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Local content is booming in the Arab world and the opening up of Saudi Arabia’s media landscape has especially seen an unprecedented rise in creative and local productions. At a ...
Local content is booming in the Arab world and the opening up of Saudi Arabia’s media landscape has especially seen an unprecedented rise in creative and local productions. At a ...
With sports dominating the entertainment landscape and viewer demand for diverse formats surging, industry professionals at a BroadcastPro ME roundtable explored the changes in sports consumption and what spread to ...
BroadcastPro ME hosted two roundtables where participants discussed potential strategies to minimise subscriber churn on OTT platforms.
How do broadcasters chart a steady course as turbulence and disruption become the new normal? Streaming, in particular, has upended broadcast business models in the region. In a special CEO ...
'Voy! Voy! Voy!', Omar Hilal’s directorial debut, is awaited with huge anticipation as it gears up for a theatrical premiere in various Arab countries this month. A collaborative effort between ...
From startup hire to executive director overseeing five offices in four locations across the world, Areej Itani has come a long way. In an interview with BroadcastPro ME, she discusses ...
The entertainment industry is growing rapidly, with revenues projected to grow from $27.86bn in 2022 to $48.76bn by 2027, according to Statista. But are creators and artists benefiting from this ...
How do broadcasters offset the stratospheric ticket cost of sporting rights? Can sports subscribers be converted into entertainment consumers? And how can value leaks be plugged? A panel of MENA ...
As the content market heats during Ramadan, the tech industry has also started buzzing with NAB and CABSAT just around the corner.
Al Mashhad goes live with edgy content, immersive experiences and out-of-the-box digital initiatives.
Energised by the return to large-scale in-person events, 2022 was seen by many as the year the media industry came together again to re-engage, reconnect and innovate. Rapidly evolving consumer ...
The awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
OTT transformed the digital landscape for brands, content creators and broadcasters – and the pandemic transformed OTT. A recent roundtable, hosted by BroadcastPro ME in conjunction with Edgio (formerly Limelight), ...
As media houses straddle the worlds of linear and OTT, understanding what media convergence entails on the technical, infrastructural and business levels is increasingly important. In conjunction with Red Bee ...
The move is part of a larger phased plan to launch more bureaus across MENA and integrate a full-fledged social media strategy aimed at attracting more audiences from different age ...
The DISCOP segment at CABSAT will include a screening room, where some of the pitches will take place.
In the meantime, BroadcastPro ME is hosting its second annual sports conference, this time under the sponsorship of IP Studios.
While the entertainment industry is abuzz with how streaming services have altered the viewing experience forever, these players remain newcomers in the e-commerce space. Pure e-commerce players have been taking ...
The awards honoured the champions whose passion, ability and tech know-how are taking the industry to an unheralded era of innovation.
The BroadcastPro Summit & Awards 2021 promises to be a powerful showcase for the debates, strategies and innovations now ripe to shape the industry’s future.
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.
Porsche MEA recently celebrated the launch of its all-electric Taycan Cross Turismo with a video that shows the car being pushed to its limits in two remote locations with contrasting ...
A report in Al-Nashra stated that the Saudi Crown Prince expects all Saudi media companies to operate from home ground.
Moving an event online can seem overwhelming, but making it happen is often more beneficial than expected.
Senior executives from StarzPlay, OSN, Viu, ItWorksMe, Bitmovin, Castlabs, ATEME, Nagra, Brightcove, Shure, Synamedia, FACT and MUSO among others will speak at the conference.
Marc Antoine, whose reputation precedes him as an M&A specialist, usually comes into a company when a big change is on the horizon.
Dubai-based English language channel City 7 TV, which has been operational since 2004, has finally succumbed to the pressures of the economic downturn and stopped broadcasting on April 20 at midnight, ...
Every year, I recall with gratitude how we have been blessed with another year of success at BroadcastPro Middle East. 2015 has been no different. It has been a year ...
Last month, I had the good fortune of visiting two different countries and participating in two completely different events. Although vastly different in scope and style, both were eye-openers and ...
BroadcastPro ME has announced the shortlist for the ASBU BroadcastPro Selevision Summit and Awards. The event takes place on November 10 at Habtoor Grand Hotel in Dubai Marina. The full ...
beIN Sports, which is operated by Qatari Sports Investments, has released promos on its channels announcing the arrival of a movie channel, sending shockwaves through the industry. We first broke the story ...
BroadcastPro Middle East celebrated its fifth anniversary at Andreeas at Habtoor Grand May 20, 2015. The party brought together 120 industry specialists, including systems integrators, manufacturers and distributors, and end users ...
BroadcastPro ME and Avid hosted a roundtable on media asset management.BroadcastPro Middle East hosted a roundtable on May 13, 2015 at Conrad Dubai to discuss the ...
Last month, I had the privilege of travelling to Saudi Arabia to cover Saudi TV and Riyadh Radios 50th anniversary celebrations and was even more honoured to discover that I ...
ASBU BroadcastPro ME 2013 award winners.Winners of ASBU BroadcastPro Awards announced amidst celebration of quality and achievementThe ASBU BroadcastPro Summit and Awards 2013 concluded with a ...
Doha Film Institute (DFI) announced a significant expansion to its existing grants programme at Cannes Film Festival. The expansion allows it to support new talent from around the world as ...
Craig Newbury.Wohler Technologies has announced a shift in its U.K.-based operations with the appointment of Craig Newbury to the role of EMEA sales director, RadiantGrid.Newbury, who ...
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, ...
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 ...
A minor electrical shortage at Al Arabiya News Channel studio this morning caused a small fire in the news room, which led to the evacuation of the staff at MBC ...
FUJINONs new XA77x9.5BESM cost-effective HD EFP field lens features OS-TECH image stabilisation, FIND diagnostic system, 16-bit encoding, dust-proof and anti-fogging technology, macro shooting, ...
Rohde & Schwarz has opened an office in Saudi Arabia to better serve its customers in the Kingdom, the companys Middle East ...
The Gulfs newest radio station claims to be fully digital and promises to offer a unique programming mix for the South Indian community. BroadcastPro brings you an exclusive report.Last month ...