Content freshness and video quality important for UAE viewers: Vuclip
Arun Prakash, COO of Vuclip.Vuclip has released its Global Video Insights Report for the year 2015, comparing developing markets such as UAE with developed markets in...
Arun Prakash, COO of Vuclip.Vuclip has released its Global Video Insights Report for the year 2015, comparing developing markets such as UAE with developed markets in...
Colors TV Middle East has recently launched a lifestyle show featuring some of the regions health, lifestyle and fitness destinations and experts. It is hosted by popular lifestyle blogger and...
Orange is the New Black.Netflix's original series Orange is the New Black is now available in the UAE. The series was recently added to the streaming company's...
Influential decision-makers from Dreamworks, Sony Pictures, Netflix, Fox International, NBC Universal, Australias FremantleMedia, ITV studios, Talpa, Dailymotion, Qatars beIN network, the European Broadcasting Union and a host of other major...
White Collar Dxb, an observational documentary, created and produced by Dubai-based Nomad Productions, recently aired its first season on OSN. Producer Phil Griffiths shares more about the making of the show...
South Indian television network Sun Network has partnered with online platform YuppTV to offer regional entertainment channels. YuppTV will launch 10 channels in four languages Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil and...
Image Nation has announced the expansion of its training and development activities for 2016 with a brand new scriptwriting competition.In partnership with the Dubai Film Market (DFM), the industry arm...
IHA Broadcast Services, a Turkish news agency, is deploying the Kyrion encoders and decoders to upgrade and extend its flyaway and DSNG fleet.Based on the ATEME fifth Generation STREAM compression engine,...
IHA Broadcast Services, a Turkish news agency, is deploying the Kyrion encoders and decoders to upgrade and extend its flyaway and DSNG fleet.Based on the ATEME fifth Generation STREAM compression engine,...
In response to beINs announcement this morning that the well-known food channel Fatafeat will be available in HD exclusively on its platform from March 31, BroadcastPro ME contacted Discovery Networks...
A file photo of Emad Morcos.OSN has expanded its portfolio of Discovery channels with the addition of Discovery Family HD and IDX HD, which will be...
In another shocking move, beIN will carry six Discovery channels on its platform as part of a new deal with Discovery Communications, BroadcastPro ME can reveal. Of these, five will...
IABM has announced the appointment of Hassan Ghoul as Director, MENA. This newly created position will strengthen IABMs presence and activity in this rapidly developing region, and is just the...
Vivendi boss Vincent Bolloré is in talks with the owners of beIN Sports to possibly take over beIN Sports France in a bid to boost the sports offering at Canal...
Arab Cinema Centre (ACC) is opening the year with its presence at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), Netherlands (27 January - 8 February 2016).Accompanying ACC at Rotterdam are...
Abdul Hadi Al Sheikh.Abu Dhabi Medias first free-to-air Arabic documentary channel, National Geographic Abu Dhabi, has embarked on a local and regional campaign to showcase the...
The Egyptian Job.The month of February 2016 will see National Geographic Abu Dhabi dedicating a sizable share of its airtime to subjects focusing primarily on Egypt....
ZOO Digital has appointed Syed Ahmed to focus on international business development. He will oversee the Middle East, South Asia and Asia Pacific. ZOO Digital offers cloud-based services in subtitling,...
BKP, a Dubai-based recording and editing facility has launched Radiophoria, a creative awards competition in the Middle East focused exclusively on radio advertising, along with California Chrome. The event is...
Samer Geissah, Vice President Consumer Home & Multimedia Services at du.UAE telco Du has announced that it will start 4K content broadcast service.According to Samera...
David Butorac, CEO, OSN.OSN is unveiling six new HD channels offering blockbuster films, award-winning series, general entertainment and Arabic movies. Five new channels will be launched on February...
Sarah Jarman.Dubai Channels Network (DCN), a division of Dubai Media Inc., will launch whats being said to be the Arab worlds first fashion reality show. Titled...
Caroline Faraj, VP Arabic Services, CNN.CNN has opened a new digital broadcast studio in Dubai Media City.CNN Arabic will use the studio for interviews and a...
Ericsson is launching Integrated Video Insights - a data analysis toolkit that helps media players aggregate and analyse large amounts of data derived from users, video platforms, and networks. Supported...
SAM is acquiring Mantrics, an Italian workflow and asset management specialist. Mantrics is a privately-held joint venture, established in 2008 by Digital Video and Video Progetti.SAM has establsihed itself in...
The crew on location in Abu Dhabi.The cast and crew of Dishoom arrived in Abu Dhabi last week to begin a 40-day shoot for the Bollywood film.Dishoom will be...
Berlinale Forum this year will have a regional focus on Arab filmmakers.The 46th Berlinale Forum will show a total of 44 films in its main programme of which 34 are...
Ericsson has announced its intention to acquire FYI Television, an entertainment metadata and rich media content supplier based in Texas. The acquisition, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is...
Rani Raad will continue to oversee Turner's Kids and General Entertainment businesses across Turkey and the Middle East in addition to his other core responsibilities.Rani Raad,...
