The Swiss luxury watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen and the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) today announced that IWC Friend of the Brand and Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett will head...
The Abu Dhabi Film Commission (ADFC) and Universal Pictures have announced the filming for Fast & Furious 7 to commence in Abu Dhabi on November 8. twofour54 intaj will act...
Steve Coutts.IPTVs adoption in the Middle East has not been so widespread despite its advantages. A look at the challenges that the operators face in the...
VOX Cinemas.VOX Cinemas has confirmed its continuing support of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) for the festivals tenth edition as well.Supporting regional and international film...
Ali Mustafa in Me and the Cinema on MBC 2.In an attempt to support the Arabic Film Industry and introducing viewers from across the region to...
From left: Dr Salah Al Qassim Advisor to Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, Masoud Amralla Al Ali, Abdulhamid Juma.The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has released...
UAEs television audience measurement system, tview announced the first annual TV audience results last month based on the people meter system. The representative sample used in this report was gross...
FilmLight, a colour grading and workflow specialist, has strengthened its sales channel in Qatar and the wider Gulf regions with the appointment of Media Group International (MGI).The Middle East has...
The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJ), the Saudi Arabian government organisation responsible for the worlds largest petrochemical city, has selected solutions from ARRIS Group, Inc. to transform and...
Walesa Man Of Hope.DIFF has announced a second line-up of stellar international films in the Cinema of the World section for the 10th edition festival.The films...
IneoQuest Technologies, a global video analytics and service assurance solutions, has announced partnership with systems integrator Media Group International.This partnership enables video providers in the Gulf region to have complete...
InfoComm MEA 2013 confirmed the Middle East and Africa as one of the fastest-growing regions in the world for audiovisual technology.Video conferencing, control systems, and displays are increasingly used across...
Popstar Ramy Ayach.Pop Star Ramy Ayach will be live in concert of his latest hits as part of the third edition of TROPFEST Arabia, to be...
The Wind Rises.Doha Film Institute will open the inaugural edition of the Ajyal Youth Film Festival with the critically acclaimed anime film, The Wind Rises, by...
Thomsun and RTS teams.Intercom manufacturer RTS has announced Thomsun Trading as its new distributor in the UAE and Qatar.The distributorship agreement was finlalised in August 2013....
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) will award this years prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award to veteran Egyptian film critic Samir Farid. Farid will be presented with the award during the...
Left to right: Jamal Sannan, CEO, Eagle Films with David Butorac, CEO of OSN.OSN has signed a multi-year deal with Eagle Films, a motion pictures distributor...
Etihad Airways is set to introduce eight live television channels which will broadcast live news and sport, including Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Formula...
Dubai Studio City.The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced that their decennial edition will once again be presented in association with Dubai Studio City (DSC)....
From Oct 25 to 28, 2013, Jürgen Loos, Sales Director at BFE Studio und Medien Systeme GmbH, participated in the 24. FIAT/IFTA (International Federation of Television Archives) World Conference in...
The first live episode of the Arab worlds number one talent show, Arabs Got Talent, kicked off its third season on the same night as the official launch of the...
Aishwarya Rai.The biggest names in the Bollywood film industry are set to make their appearance on Sahra Ma Nejom Bollywood, only on Zee Alwan, the entertainment...
Doha Film Experience.During the course of the Doha Film Experience, hundreds of young jurors, from ages eight to 21, will be given the opportunity to watch...
Jake Eberts.The Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) is commemorating the life of multi-award winning producer Jake Eberts, by renaming its leading documentary award after him. The...
Sanjay Salil (l) and Michel Merten.MediaGuru, a global media services company has signed an agreement with Brussels-based archiving specialist Memnon to form a joint venture company...
The FIAT IFTA World Conference welcomed dignitaries and broadcast professionals to its Save your Archive programme being held in Dubai. Hosted by Al Arabiya News Channel, the three-day conference is...
Haykal Media announced the launch of "Aliqtisadi Palestine", on the sidelines of Abu Dhabi Media Summit. Aliqtisadi Palestine is a business news and information platform, part of the fast growing Aliqtisadi.com network. Aliqtisadi...
Daddy ABC, a short film animation receiving increasing worldwide acclaim, is to be screened at Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) as part of the Emirates Film Competition. The film has...
OSN has unveiled a new TV Guide app that places complete control of the viewing experience, in the palm of the viewers hand. With the touch of a finger, subscribers...
The legal fight between Al Jazeera America and AT&T will remain under wraps for now. This comes despite a ruling by a Delaware judge lifting the secrecy in their ongoing...
Nu Teras has installed Powersoft amplifiers.The Mars Entertainment Group, an entertainment brands in Turkey, has selected Powersoft distributor Asimetrik Sound, Lighting & Visual Systems to provide a...
