Broadcast services provider and integrator Prolane, which has offices in Lebanon and Dubai, has developed a platform called Streamlane together with Open Broadcast Systems, based on the RIST protocol. In ...
Sky News Arabia is also re-launching several its flagship shows including "Al Sabah", "Niran Sadiqa", "Al Massa" and “Malaeb”.
The film about Hollywood starlet Judy Garland focusses on the latter part of her career in 1968, just one year before her untimely death from a drug overdose.
The Jawwy TV box gives access to titles from STARZPLAY, Wide Khaliji, BluTV, Cartoon Network, Fox+, as well as Jawwy TV exclusives and originals, to live TV from networks such ...
The event acts as a bridge between those who want to tap into the MENA content market and the regional players.
MENA hotels to whom SAWA provides TV entertainment channels will now include NHK World-Japan as part of their entertainment bouquet
Andrew Davies of Diversified; Afzal Lakdawala of Dubai Media Inc; David Clark of Sky News Arabia, Yusuf Al-Butti of twofour54 and Suhail Ahmed of One Diversified FZ LLC. join the ...
STARZPLAY has renewed its contract for a second time with Intigral to cater to Saudi Arabian audiences.
As co-founder and CEO of Istikana, Samer Abdin led the team, drove business and product development along with raising multiple rounds of VC financing.
“A robust cloud-based solution ensures digital assets are not only protected but also reusable for the future.”
Lack of exposure and incentive are major factors that contribute to unequal representation of women engineers in the broadcast field.
YuppTV came quietly onto the MENA scene two years ago, and has gone from strength to strength under the leadership of Zahra Zayat, VP and Head of MENA.
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.
Built on Boeings 702 satellite platform, AMOS-17 will deliver television, internet and data services to a potential market in its coverage regions.
The AW-HE42 promises high-quality video, precise control and movement. It is tailor-made for demanding remote productions, and for complex IMAG applications.
The new paid service, which comes in the form of premium monthly or weekly subscription plans, is available for users in the region.
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 ...
Subscribers can now access programming, which features trending topics and behind-the-scenes stories against a backdrop of locations from across the world.
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 ...
Hans Massart, Market Director Broadcast, Newtec. The rise of OTT services in MENA brings with it numerous challenges but efficient satellite distribution can guarantee quality transmission ...
From left: Christodoulos Protopapas, CEO of Hellas Sat;Dr Omar Olaian R Alaidda, Chairman of the Hellas Sat Board and , Technical Director at Hellas Sat. Hellas ...
The film is dedicated to the new generation, and will be executed in a contemporary style; promising a cinematic experience that attempts to mark the Arabian peninsula on the global ...
The Greenstone team in Dubai is a four-member, female-led team that specialises in producing factual entertainment and documentary series.
Rich Redmond, President and MD, International for GatesAir.GatesAir will bring its latest television and radio transmitters to CABSAT. The Maxiva series offers air-cooled and liquid-cooled models ...
NHK, Japan?s national broadcaster, has partnered with Eutelsat Communications to launch the world?s first 8K network; BS8K. The live broadcast took place on 2 December from the Vatican where images ...
ITV Choice's Vanity Fair.British entertainment channel, ITV Choice, has partnered with MyHD, a DTH HD Pay-TV platform in the region with localised Arabic subtitles, and has ...
OTT software provider Vewd, and OTT platform iflix, have collaborated to make iflix accessible on Vewd-enabled devices. iflix has partnered with the Vewd team to certify the iflix app for ...
Tarek Mounir, VP & General Manager Turner MENAT.Turner MENA has announced a new brand and programming transformation for TCM (Turner Classic Movies) in the Middle East, ...
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has announced a new broadcast deal with beIN Sports covering Australia, New Zealand and 24 countries in the Middle East and North Africa.Following the termination ...
Ramzi Itani.Global technology company Barco, has appointed Ramzi Itani as Vice President of its Middle East and Africa operations.With experience spanning more than 25 years in ...
Dubai International Content Market - DICM is set to welcome more than 60 exhibitors and 750 buyers. Delegates are reportedly registered from across the MENA region and emerging markets such ...
