Facilis will introduce a number of new products to the European market at IBC this year. These include solutions for high-end and budget conscious facilities, along with a new tracking ...
BroadcastPro ME and Avid hosted a roundtable on media asset management.Industry leaders gathered in Dubai last month for a closed-door meeting to discuss some of the challenges ...
Kuwait's Ministry of Information has cancelled the licences of three television channels, state news agency KUNA has reported.The decision to take the Al-Watan, Al-Watan Plus and Al-Watan Ghanawi channels off ...
Russel Peirson-Hagger.ATG Danmon has promoted Russell Peirson-Hagger from his current role as Commercial Director to take the position of Managing Director. He succeeds Christoffer Kay who ...
Image Nation Abu Dhabi have announced a deal to fully finance James Ponsoldts upcoming feature adaptation of Dave Eggers novel The Circle. The film will be presented by Image Nation ...
The OTT roundtable took place on the first day of CABSAT15.With OTT discussed throughout boardrooms this year, Brightcove and BroadcastPro ME got together with leading industry ...
Andrew Pert.Next years CABSAT will feature the all-new Content Marketplace, a co-located event designed to unite the entire commercial ecosystem for filmed entertainment content.As a dedicated ...
Samer Geissah, who is now Vice President Consumer Home & Multimedia Services at du.Five years ago, a team of senior executives at du were brought ...
For the first time in the history of Al Jazeera Media Network, its worldwide technology and operations teams were combined under one man. In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, ...
EVS has implemented a comprehensive EVS workflow for beIN SPORTS. The beIN Sport MAX Highlights Service enables the creation and management of sports highlight packages from the networks centralised production ...
Easy access to high-quality content has allowed pirates to stream copyrighted material, directly impacting the industrys revenue. Technology, however, can help combat piracy, says Mathieu BonenfantThe broadcast industry in the ...
From left: Jamal Al Sharif with Ali Jaber.The Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication (MBRSC) at the American University in Dubai (AUD) announced the return of ...
Teleports nowadays are having to deal with an increase in satellite communications on the go, and backhaul for clients. This creates growing demand for evolution of teleports, and the need ...
Andrew Pert.Andrew Pert, Exhibitions Director at DWTC, shares information on new exhibitors at CABSAT and some important features of the showWho are some of the new ...
Alarab news studio in Bahrain.The regions most awaited news channel, Alarab, went live today at 5pm UAE time. Fahad Al Sukait CEO of Alarab News Channel ...
CABSAT 2015, a platform for the broadcast, production, content delivery, digital media and satellite sectors across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), will examine how global media and ...
Richard Gelfond, CEO, IMAX at Abu Dhabi Media Summit 2014.The fate of television in a connected world, the future of cinema and the impact of piracy ...
Traditional Data ApplicationsThere are two primary sets of applications for airborne COTM. The first is what are considered traditional data applications, such as email, video conferencing and VoIP. The second ...
Dr Naser Refaat, Acting CTO, Rotana TV Network.Rotana Media Group recently went to air with a fully revamped 14-channel playout system to enable content delivery across ...
Noura Al Kaabi.Abu Dhabi Media Summit (ADMS) 2014 is gearing up for its biggest event to date with a host of leading regional and international speakers ...
David Sternberg, Head of Media, Manchester United.In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, David Sternberg, Head of Media at Manchester United, speaks about the clubs recent ...
Dubai-based systems integrator, Media Group International (MGI), has built the entire infrastructure for the newly launched chidlrens FM radio station, PearlFM. The channel is the first-of-its-kind radio station in the ...
With more channels, the demand for locally generated sports content is growing and Abu Dhabi Media has been leading the pack with LIVE HD, its dedicated production arm. BroadcastPro ME ...
From left: Alexander V. Kammel, Reim El Houni, Sofia De Fay.Film production company, Ti22 Films, bagged a silver for the UAE at the fifth annual Cannes ...
With evolving broadcast technology, disaster recoveryhas taken the software approach and broadcasters are investingin multi-site operations for data to be synchronised across the globeWeve all heard the phrase Disaster Recovery ...
Saraya Abdeen (The Palace) behind-the-scenes.TV drama is a fast-evolving genre in the MENA region, and increasingly viewed as a major revenue generator. With their eye on ...
For the first time in decades the World Cup coincided with Ramadan, so there was much speculation as to what the impact might be. Would it be a month of ...
TV Zimbo migrated to HD with VSN.VSN and British systems integrator VSC have executed the migration of Angolan channel TV Zimbo to HD.Part of the Medianova ...
Pronology, a developer of cutting-edge tapeless workflow solutions, will feature its comprehensive integration and Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings at the 2014 IBC Show (Hall 10, Stand A26). In ...