DIFF will award the prestigious DIFF Lifetime Achievement Award this year to multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Martin Sheen, one of America's most distinguished actors.Martin Sheen is arguably one...
Fourth from left Farhan Akhtar with members of the newly formed Excel Media.Excel Entertainment, an Indian film production house, has formed a joint venture with the...
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and Director, World Wide Web Consortium, will deliver the opening address at this years Abu Dhabi Media Summit being held under...
OKNO-TV (UK), a broadcast systems integrator, has acquired UK-based systems integrator and mobile broadcast production specialist Megahertz Broadcast Systems.The deal will extend OKNO-TVs portfolio to include mobile production vehicles, live...
Rima Maktabi.UK-based charity Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) has named seven Arab women broadcasters among the 100 most influential journalists covering armed violence.The names included Zeina...
Actress Freida Pinto attends the "Life of PI" Opening Gala at DIFF 2012.The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced packages for its Friends of the...
The new Hard Rock Cafe Nabq in Egypts Sharm el-Sheik resort area has recently installed a Meyer Sound JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker system. All audio systems were provided and installed by...
K-Array's KZ10.Sennheiser Group and its vendor partner K-Array will be hosting two seminars covering live and installed sound during the InfoComm/GITEX week, on October 22 and...
Hundreds of fans thronged to meet world-renowned wrestlers Big Show and Dolph Ziggler, at the OSN WWE Family Zone, in Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi.At the dedicated OSN WWE Family Fun...
Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced a record number of submissions for the 10th edition, at least 60% increase from 2012. The festival has received 3,500 film submissions from...
David Gray, Oasis Enterprises PPD.Dubai-based distributor Oasis Enterprises has announced a new partnership with LDA Audio Tech, a known name in professional quality AV systems and...
Noura Al Kaabi speaking at the MIPCOM power lunch.H.E. Noura Al Kaabi, CEO of twofour54, contributed to an inspiring panel discussion at the Women in Global...
From left Code One CEO, Sven Hanten with Code One team.Riedel Communications has acquired Düsseldorf-based mobile streaming specialist Code One. As a developer of solutions for...
Zhang Jingchu from the film Switch next to Burj Khalifa.Chinese blockbuster Switch is due to be released in the MENA region today by distributor Gulf Film....
Harris Broadcast will showcase capabilities that help broadcasters transition to IP networks and file-based infrastructure at Broadcast India (Stand A101), Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, 9-11 Oct.The broadcast and media...
Jim Sheridan.Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has appointed critically acclaimed Director, Producer and Writer Jim Sheridan as Head of the Jury for the Muhr Arab Feature...
TEN Sports has recently been handed over a new playout facility by Harris Broadcast, which completed the build out for the channel in Noida, New Delhi.We were looking for a...
The Sharjah International Childrens Film Festival (SICFF), the first of its kind in the region, will begin on October 21. The festival focuses on educating children and youth on the...
VOX Cinema interior.VOX Cinemas will open first-of-its kind cinema complex in the upmarket BurJuman Centre. Featuring 14-screens, VOX Cinemas will be introducing the mega-screen VOX MAX...
UAE-based video production house Nomad Productions has signed a new MENA deal with Omnisport. According to the new deal, Nomad Productions will be responsible for providing Omnisport with breaking sports...
Clear-Com conducts training at NMK Electronics.Clear-Com has given certification to Dubai-based distributor NMK Electronics Ent. for completing an extensive series of intercom product and service training.In...
Pablo Gargiulo, President of Global Sales, Harris Broadcast.Harris Broadcast has appointed Pablo Gargiulo as President of Global Sales. Gargiulo will report directly to Charlie Vogt, CEO...
Al Jazeera has deployed TVUPack to extend its live newsgathering operations in Egypt and other locations throughout the Middle East.With TVUPack, Al Jazeera has been able to expand its live...
OSN has extended its landmark deal with The Walt Disney Company to be the exclusive subscription TV service in the region for first-run Disney movies, ABC Studios series and Turkish...
A scene from docu-fiction 1001 Apples.The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) announced the first line-up for its Arabian Nights out-of-competition programming segment. The segment features a...
The BMD Outstanding Achievement Award.MediaCast received the Outstanding Achievement Award by Blackmagic Design (BMD) for excellence in distribution at IBC 2013. Peyman Dadpanah, Business Director at...
A special set of four stamps is being issued by Emirates Post to mark the landmark 10th edition of The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) which runs from the 6th...
The fourth Abu Dhabi Media Summit will be held under the patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander...
According to a study done by Arab Advisors Group on Arabic broadcasting content in the month of July, 2013, drama series constituted 43% of total Arabic series aired. Out of...