Colin Farquhar, CEO, Exterity.Exterity will demonstrate its complete IP video product portfolio at CABSAT in Dubai on 8 10 March 2016.The Exterity enterprise IP video portfolio enables...
Netflix plans to begin blocking VPN proxies in the coming weeks in a bid to protect licensing deals with studios and content owners. The video streaming service that recently launched in...
Etisalat launched an exclusive partnership with Starz Play Arabia to offer a wide range of Hollywood blockbuster movies and the latest series directly to Etisalats eLife TV customers.Etisalats eLife TV...
Nart Bouran is CEO of Sky News Arabia.Hot on the heels of last weeks announcement that Al Jazeera America will be shut down in April 2016,...
A scene from the film Theeb.The new year began on a positive note for Arab filmmakers with two nominations for the Oscars. Sanad-funded Jordanian film Theeb is in the race for the...
Al Jazeera America (AJAM) will terminate its cable TV and digital operations by April 30 of this year, owing to a business model is simply not sustainable in light...
Furious 7 on OSN.Close on the heels of its deals with BBC First and Warner Bros., OSN has signed a new and extended long-term deal with...
Shure has joined the Cisco solution partner programme as a solution partner. As a member of this programme, Shure is able to quickly create and deploy solutions to enhance the...
Hancock, NY: Ray admires the river from inside his weir. (Photo Credit: National Geographic Channels/ Ben Trueheart).National Geographic Abu Dhabi has released the highlights of its...
James Gilbert, Pixel Power.The move to file-based architectures allows broadcasters tocompletely change both the way they build and the way they usetechnical facilities for content creation...
VIVA Bahrain has introduced an exclusive mobile live TV service, enabling access to 49 premium live Indian TV channels in partnership with Yupp TV.Yupp TV is available in Bahrain via smartphones,...
Harris Morris is now Chairman of Wazee Digital.Wazee Digital has appointed Harris Morris to be the Chairman of the board.Morris has served as Wazee Digitals CEO...
Films screened at DIFF 2015 claimed top honours at the Golden Globe Awards this year.Brie Larson won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for her role in...
Picture Shows: (L-R) Dolokhov (TOM BURKE), Anatole Kuragin (CALLUM TURNER), Anna Pavlovna (GILLIAN ANDERSON), Prince Vassily Kuragin (STEPHEN REA), Helene Kuragin (TUPPENCE MIDDLETON), Pierre Bezukhov (PAUL...
RED Digital Cinema has announced that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will be the first production shooting on WEAPON outfitted with the 8K RED DRAGON sensor. The WEAPON 8K...
The Change-Makers Forum, hosted by Ericsson, has wrapped up in Dubai, setting the importance on digital transformation and the need to think of alternative business models to seize the opportunities...
Digital security firm Irdeto has announced a strategic partnership with Aspera to enable real-time forensic watermarking capabilities to track leaked assets and identify sources of pirated content.The new partnership will...
Reed Hastings is CEO of Netflix.Netflix launched its service globally, simultaneously bringing its internet TV network to more than 130 new countries around the world. The company made...
From left: Giorgio Stock, President of Turner EMEA and Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Chairman and CEO of beIN Media Group.Last week, beIN Media Group announced an exclusive deal with...
The French-language pan-African satellite news network Africa 24 is expanding its operations to produce content in Arabic and English.The broadcaster will produce an Arabic news channel in Casablanca, while the...
Sony Professional is offering the PXW-FS5 on a 24-hour trial for videographers who would like to have a first-hand experience of shooting with Sonys latest portable professional camera.Unveiled at IBC...
The Story of a Film - An Odyssey.Image Nation, in partnership with TCA Abu Dhabi, is hosting a series of film screenings at Manarat Al Saadiyat...
ARRIS International has confirmed that it has completed the purchase of former rival broadcast technology firm Pace.The deal valued at $2.1bn first announced in April last year.The transaction combines the strengths of...
Starz Play Arabia will now be available in Tunisia through Ooredoo.The subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service offers a range of high definition (HD) premium Western content, with many TV series aired...
Rashed Alabbar, Etisalat.Etisalat has announced that it has partnered with Huawei to introduce the first Ultra HD 4K IPTV service in the Middle East and Africa...
Rani R. Raad is Managing Director at Turner for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.BeIN Media Group has announced an exclusive deal with Turner Broadcasting....
OSN has secured lifetime, exclusive broadcast and distribution rights of Turkish series, Kösem Sultan, which will mark its exclusive premiere on OSN Ya Hala HD on January 3, 2016. The long-term...
Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia.Wales will provide a keynote speech on how businesses need to interact with their customers, distributors and suppliers in the future to...
Telesat has procured a powerful new spacecraft called Telstar 18 VANTAGE from Space Systems Loral (SSL). The new satellite will operate from 138 degrees East and is expected to be...
Muhr Award winning film Ave Maria by Palestinian filmmaker Basil Khalil is due a theatrical release in the Arab world. This is the first of its kind release for a...
Winner of the Samsung Shorts Film Contest 3rd Place award for "Salesman of the Year" during the Muhr Awards on day eight of the 12th annual...