As consumers viewing habits continue to change with second screens becoming more prevalent, broadcasters need to adopt smart strategies to monetise content thats available to them, says Johann SchreursAs smart devices,...
File-based automation offers a flexible platform for complex broadcast challenges. Craig Newbury advises broadcasters in the region to use file-based automation to manage one or many key processes easily through...
It is vital to know the cost of delivering content on multiple platforms in order to develop a monetisation strategy. Tony Taylor discusses the challenges facing broadcasters today and recommends...
Saleh Lootah, CTO at DMI.Dubai Media Incorporated used surround sound capture for the first time with TSL PPL SoundField DSF-B Digital Broadcast Surround Microphone package to...
The development of playout automation for television neatly parallels, and encapsulates, the dramatic changes that computers and off-the-shelf IT hardware have brought to the broadcast business. It is also a...
Its the right time to tap into the multiscreen viewing opportunity in emerging markets as online viewing gains momentum, says Jennifer BaischMarkets such as the Middle East hold enormous potential...
Raoul Cospen.Content producers must re-invent their business models to capture new markets and reduce production costs.The first step to this is to implement a proper media...
Peter Gallen, Product Manager, Tedial.There was a time when broadcast processes were solely controlled by humans but in the past two decades, a number of automated...
Chris Bradshaw, SVP, Media & Entertainment, Chief Marketing Officer, Autodesk talks to BroadcastPro ME about how filmmakers are increasingly amalgamating storytelling, artistry and technologyVisual effects have come a long way....
Live PipelineThe trend has been to separate encoding from the packaging and encryption functions to provide greater flexibility. Depending on the resilience of the design (N, N+1 or 2N encoders per live...
Understand viewer-watching trends with multiscreen monitoring to score big returns, says Arman AygenTraditional broadcast is a one-way communications system that was used to set trends and create needs. For many...
In an age where we have supposedly moved beyond theory and into the practice of High Definition TV, its time trevisit the format and see what benefits it is bringing...
When the answer to "whats on?" is "everything" and the answer to "whos on?" is "no-one", then content discovery and experience is kingThe explosion in the number of connected devices...
Tom Jahr is EVP Products & Partners at Conax.While a growing range of new consumer devices, video and distribution formats continue to create demand for more...
The rapid and global growth of the handheld device market, the emergence of more robust network infrastructures, and the drop in the cost of bandwidth is causing a shift in...
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...
Saudi-based systems integrator First Gulf Company has secured a deal to deliver a full 1080p HD broadcast facility that includes the installation of a whopping 96 cameras in Makkah. When...
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...
