UAE film fraternity mourns the loss of Tim Smythe
Pioneering film producer, Tim Smythe, who was instrumental in putting the UAE on the global film scene, passed away on Monday. Smythe, 54, died after a long battle with cancer.Tributes...
Pioneering film producer, Tim Smythe, who was instrumental in putting the UAE on the global film scene, passed away on Monday. Smythe, 54, died after a long battle with cancer.Tributes...
Abdul Duri CEO Fortune Engineering PLC.Fortune Engineering PLC, a leading broadcast and AV systems integrator based in Ethiopia has selected MJO Broadcast to design and build...
The region's first online streaming media platform, named 'icflix',is set to launch its subscription and on-demand services in the UAE and the MENA region from June, with plans for a...
Sharjah Media Corporation (SMC) has selected BFE for a revamp of its master control and news studio broadcast infrastructure during 2013. The first phase is to modernise their news studio and...
Filmi, part of Watani, has announced its partnership with The Gulf Film Festival (GFF) and Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) to bring projects selected through Enjaaz, the post production support...
The Gulf Film Festival (GFF) announced the three recipients of its first cycle of funding in its 2013 Enjaaz programme for short films.The 2013 recipients are diverse in treatment and...
Mohamed and Peyman Al Awadhi.Dubai One, a part of the Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI), officially announced the premiere date for Peeta Planet as April 17. The...
Filmmakers are invited to submit their scripts for the second IWC Filmmaker Award from May 1, 2013 until 31 August 2013 at www.dubaifilmfest.com. The award offers a cash prize of...
Karim Sarkis.Dubai-based Sync Media has sealed a formats representation and co-production deal with Red Arrow International. According to the deal, Sync Media will exclusively represent and...
A recently released MRG report says cloud-based TV service revenues will increase from nearly $120 million in 2013 to more than three quarters of a billion dollars by 2017. Garnering...
The Abu Dhabi Film Festival has extended its call for applications for the Festivals SANAD grant which aims to support filmmakers from the Arab world. The new deadline for receiving...
The Gulf Film Festival (GFF) will be supported by the New York Film Academy, Abu Dhabi as a Silver sponsor for the third consecutive year.The New York Film Academy Abu...
GFF will offer crowdfunding night on April 13, in association with Aflamnah, the Arab worlds first crowdfunding website. The crowdfunding night will take place as part of the Festivals popular...
The Gulf Film Festival (GFF) will be officially opened tonight in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and...
Dubai-based mobile satellite services operator Thuraya has appointed Eric Béranger to its board of directors. Béranger will be occupying the board seat recently vacated by Charles Moore of Lockheed Martin,...
Aflamnah, the Arab world's first crowd funding website, and YallaTV, a video on demand website focusing on Arab filmmakers, will jointly promote Arab filmmakers and their work.The new partnership between...
The inaugural Gulf Film Market will run from April 14 to 17 during the sixth edition of the Gulf Film Festival (April 11 to 17). It is an industry initiative...
The Gulf Film Festival (GFF) has announced the line-up of short fiction films in its International Shorts Competition, all of which will screen during the festival from April 11-17 at...
As part of its forward-thinking approach to bring the very latest solutions to its customers, systems integrator Media Group International has announced a new partnership with never.no a world...
Following weeks of rumour, Ercisson has finally confirmed that it has reached an agreement with Microsoft to acquire its TV solution Mediaroom business.The Swedish communications giant says that the move,...
April 9th 2013, Dubai, U.A.E.: As part of its forward-thinking approach to bring the very latest solutions to its customers, leading systems integrator Media Group International has announced a new...
With the launch of Stagebox, the BBC is claiming to have launched the first truly standards-based product that allows the entire end-to-end production process to be put directly onto the...
Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) has signed a new international cooperation agreement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) to give DMI exclusive rights to broadcast MGM material until 2015.The agreement was signed by Ahmad...
Multimedia solutions provider Visual Unity has helped Turkish company Calinos Entertainment to deliver a complete Video on Demand service.Based in Istanbul, Calinos Entertainment was established in 1997 as a content...
Gordan Smith, NAB President and CEO.The NAB Show, the worlds largest annual conference and expo for professionals who create, manage, and distribute entertainment across all platforms,...
Made in Qatar programme supported by Doha Film Institute (DFI) will showcase six films from up-and-coming filmmakers in Qatar during the Festival which runs from 11 - 17 April at...
Melody House, distributors of DPA microphones have recently supplied Dubai-based firm, Spectrum Entertainment, with a large range of 4099. The company that provides stage, sound and light design, has invested...
FOX has selected Dalet Sports Factory as the end-to-end production and media asset provider for its new, US-based multi-sport cable network.The media asset management platform will see use with FOX...
File sharing solutions provider Signiant has released two new products for cloud-based file transfer and file validation.The new Media Shuttle file sharing solution adds file sharing capabilities to Signiant's existing...
