The BBC has commissioned a drama strand exclusively for its iPlayer platform, in an extension of its strategy to bolster its digital content portfolio.The new drama strand comprises a joint...
Metus, a media management software which recently became an AVID licensee, has added DnxHD support to Metus INGEST. It is now possible to capture in Avid compliant DnxHD Op-Atom MXF files with Metus INGEST....
OSN Play is now available as a free application on Google's Play Store, enabling more OSN viewers across the region to enjoy premium Arabic and English entertainment and live sport...
Qatar Radio has replaced its existing radio automation with NETIAs Radio-Assist 8.1 digital audio software suite for all five of its main channels. The NETIA software, which Qatar Radio also...
YRfree Technologies, a mobile video streaming technology specialist, has appointed Mantech Computer Services, Bahrain, as their distribution partner for the GCC region.Mantech, the longest established computer company in Bahrain, has...
iMediaShare, ? video content discovery and playback solution, announced reaching 1,000,000 active users during the month of February 2013. iMediaShare realises the idea of easy internet video streaming over to...
The key to the success of any OTT service is the quality of delivery, says Antonin Král of nangu.tvTheres no doubt that smart phones and tablets have provided a major...
One of the challenges for the modern broadcaster is to achieve operational flexibility, to allow technical and creative teams to co-operate in new ways. This might be direct working between...
Karl Schubert.Broadcasting used to rely solely on proprietary technologies. That isnt surprising considering the massive amounts of real-time information that broadcasters deal with on a daily...
Joel Ledlow, CEO, ScheduALLBroadcast networks can reduce the costs and challenges related to broadcasting live sport if they have an appropriate Enterprise Resource Management softwareAl Jazeeras...
Andrew WarmanThe channel-in-a-box device has evolved from a simple system to a sophisticated solution that can enable a TV station to go on air within a...
Jean-Francois NivartJPEG 2000 versus MPEG versus uncompressed. Jean-François Nivart explores the differenceAs images have such a ubiquitous and important place in our lives, this industry is continuously...
Mohammed Saifi, Broadcast Engineering Manager, twofour54As satellite communication technology evolves and grows continuously, satellite networks are increasingly subject to radio frequency interference from a variety of ground transmitters.Interference has become...
UK viewers can celebrate Eid Al Adha with Muslim TV live on Freeview and Roku Streaming Players through the Vision TV Network from Vision247. Broadcast in both Arabic and English,...
Action replay is no longer an element that only TV viewers have come to expect. Playing the highlights of a game on digital signage displays at stadiums have become a...
Connected TV may give the consumer access to content when they want it and enable real interactivity, but in practice it needs to provide better quality to move the viewer...
The word convergence has been used around the television business for decades, without anyone really understanding its potential. With the advent of file-based workflows and the proliferation of IP circuits,...
Mustafa Tell.Arab Radio and TV, Jordan, recently opted for IP over satellite to transport its Ramadan content from its headquarters in Jordan to its distribution centre...
Keith Potter.Hybrid Broadcast Broadband Television (HbbTV) has become vital to the success of connected TV as it enables content providers to offer their services on a...
The broadcast and video production industry is yet to see the full benefits of cloud-based service provision largely due to bandwidth/cost constraints associated with storing, moving and processing large video...
Deploying a Business Process Manager (BPM) solution can help streamline workflows and, in turn, increase production speed, reduce operational costs, preserve quality and improve the utilisation of available resources, says...
Fibre is playing an increasingly important role in broadcast infrastructures, says Josh SimonsThe idea of sending video and audio signals down a fibre optic cable, rather than copper, is not...
Theres no doubt we have reached a tipping point in the world of integrated playout devices or channel-in-a-box (CiB) if not in terms of deployment, then certainly in...
When enjoying a television programme, audio represents half of the overall viewing experience and therefore, it must be right. To ensure the optimal experience for the customer, the broadcaster must...
Billed as the entertainment playground of the world, Las Vegas plays host to the NAB Show in April, offering broadcasters the answers to coping with...
OTT operators must make fundamental infrastructure choices in order to strike the best balance between investment, flexibility and scalability as well as the...
