Changing production needs in the MENA market
It goes without saying that the pandemic has played a major role in accelerating the efforts of all sorts of companies towards digitisation.
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It goes without saying that the pandemic has played a major role in accelerating the efforts of all sorts of companies towards digitisation.
Saudi Arabia is teeming with film festivals, live performances, concerts, and film production, among other things.
Over the past few years, investments in high-quality Arabic productions have steadily increased, thereby inspiring production houses to cater to that demand.
As a mission-critical system, VAR calls for a dedicated service provider with the equipment, know-how and experience.
We hope to bring together some memories of Hassan at the ASBU BroadcastPro Summit, which will take place at Westin Mina Seyahi, Dubai on November 16.
Ultimately, content is still king in the media industry. The difference today is the source of the power doesn’t lie exclusively in owning the audience.
Expo 2020, the largest event since the pandemic, unfolded its pavilions this week, attracting millions of people, and soon Dubai will be ready to host CABSAT 2021.
The onus is increasingly falling on broadcasters to provide a memorable experience for viewers at home, using the latest technologies to facilitate the highest quality real-time streams.
OTT is not unique to the broadcast business, which means there are fresh lessons to learn from other verticals.
Changes in how we consume media have resulted in an evolution of the standards that the industry conforms to.
Moving an event online can seem overwhelming, but making it happen is often more beneficial than expected.
With emotive storylines and captivating season formats, Korean dramas are drawing in more and more audiences around the region.
Audio dubbing is an alternative that enables content providers to add language-specific content to the original audio.
Covid-19 didn’t stop Bahrain Radio or Advanced Media from forging ahead with their business strategies
Improving the broadcast and OTT experience has the potential to improve overall fan satisfaction, resulting in increased opportunity for better financial outcomes.
For over 17 years, Sam Barnett has patiently mastered the nuts and bolts of MBC Group, connecting its various limbs and leading it towards profitable new ventures and widened TV...
MENA leaders are setting the stage for more sports events to be hosted in the region.
The ASBU BroadcastPro Summit and Awards highlighted the dramatic shift in market trends, brought about by the onset of COVID-19 and its impact on the entertainment industry.
As the streaming market becomes more crowded and audiences flit between services, we will likely see combinations of both subscription and ad-supported models, says Ariff Sidi of Verizon Media.
Media companies need to adopt next-generation technologies that offer more flexible operations and a faster return on investment, says James Trevelyan of Speedcast.
As demand for OTT continues to grow, the concern now lies in the ability of these streaming services to continue producing new content to satisfy their audiences., says Paolo Cuttorelli...
The social distancing measures have given rise to creative thinking and new storylines that no longer rely on traditional filming methods.
Creating interactive content helps increase viewing times and even further data capture, while helping to influence how the rest of the consumer's viewing experience will unfold, says Ian Sharpe, CEO...
Despite the setbacks due to Covid-19, this year has been favourable for regional brands, be it MBC announcing Shahid's soaring popularity or the UAE launching its Mars Mission.
“While everyone gets into firefighting mode when problems arise, as a regional industry, we have collectively failed to learn any lessons from past instances,” says Hasan Sayed Hasan of Master...
The first issue of the BroadcastProME magazine was released ten years ago in July.
“When migrating to AV-over-IP, the control layer is one of the most crucial aspects to consider, as it affects nearly everybody who interacts with the system on a daily basis,”...
Are companies freezing all expenditure or rerouting their CAPEX to suit new needs in a coronavirus-impacted business scenario?
“To successfully own a share of the OTT pie today, companies need to deliver consumers the content they want, on their preferred device,” says Rick Cordeiro.
Broadcasters worked on new strategies this year to counter the impact of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown on Ramadan productions.
“By leveraging AI, algorithms can be trained to learn what matters and how changes in these fingerprint timelines are connected to the content individual viewers enjoy,” says Marcus Bergström.
Facebook and Netflix have come forward with USD 100m each for those financially affected by the lockdown triggered by the pandemic.
