Ooredoo has announced an exclusive multi-year deal with OTT video streaming service STARZ Play.STARZ Play is a multi-screen video on-demand service which offers premium Hollywood TV series, movies and kids...
Subscribers are watching more than 60,000+ hours of content every month on icflix, a number that is rapidly rising as OTT consumption continues to grow in the region, the company...
Ghallab Mohamed has been appointed COO at MediaGuru MEA.Ghallab Mohamed, a well-known name in the Middle East broadcast and media industry, has been appointed as Chief...
BeIN Media Group, which runs the beIN Sports Network has acquired Turkish pay-TV network Digiturk.Digiturk, which has broadcasting rights for Turkey's top soccer league until the end of the 2016-2017...
The BBC has launched a new international BBC News app for iOS and Android devices. The free app, which since dropping into stores on Friday has already seen 1.5 m...
Maaz Sheikh.Starz Play has agreed a multi-year licensing agreement with American television studio CBS Studios International for exclusive digital rights to bring premium content from Showtime...
Dubai will be home to the cast and crew of the Star Trek movie while they film the third installment of the movie franchise in the emirate. Dubai Film and...
Canadian video networking services provider, Aldea Solutions Inc., has chosen the Kyrion CM5000 encoders to stream the Pan American Games to their customers throughout the Americas.The Kyrion encoder has been designed...
Conviva, an OTT video experience optimisation company, has released the findings of the report, Binge Watching: The New Currency of Video Economics based on a recent survey of 750 binge-watching...
BroadcastPro ME spoke to several industry players at BroadcastAsia last month. We bring you some sound bites from the exhibitorsMicky Edwards, VP SALES EMEA & ASIA, BroadstreamThere is less hesitancy in the...
Netflix is embarking on a global rollout of a standard prepaid card that can be used to access its services. The cards have already been in use for some time...
Watching movies and TV series just became easier for Zain customers. The partnership with Icflix will give Zain customers access to Jazwood, Hollywood and Bollywood content, including movies, TV shows,...
Barco will soon be making its debut in the Middle East. CinemaCity and Prime Cinemas will install seven of Barcos laser projectors (DP4K-22L and DP4K-30L) in their cinemas, to open...
Karim Abdel Massih (r) with a visitor at Oasis PPD's technology day in Dubai.Oasis PPD, a Dubai-based distributor of Pro AV, lighting and ELV systems, has...
Tek Signals supplied OB kits for ARN's FM channels.Dubai-headquartered Arabian Radio Network (ARN) recently took delivery of four FM outside broadcast kits from Abu Dhabi-based systems...
Paris-headquartered entertainment company Vivendi has announced that it has acquired an 80% stake in Dailymotion from French carrier Orange for $24m."The integration within Vivendi offers Dailymotion the means to strongly accelerate its...
Roberto Pascual Fonte, Sales Director at VSN for Europe and Africa.Spanish broadcasting solutions provider VSN has appointed Roberto Pascual Fonte as new Sales Director for Europe...
Sony Europe Ltd (Sony) has announced the acquisition of Memnon Archiving Services SA, a Brussels-based digitisation and archiving company. Memnons archiving services and technologies coupled with Sonys extensive workflow and...
Calvin Koh. Assistant Project Director at BroadcastAsia, SES.At BroadcastAsia early last month, the BroadcastPro ME team had a chance to witness the launch of new products...
NetRange, a white label Smart TV portal solution, has finalised a content deal with Icflix, a Video on Demand streaming service for Jazwood, Hollywood and Bollywood content in the MENA...
The BBC and Ericsson have signed a seven-year playout services contract for playout services. The contract covers the technology and operations that allow broadcasters to deliver programmes to audiences through...
Jacques Delacoux (l) and Karine Fouque.After years of business development for Canon in the broadcast and cinema industry, Karine Fouque is joining Ithaki-Group and Jacques Delacouxs...
Carlos Tibi, CEO and Founder of Icflix.Dubai-based online video company Icflix has tied up with Egypt's, TE Data, to provide its subscription streaming service across Egypt.Providing...
Fahad Al Hassawi.Du has served up a host of Ramadan programming for its home services customers. The award winning Islamic channel DIHQA (Dubai International Holy Quran...
Novo Cinemas will add two new IMAX theatres in Dubai, which will feature laser projection and sound technology. The IMAX theatres will be located at two new Novo Cinemas locations...
Dr Riyadh Najm.Dr Riyadh Najm, Head of Saudi Arabias state media authority, has been relieved of his duties.He was heading the media authority that ensures broadcasters...
Al Jazeera Lead Audio Specialist Allie Gaffoor.Al Jazeera Media Network has purchased seven Apollo digital audio consoles from Calrec Audio for its broadcast facility in Doha,...
Louis Hernandez, Jr., Chairman, President, and CEO of Avid.Avid has completed the acquisition of Orad Hi-Tec Systems. More than 600 customers worldwide currently rely on Orads...
Darren Whitehead, Director or Business Development at IABM.IABM has appointed Darren Whitehead to the position of Director of Business Development at the Association.Whitehead has a background...
Vuclip has announced a host of Ramadan shows for MENA viewers. For the first time in the Middle East, mobile users will be able to enjoy simulcast the latest Arabic drama...
