The new Grass Valley, formed by the merger of Miranda and Grass Valley, was unveiled to the public at NAB.Marco Lopez, President of Grass Valley said: The new Grass Valley...
Charlie Vogt, CEO, Imagine Communications.Imagine Communications, formerly Harris Broadcast and now a software and networking solutions company, will acquire Digital Rapids, an IP and file-based media processing solutions...
Dubais key players in the film and TV content market Dubai Studio City (DSC), Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) and Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC) will be exhibiting...
BroadcastAsia 2013.Social media, OTT and multi-platform screening are some of the key trends to watch in 2014. Fuelled by a steep increase in consumption of data...
Dalet Digital Media Systems, a provider of MAM solutions has signed a definitive agreement with Advent Venture Partners to acquire AmberFin, a UK-based company that specialises in video ingest, complex...
Shajahan KK flanked by Zafwat Zaki and Khaled Al Shehi from Sharjah TV (right).Sharjah TV has recently purchased Axient wireless system from Nicolaos M Kyvernitis Electronics...
Ampegon mediumwave antenna.Algeria's national broadcaster Télédiffusion dAlgérie (TDA) has selected TRANSRADIO and Ampegon to modernise two mediumwave transmission stations. The project was offered in cooperation between TRANSRADIO...
Sony Corporation and FIFA have announced that they will collaborate on a range of 4K initiatives at the 2014 FIFA World Cup to be held in Brazil from June 12 to July...
OSN's CEO David Butorac with George Kordahi (centre), Kholoud Abu Homos (2nd from right) and the other stars.Pay TV network OSN has announced that it has...
Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC) has completed the acquisition of Grass Valley. It has also announced the merger of Miranda and Grass Valley under the name Grass Valley, A Belden Brand....
Image Nation has announced production of As One, a new feature-length documentary about autism directed by Emmy Award-winning Director Tricia Regan.The film is part of The Autism Project, an initiative...
Pay-TV operator OSN will start its IPO within weeks. Faisal Al Ayyar, Deputy Chairman of KIPCO, a major investor in OSN, said he hoped the bourse listing would be completed by...
twofour54s Creative Campus will lead three days of workshops, meet creative talent, and demonstrate animation techniques at the Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC) 2014 event, which will run...
Ben Kinealy, CEO of Intigral.Dubai-based media entity Intigral announced today that its Dawri Plus app, created especially to provide enhanced viewing experiences for football fans, received...
Director Ali Mostafa with the crew of From A to B.Filming has begun on a new Emirati film titled From A to B. Directed by the maker...
An artist's impression of the mall.Mall of Qatar has selected Cinemacity to create the largest Cineplex in Qatar and the IMAX theatre will be one of...
Several sessions, workshops and panels at NAB Show will discuss the increasing role played by ultra high-definition standards for 4K television displays and production technology in the media and entertainment...
A new deal between Egyptian broadcaster CBC and Endemol will see the launch of a new format in the region, according to a report in WorldScreen. Endemol is producing a...
The fifth edition of the the Zayed University Middle East Film Festival (ZUMEFF) competition has received more than 100 entries for five competition categories, the Abu Dhabi-based university announced in...
Digital security and convergent media solutions company, The Kudelski Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Conax AS from Telenor Broadcast Holding AS. Headquartered in Oslo, Conax is a...
UAE telco Etisalat has signed a deal with state broadcaster Abu Dhabi Media. According to the deal, Abdulhadi Al Sheikh.Etisalat will provide its eLife customer access to...
Cinegy has expanded into the Middle East through a partnership with reseller Promedia Qatar.Promedia Qatar, a subsidiary of OMNIX INTERNATIONAL UAE, provides technology-enabled solutions in the MENA region.Cinegy complements our...
Nawras customers will be the first in Oman to experience high definition (HD) voice technology for calls between mobile phones. The HD voice network is turned on across the turbocharged...
Electra Partners has acquired audio mixing console manufacturer Calrec for USD 23m. Financing for the deal was provided in full by Electra Private Equity PLC ("Electra") through a mixture of...
International Cricket Council (ICC) has declared that television ratings for the ongoing 2014 World Twenty20 in Bangladesh are expected to exceed previous figures for an international cricketing event.Star Sports, ICCs global media...
Al Kass TV.du has signed an agreement with Qatar-based Al Kass TV, the government broadcaster of free-to-air channels, for streaming services using Akamai Technologies service.Live streaming...
Vislink acquires PBS for USD 24.78mVislink plc has completed the acquisition of Pebble Beach Systems for a total consideration of USD 24.78m. Pebble Beach Systems has...
(L-R): Maaz Sheikh, OSN; Michael Freundlich, Eutelsat; Mahesh Jaishankar, du; Sam Barnett, MBC; Radi Al Khas, JMC; Rawand Al Zoubi, Noorsat; Andrej Lovsin, STN; Omar Shoter,...