The role of the executive team is to remind all teams that only tangible outcomes on the key KPI defined beforehand are worth it.
There’s no doubt that the media industry is going through tumultuous change, but good content continues to be sought-after by both media houses and viewers alike.
MBC launched its revamped streaming service Shahid last month with significant changes to content, strategy and technology making it a formidable competitor in the Arab world.
Marc Antoine, whose reputation precedes him as an M&A specialist, usually comes into a company when a big change is on the horizon.
Another year has gone, and alongside celebrating a new generation of path-breakers at our awards and offering a fantastic networking opportunity, it gives me immense satisfaction to see that the...
With a lot of coverage around product launches, technologies and esports, I thought I’d shift focus to some of the other highlights at IBC this year.
“A robust cloud-based solution ensures digital assets are not only protected but also reusable for the future.”
Rasha Shokr outlines the conditions that favoured the golden era of Egyptian cinema and proposes a solution for restoring Egypt to its past glory.
Early this year, we made a conscious decision to ferret out women leaders in media from across the Middle East and Africa and write their stories.
Working together to find a common, shared approach to data could have amazing benefits.
By 2021, industry investment in IoT is predicted to go up to $1.1tn. Of course, as the use cases increase, the rate of security breaches will also go up. In...
While IP has become a given in large operations, smaller outfits like regional TV stations and local radio stations are now warming up to the benefits of this lean way...
The real potential of IP, however, lies in transforming the way production teams work especially in the live production environment. Remote at-home production is just one way that IP...
Vijaya Cherian, Editorial Director, BroadcastPro ME. BeIN Sports let go of a fifth of its staff last month, and OSN, which has been trimming its staff...
Constantinos Papavassilopoulos, Associate Director, IHS Markit Technology. The pay-TV and over-the-top (OTT) subscription markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have followed divergent...
Vijaya Cherian, Editorial Director, BroadcastPro ME. How time flies! BroadcastPro Middle East will be nine this July and SatellitePro seven. I thought this would be a...
There is definitely a role for cloud in our broadcast operations, but not all roles are ideal in a cloud ecosystem. Brick Eksten shares some ideal and not-so-ideal cloud scenarios.
The MENA Anti-Piracy Conference takes place on 23 April at the Ritz-Carlton JBR in Dubai and is free to attend for industry professionals; however, online registration at www.antipiracyconference.com is mandatory.
Kyle Goodwin, VP of Product and Innovation at Concurrent Technology, writes that delivering a quality of experience on a par with linear TV broadcast is the goal that OTT operators...
In this issue, the first of a series we intend to run periodically through the course of the year, we feature seven women who have not just tasted success but...
Vijaya Cherian, Editorial Director, BroadcastPro ME.Content rating is a tricky subject and most of us may have varying opinions on whom ratings should rest with. Should...
Nick Pearce-Tomenius is Sales and Marketing Director at Object Matrix.With hybrid workflows that are able to apply the advantages of both cloud and on-premise platforms, media...
Vijaya Cherian, Editorial Director, BroadcastPro ME.I dont know about you but grocery shopping or meandering through traffic and waiting endlessly for a parking spot so I...
David Spencer, Commercial Director MENA, FreeWheel.New year is a time for new beginnings and infusing new energy to existing ideas. 2019 heralds a new chapter for...
Chris Merrill, Director of Product Marketing at Grass Valley.While still a young segment in the Middle East, with revenues of around $3bn in 2017 (Statistica), all...
Our vision when we launched BroadcastPro Middle East was not just to be a leading magazine in the MENA region. We wanted to be perceived as an industry insider, who...
Olivier Karra, Director for OTT & IPTV solutions, Harmonic.Broadcasters and service providers can dramatically speed up the time to market for new services, lower their media...
Marc Valdivia is a Data Engineer at NPAW (Nice People At Work).Neural networks allow the identification of the most important variables related to churn and ...