Jordan has blocked nine unlicensed news websites. The blocked websites, include 7iber, Arabic for ink, an interactive website that published reports and features from contributors seeking to promote free speech and ...
Bahrain-based news channel Al Arab is being built around two Viz Mosart studio automation systems from Vizrt. The independent 24/7 news channel is expected to be launched this year in ...
BroadcastPro Middle East celebrated its fourth anniversary at Rixos The Palm Dubai on May 20, 2014. The party brought together more than 150 industry specialists, including systems integrators, manufacturers and ...
Joseph Kusaga.Tanzanian media conglomerate, Clouds Media Group will launch an African TV station, Clouds TV International, on June 15, BroadcastPro ME can reveal. Based out of ...
BroadcastAsia 2013.Social media, OTT and multi-platform screening are some of the key trends to watch in 2014. Fuelled by a steep increase in consumption of data ...
Unfazed by political turmoil, Iraqs burgeoning broadcast industry boasts more than 80 private channels, with more on the way. BroadcastPro ME takes an exclusive look at one of the recent channel ...
Dubai Media Inc. recently upgraded to an HD facility with a brand new unified transmission room and a revamped newsroom. BroadcastPro ME looks at what the upgrade entailed[caption id="attachment_21310" align="alignleft" ...
As Qatar prepares to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the countrys state broadcaster Qatar Media Corporation, has started modernising its broadcast infrastructure in order to give the best viewing ...
TF1 group, which holds the exclusive rights to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, is to sub-license part of the live broadcast rights to pay-TV channel beIN Sports.The deal includes live ...
Digital Media Services (DMS), the digital arm of Choueiri Group and SynkOnAir, a subsidiary of AJ Consulting, have entered into an exclusive partnership aimed at offering TV viewers, brands and ...
Media Group International (MGI) has partnered with Molden Media and never.no to showcase the latest trends in on-air graphics and live social management based on multi-touch screen technology at CABSAT.Demonstrating ...
With the MENA region being the stronghold of FTA channels, pay-TV has not found much favour thus far. Cliff Nelson, CEO of MY-HD speaks about how affordable platforms can potentially ...
The FIAT/IFTA world conference held for the first time in Dubai brought together a community of archivists and broadcasters from 40 different countries around the world. A report[caption id="attachment_20218" align="alignleft" ...
MBC Cairo studio.MBC recently strengthened the news component of its Egyptian channel MBC Masr with a turnkey newsroom and studio installation. Systems integrator Media Group International ...
MBC Cairo studio.MBC recently strengthened the news component of its Egyptian channel MBC Masr with a turnkey newsroom and studio installation. Systems integrator Media Group International ...
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 ...
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 ...
Matthew Sansom, Head of Station, Abu Dhabi Classic FM.Matthew Sansom, Head of Station at Abu Dhabi Classic FM describes the UAE as a unique market for ...
The speed with which the global electronic entertainment and media industry is evolving is astounding, but what is sometimes forgotten in the mix is the role that people still have ...
Media Systems Integrator Media Group International (MGI) has assisted Tanzanias Clouds FM radio station to give its audience a totally new, interactive experience by installing VidiGo Visual Radio software. The new ...
As broadcasters worldwide move towards delivering content on multiple screens, we witness a similar revolution among top-tier broadcasters in the Middle East. In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, the ...
In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, Sebastien Marteau, Vice President of Intigral, talks about the companys newly launched applications and how the company intends to take the vision forwardTell us ...
Broadcast technology professionals received a personalised view of the latest developments in cloud and connected content technologies across two days at the first IBC London Technology Booster conference held on ...
TSL Systems, a systems integrator for the broadcast industry, has announced a restructuring of its operations, to meet the challenges faced by businesses operating in the ever-changing world of media-consumption. ...
Chris O'hearn.The end of traditional TV doesnt seem imminent just yet; it is a strong medium and will continue to be so over the next few yearsHeres ...
Avid has announced the appointment of Ammar Fawzy to the position of Territory Account Manager Middle East.As Avids Territory Account Manager Middle East, Ammar Fawzy will focus on exploring new ...
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 ...
Dubai will host the first Cinematic Innovation Summit in December at the Atlantis, Palm Jumeirah. The summit to be held on December 5 and 6 will feature visionaries from Hollywood, ...
Jan Eveleens.According to Jan Eveleens, CEO, Axon, AVB has the capability to transform the way broadcasters manage and deliver live production video contentAudio and video equipment ...
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 ...
Blackmagic pocket camera.Less 3D this year and more 4K, improvements to workflow and concentration of distribution to multiscreen seemed to capture most of the attention at ...