At Sky News Arabia, Abu Dhabi.In November 2010, BPME broke the story of a partnership between BSkyB and ADMIC to launch Sky News Arabia. In March...
Qatar TV has opted for an automation solution from Pebble Beach Systems for its new facilities in Doha.The...
While most of the Middle East focuses on the launch of new TV channels, Saudi Arabia now boasts a sophisticated network of radio complexes across the Kingdom. The most recent...
GlobeCast and Arabsat announced that the Global Arabic Bouquet (GAB), a grouping of premium Arabic channels from the Arab States Broadcasting...
The Cinedeck Extreme cinema grade monitoring, recording and playback device is delivering results for digital facilities company Filmscape, which recently supplied units to a variety of clients including a major...
Thuraya, is the first in the mobile satellite industry to launch SMS-based Twitter services for its handheld consumer base. Scheduled for launch on December 15 2011, this unique service will enable...
This paper is part of a three-part series that looks at what adaptive bit rate streaming is and its potential as a disruptive technology Adaptive rate streaming is a breakthrough...
Sky News Arabia, the 24-hour Arabic language multi-platform breaking news service, has launched a weekly video blog on its website called Diary of a...
Dubai-based sound recordist David Thirion gives us his take on the new Sennheiser MKH 8060 and 8070 mics.On a recent TVC production,...
Abu Dhabi TV Network is upgrading the software of all Ad Sports Humax IR 2020 HD set-top boxes to allow subscribers to visit websites through their set-top-boxes. Now viewers will be...
never.no announced that Al Jazeera English used never.no's Interactivity Suite (IS) to enable Social TV by taking viewer questions;...
Vincent Paul Tep explains why DVB-T transmissions are the way forward for national broadcasters looking to migrate from analogue to digital broadcastingTerrestrial broadcasting continues to be the most effective means...
Sports rights are one of the most valuable rights in the world today but broadcasters pay a huge price if they are unable to secure their rights, says Christopher SchoutenSports...
The official launch of the first Indian HD Bollywood entertainment channel in the UAE was announced today.The launch of the new channel titled UTV Stars was announced by Etisalat in...
Sports rights are one of the most valuable rights in the world today but broadcasters pay a huge price if they are unable to secure their rights, says Christopher Schouten.The...
In the last part of this series, Andy Davies looks at how we can apply cloud infrastructure to broadcast...
We outlined the history of cloud computing and the technologies on which it depends last month. In this issue, Andrew Davies explores the current technologies that can provide cloud services...
In the first of a three-part series, Andrew Davies looks at the recent cloud computing phenomenon that has swept...
The humble intercom has now evolved into a more sophisticated solution that links large communication networks and installations across various sites. This paper looks at the role of the modern...
Moving from hard-wired broadcast systems to network-based architectures with software-controllable topologies will bring a range of benefits to broadcasters, says Anthony HarrisonAs broadcast technology evolves, our demands on it become...
Monitoring systems should be an integral part of any IPTV infrastructure build right from the pre-deployment stage, says Simen Frostad.A digital media delivery system is a complex thing to construct...
Making the internet an integral part of an efficient production workflow is challenging but can be done, says Trevor FrancisThe internet is revolutionising the way we consume TV and other...
Chris Pollard discusses why hybrid technology is the way forwardOn the face of it, delivery of TV services over the internet, or over a private network, has a lot going...
If visitor attendance is the yardstick by which to gauge whether a show is successful or not, the 8.7% rise in this years attendance over IBC 2009 is a supposed...
Broadcast robotics, particularly when linked with production automation, has become widely established in recent years. The technology can cover a broad range of applications, from simple one or two camera...
Every professional cameraman will, at some point, confront the battery issue, occasionally with foresight, usually with hindsight. Batteries are the least exciting part of your high tech, precision engineered, and...
By the end of the first quarter of 2010, the number of IPTV subscribers around the world stood at 36.3 million, up by almost 8% in the first three months...
For broadcasters and radio listeners alike, the benefits of High Definition (HD) radio are plentiful. Without question, HD radio (also known as digital radio) promises to bring a richer experience...
Like many industries in this difficult economic climate, the broadcast industry is being challenged to accomplish a wider range of core tasks using less equipment, a lower budget and fewer...