Central Market Director Saleh Nass.After its presence at Cannes Film Festival last month, Bahraini short film Central Market by Saleh Nass is selected for the Short...
As part of Cartoon Network Arabics Ramadan Block, which began broadcasting on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, children across the MENA region will once again ...
A new report from Arab Advisors Group has revealed that IPTV is in its initial stage of penetration in the Arab World, and is still developing. Fourteen service providers in...
Emad Morcos, Digital Strategy, OSN.OSN has added childrens entertainment channel Nickelodeon to OSN Play to provide Nickelodeon content in real time and on its mobile app.The...
Alf Leila we Leila.Icflix will show seven new series during the holy month of Ramadan.The list includes, Wesh Tany, Al Ahd, Al Salook, Yawmiyat Zoga Mafrusa...
Saleem Blooshi.Du held a Telecom Knowledge Series session on 5G to highlight latest trends and updates related to this emerging technology. Held at du headquarters and...
Rupert Murdoch.Rupert Murdoch is preparing to step down as CEO of 21st Century Fox, according to a CNBC report. His son James Murdoch will take over...
Benjamin Ampen.Twitter has appointed Benjamin Ampen as Head of Sales for the MENA region. The social media platform is preparing to open an office in Dubai...
Nickhil Jakatdar, CEO, Vuclip.In an exclusive interview with Nickhil Jakatdar, founder and CEO of Vuclip, BroadcastPro ME finds out how mobile video on demand is making inroads...
BroadStream Solutions has recruited new members to expand its engineering, sales & marketing and technical support teams, as well as strengthening its senior management team with a new SVP of Human Resources.The...
MixRadio, a personalised music streaming service, is expanding across Android and IOS platforms and announcing a new partnership with HTC.Previously owned by Microsoft and Nokia and available only on Windows...
Noura Al Kaabi with Queen Rania of Jordan at Abu Dhabi Media Summit 2014.The Media Zone Authority Abu Dhabi has announced that the sixth edition...
SNTV, an international sports news video agency jointly owned by IMG and The Associated Press, is to open a new bureau in Dubai, UAE, to cater for the increased interest...
Edoardo Abis.Never.no has appointed Edoardo Abis to head up EMEA business development. Abis will operate out of the company's MediaCityUK base. In his new role Abis will...
UAE's Image Nation has partnered with Discovery Communications to create and launch a new Arabic language TV channel, Quest Arabiya, for the MENA region.Quest Arabiya will be free-to-air and will go live...
Etisalat has announced another regional first with the launch of its Hello Business programme, enabling small and medium businesses (SMBs) to set up in the UAE.This programme offers, among many benefits,...
Following a complaint received from OSN, the Abu Dhabi Criminal Investigation Department (CID) successfully conducted a raid at a shop selling unauthorised subscription services and set-top boxes from Indian pay-TV...
Vuclip has released its Global Video Insights (GVI) from a survey it conducted of more than 8,500 users spanning the emerging markets of India, the Middle East, South East Asia...
SmallHD, a manufacturer of HD on-camera monitor solutions, has appointed MediaCast as its distributor for the Middle East region.MediaCast will provide regional distribution service as well as sales and technical...
Kuwait's Ministry of Information has cancelled the licences of three television channels, state news agency KUNA has reported.The decision to take the Al-Watan, Al-Watan Plus and Al-Watan Ghanawi channels off...
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) has launched a new website for Cartoon Network Arabic. The launch was part of TBSs revamp and redesign of all Cartoon Network websites globally.The new website,...
Rafiah Ibrahim.The inaguaral appendix to the Ericsson Mobility Report for the Middle East and North East Africa, reveals that, despite the market being extremely varied with...
Russel Peirson-Hagger.ATG Danmon has promoted Russell Peirson-Hagger from his current role as Commercial Director to take the position of Managing Director. He succeeds Christoffer Kay who...
BroadcastAsia 2015 .BroadcastAsia2015 brought together key figures from the infocomm technology (ICT) and broadcasting industry under one roof at the show in Singapore last week. Dell,...
Paul Molinier.Paul Molinier will be appointed as CEO of Viaccess-Orca with effect from June 15. Molinier will take over responsibilities from François Moreau de Saint Martin,...
Mike Rizzo.Artel Video Systems has announced the appointment of Mike Rizzo as President and CEO. Rizzo joins Artel with more than 20 years in executive management...
Shure MEA has announced the appointment of Nicolas Kyvernitis Electronics Enterprises (NMK Ent.) as its exclusive distributor for Kuwait.NMK Electronics has been an established Shure distributor for the past 24...
Thierry Gandilhon, MD, Netia.Algerias public broadcaster Radio Algérienne is extending its installation of Netias Radio-Assist radio automation software across 13 additional regional sites. Building on existing...
Internet TV provider YuppTV will launch a range of Zee Entertainment channels in the Middle East. The channels included in the Yupp TV app are Zee TV Middle East, Zee...
From left: Paul Baker, Mukesh Bhatt and Mick Flannigan.Abu Dhabi is gearing up to film another mega Bollywood production with twofour54 this year. The film, titled...