The line-up for the Gulf Film Festivals, Lights programming segment, presents an array of 36 films from emerging artists around the Gulf region. The selection of Lights films, included in...
DiaQuest Products, a software development firm with a focus on the video and film industries, has announced that Qatar Television (QTV), a popular station in the Middle East, is using...
VISLINK announced the latest additions to their wireless camera back suite, AirCam Max, L5800 and In-Cam. The complete VISLINK wireless camera line now includes cellular and MESH transmission technologies, adding...
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Arabia has expanded its non-scripted production slate with three new shows and one returning series in Egypt, Lebanon and Dubai. These new orders follow SPT Arabias...
TV Zimbo production floor.Broadcast systems integrator VSC Design has been appointed to supply and install the new broadcast infrastructure for TV Zimbo which is to undergo...
Video management software and services company, KIT digital, is extending the functionality of its VOD Store solution with PerSys, the personalisation system. PerSys gives clients the ability to rapidly deploy...
Thomson Video Networks has announced that its ViBE VS7000 multiscreen video encoding/transcoding system now provides support for the high efficiency video coding (HEVC) compression standard for live and offline applications.The...
Appland, mobile web-based Android, iOS and BlackBerry white label app store platform, enters the Middle East through a partnership with the Saudi Telecom Company (STC) in conjunction with Intigral, the...
In the last week of January, a team from Katarat Ebdaa went to Yemen to train young, aspiring filmmakers develop their talent. Carl Weibe, CEO and Creative Director, and Magy...
Said Bacho.Grass Valley has appointed Said Bacho as Senior Vice President EMEA. Bacho will have overall responsibility for strategy and business leadership across the region, with...
Animated cartoon films will be screened in the upcoming Abu Dhabi International Environmental Film Festival, according to ADIEFF's administration, as preparations are underway for holding the event between April 20th...
The newly established private Iraqi satellite channel Al Madar TV, has commenced broadcasting over the entire MENA region from twofour54 Abu Dhabi, a Media Zone Authority company this week....
NAB Show will feature back-to-back panel discussions with a session on Sam Raimis 3D feature "Oz the Great and Powerful," preceded by a session on Academy Award winning cinematographer Claudio...
A general session open to all attendees at the 2013 NAB Show will explore how today's creative media entrepreneurs are finding new ways to produce quality online content and build...
The sixth edition of the Gulf Film Festival will open with the screening of Wadjda on April 11, 2013. Wadjda is the first feature film to be shot entirely in...
JCC has marked a milestone in its strategic development as it revealed new organisation structure with the mission to become the preferred childrens media experience provider in every Arab home...
Cartoon Network Arabic has launched the second edition of Creative Generation Competition 2013 to highlight the importance of safety among children and how they can incorporate it into their everyday...
Saad Al Hudaifi.Saad Al Hudaifi has been appointed the Deputy Executive General Manager of Al Jazeera Childrens Channel. Al Hudaifi has been given the new role...
Chris lennon, President and CEO, MediAnswers.Well-known industry names, Chris Lennon and Peter Storer have launched a consulting firm in the run up to NAB.MediAnswers is a...
twofour54 will launch a free creative workshop programme called the Creative Campus at this years Middle East FILM & COMIC CON. Open to all, the twofour54 Creative Campus is central...
Emirati films make up a third of the short films vying for the Gulf Short Film prize at the Gulf Film Festival (GFF) this year.The Festival saw a record number...
Arabian Radio Network, Dubai, has launched Tag 91.1 a radio station dedicated to the Filipino community here in the UAE.Tag 91.1 promises local content, 24 hours a day, aimed at...
As the online video industry gears up for the arrival of HEVC technology companies are embracing the latest technology to keep step with the changing times. While Envivio and Broadcom are collaborating...
Al Jazeera Childrens Channel (JCC) revealed its brand new look on March 29, 2013 through a five hour live show.The studio-based live show consisted of interactive activities such as a...
Mohammad AbdullahOver the course of 2012, TECOMs Media Cluster, which comprises some of the UAEs most well-known free zone business parks - Dubai Media City, Dubai...
Waleed Al Shehhi.The Gulf Film Festival (GFF), the annual celebration of the best in cinema from the Gulf region, has announced the members of its jury,...
Mathew Sansom.Abu Dhabi Classic FM has shown the fastest growth of any English language radio station in the UAE over the past three years, both in...
The new Al Jalsat set.7 Production and Events has announced the successful completion of the filming of Al Jalsat, an Arabic TV show for a leading...
Mohamed Najeeb, Head of the Abu Dhabi Sports Channel.Abu Dhabi Sports announced that it is the first free-to-air broadcaster in the Middle East to produce and...
The Apex Group will host an exclusive Security Roundtable event in Dubai, outlining the key trends and tools for securing organisations digital assets.The roundtable, Securing the Enterprise: Strategies and Resources...
Al Jazeera Arabic has unveiled a new look offering SD as well as HD broadcast.The channel's complete refresh, the biggest since 2004, involves a transformation of news studios, programmes studios,...