Sony Corporation and Panasonic Corporation have announced the Archival Disc, a new standard for professional-use, next-generation optical discs, with the objective of expanding the market for long-term digital data storage.Optical...
Çagatay ÇULCUOGLU (left) with Ben Kinealy.Intigral has announced a partnership agreement with global news agency Anadolu Agency, which will allow Turkish expatriates living in the Kingdom...
Big-budget Hollywood film Noah, starring Russell Crowe will not be screened in the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar, owing to concerns that it will hurt the sentiments of various religious communities...
Yamaha Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Revolabs. The merger of the two companies will help Yamaha further grow its enterprise presence for audio equipment. Yamaha has...
Charlie Vogt, CEO, Imagine Communications and GatesAir.Harris Broadcast, which was nearing the deadline to renounce its existing name following its acquisition by The Gores Group in...
Samir Isbaih.Pebble Beach Systems has secured a contract from Intigral to provide Marina automation and eight channels of its Dolphin integrated channel technology as part of...
American soap The Bold and The Beautiful, which used to be shown on Channel 33 in Dubai for several years without a single kiss, will have eight of its episodes...
UAE-based technology integrator Eurostar Group has entered into a strategic partnership with TP-Link, a provider of SOHO, SMB and WLAN networking products. The partnership would strengthen the growth of TP-LINKs...
du and Level 3 Communications have expanded Level 3s Vyvx solutions into the UAE, helping international broadcasters to better meet viewers demand for high-quality content, such as major sporting events.The...
TF1 group, which holds the exclusive rights to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, is to sub-license part of the live broadcast rights to pay-TV channel beIN Sports.The deal includes live...
The 20th anniversary edition of CABSAT drew to a close today (Thursday 13th March, 2014) but not before stars from the New York Cosmos soccer team visited the show to...
Youtoo, a US-based interactive TV software company will set up a base in Dubai to launch social TV across the Middle East region. The company will work with local media outlets to...
Quantel has announced that it has acquired Snell. The acquisition enables the combined business to offer customers a complete product range to create, version and deliver high quality content efficiently across multiple...
Thomson Video Networks has appointed Abdulaziz Abdulmohsin Al-Rashed Sons Co. W.L.L. as its reseller in the country. Through the new partnership, Al-Rashed will be distributing Thomson Video Networks' complete line...
Dubai-based digital media company Intigral has deployed a comprehensive Harmonic headend solution to support its IPTV and OTT multi-screen services. Through a high-density, scalable architecture, Harmonic's integrated solution allows Intigral...
Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious.The Abu Dhabi Film Commission (ADFC) and Universal Pictures have confirmed that filming for Fast & Furious 7 will take place in Abu Dhabi beginning...
Al Aan TV.Al Aan Television has adopted new end-to-end, file-based HD broadcast solution from Harris Broadcast.From its base in Dubai Media City, pan-Arab satellite channel Al Aan...
Saudi authorities will shut down the Riyadh office of Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera amid an ongoing foreign policy dispute between the neighbouring countries, according to a London-based Arabic newspaper.Saudi Arabia...
Harris Broadcast announced at CABSAT that Dubai-based Al Aan TV has gone to air with a new, end-to-end, file-based HD broadcast solution from the manufacturer.From its base in Dubai Media...
HE Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, the UAE Minister of Economy, opens CABSAT's 20th edition.The 20th edition of CABSAT was officially opened by His Excellency Sultan...
Kaveh Farnam, CEO of Advanced Media Trading at CABSAT along with a team member.Dubai-based distributor Advanced Media Trading LLC (AMT) has expanded its service facility at...
Dubai-based telecom service provider du has announced that broadcast consultancy ChannelSculptor will serve as its channel aggregation partner for free-to-air channels on du's IPTV network. ChannelSculptors initiative, titled mena.tv, claims...
Top Gear films segments in the UAE.BBC's motoring show Top Gear has selected the UAE to film segments of the show, with host Richard Hammond test...
Cliff Nelson, CEO, My-HD.My-HD, an ultra-low pay direct to home (DTH) platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, now claims to have more...
Digital Media Services (DMS), the digital arm of Choueiri Group and SynkOnAir, a subsidiary of AJ Consulting, have entered into an exclusive partnership aimed at offering TV viewers, brands and...
European media technology solutions provider MediaPower returns to CABSAT with a showcase of its three flagship products with key announcements of upcoming features: Arkki, a media asset management solution-in-a-box; AirGo,...
The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) in Saudi Arabia is installing a completely new educational broadcast studio with high definition (HD) camera, switcher, and router technology from Grass Valley. This...
A 28-year-old Ugandan scientist made the news with his satellite that hes building in his mothers backyard. Chris Nsamba, who founded the African Space Research Program in 2009, is working...
Maritime communications have come a long way in a short space of time, and the near future will see them go further at an even faster pace. A new generation...
The Middle East and Africa are set to see continued growth, says Satellite Telecommunications Network (STN), a media distribution service provider. The Middle East is an opportunistic area for TV...
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