakash, COO of Vuclip.Vuclip has announced a wide array of simulcast premium Arabic shows for mobile users to enjoy during the month of Ramadan.Through a...
The French antitrust regulator has rejected a proposed sports distribution tie-up between beIN Sports and Vivendi's Canal Plus.The decision represents a major setback to Vivendi, which has touted the five-year agreement with...
OSN is all set to launch Syfy, NBCUniversal International Networks dedicated science-fiction entertainment channel from July 8.Syfy will feature a roster of series, movies and sci-fi programming.With the tagline Imagine Greater,...
Joop Janssen, CEO of Aperi Corporation.Aperi Corporation has appointed Joop Janssen as CEO, effective immediately.Prior to this, Janssen was Chief Executive of Vitec Videocom and served...
BeIN has chosen EshailSat to transmit live coverage of the UEFA Euro 2016. The matches are being broadcast in 4K from 26° East hotspot covering the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)...
Sanjay Raina.FOX Networks Group (FNG) Middle East has engaged Ericsson to provide playout services for its new channels - FOX Action Movies, FOX Family Movies, and...
BroadcastAsia 2016 brought together attendees from 102 countries.This years BroadcastAsia, CommunicAsia and EnterpriseAsia brought together 48,000 attendees from 102 countries and regions. The exhibitions provided a platform to...
Netflix Inc. has announced a new Netflix original series based on the critically-acclaimed best-selling novel Sacred Games by Indian author Vikram Chandra. Shot on location in India, this Hindi-English series will be...
David McCourt.Ireland-based Telecoms group Granahan McCourt Capital (GMC) has launched a new digital TV platform in the MENA region. Dedicated to underserved areas of the world,...
Al Tawarid.Icflix will be showcasing Layali Al Helmeya season 6, Al Tawarid and Al Arrab Taht Al Hezam in the holy month of Ramadan.Layali Al...
TV.AE, the latest video-on-demand (VOD) platform is now available for subscription, and free-content online. TV.AE is a UAE based media-entertainment venture that is geared primarily for an Arabic audience across the...
Noura Al Kaabi.More than 70 people attended a Q&A session at twofour54, led by top US television executives who are in Abu Dhabi for three days...
A partnership between MENA streaming service, Icflix and media player box manufacturer, WeTek, will see Android-based WeTek media player boxes come pre-installed with the Icflix app, to offer viewing flexibility to...
The Telos Alliance hosted an educational session at BroadcastAsia on Tuesday.The Telos Alliance Director of Multimedia Education, Kirk Harnack, led the conference "Adaptive Multi-Rate Streaming Audio: High/Medium/Low Bitrate Conundrum Solved.The...
From left: David Zaslav, JB Perrette and Peter Hutton at Discovery's press con in Paris.Discovery Communications has completed a number of deals as part of its...