Cinema exhibitor Cinépolis, has partnered with Al Tayer Group, to build and operate cinemas across the GCC region. This venture will introduce Cinépolis cinema-going experience including Luxury, Premium, Macro XE, ...
Avid has appointed NMK as their Pro Audio Division Distributor in the Middle East. NMK will reportedly build on Avids audio presence providing support in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman UAE and ...
Saudi Arabias Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) has announced the completion of a $266.5M deal to buy newly issued shares in Deezer, a global digital music streaming service, through KHC and ...
Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) has launched a music streaming service with no commercial interruptions across five markets in the Middle East including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq and ...
German media companies Studio 100 Media and m4e are joining forces with Dubai-based MBC Group for a deal that covers TV, digital media and consumer product rights for the CGI ...
Political events have reportedly reversed pay-TV growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), as pay TV subscriptions fell 21% to 4.2m in 2017, according to the latest study ...
Carlos Tibi, CEO and Founder IcflixDubai-based Icflix has deployed the KeyOS MultiKey DRM Service for their streaming and VOD platform. Icflix provides Hollywood, Bollywood and Jazzwood ...
Mobility solutions provider, Mahindra Comviva, has entered into a partnership with Sacom Mediaworks, a content aggregator in the MENA. This tie-up with Sacom Mediaworks will provide Mooditt Digital Store, Comvivas ...
Nripendra Singh, Director, Media and Entertainment, EY Africa, India and the Middle EastMost MENA markets are projected to grow online video revenues by 22% 35% annually ...
Pay-TV revenues for the 20 countries across the MENA will reach $3.62 billion in 2023 up by only 7.8% on 2017. Pay-TV revenues will fall in 2018. They will ...
Several discussions have been cropping up in various circles about the need for a collaborative OTT platform like Hulu in the MENA region and how this will be the way ...
Adel KaramNetflix has announced the first local production in the Middle East starring Lebanese comedian and actor Adel Karam.The comedy special, produced by Creative Arab Talent, is scheduled ...
Sanjay Raina, GM MENAP, Fox Networks Group Middle EastWith landmark decisions on content, delivery and economics, Fox Networks Groups three new channels, Fox Crime, Fox Rewayat ...
Etisalat Digital, a business unit of Etisalat that is focused on driving the digital transformation of enterprises and governments, and Mobile Doctors 24-7 (MD 24-7), have signed a memorandum of ...
Members of the MENA Broadcast Anti-Piracy Coalition.The satellite provider members of the MENA Broadcast Satellite Anti-Piracy Coalition have made public commitments to remove pirate channel clients by ...
Mark Britt.iflix is launching its service in eight territories across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Consumers in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, ...
An analysis released by IHS Markit shows that the pay TV market in the MENA region saw record growth in 2016 despite harsh economic conditions.Pay TV households topped the five million ...
Ipsos recently released a report enumerating some of the factors contributing to the growth of OTT services in the MENA region. We bring you some key findings of the report ...
Irdeto has announced a new multi-year deal with GOBX, a new premium entertainment platform in the MENA region. Irdeto Cloaked CA is a software CA solution and part of the ...
Phillip Luff, MD, Scripps Networks Interactive, UK and EMEA.House Hunters Middle East follows families and couples from around the world as they try to find homes, start ...
During the finals, carpenters Matt Muenster (left) and Chip Wade (center) brainstorm with designer Sef Pinney (right) on how to design a signature bed paired with ...
Guy Elliott.Telestream has announced the appointment of Guy Elliott as its Head of Region Sales for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), following two years when ...
BroadcastPro ME and Avid brought together some key sports production and broadcast specialists from the GCC to discuss the challenges of broadcasting sports events in the region and how to ...
BeIN Media Group has remained a quiet player for a long time. Over the years, it has quietly amassed a large number of premium sports rights, the English Premier League ...
Real-time motion graphics, Xpression.At CABSAT, Ross Video will be demonstrating a range of solutions designed to help broadcasters and those working in live production simplify and ...
The start of 2016 has been marked by a number of new players launching premium content services in the MENA region. Perhaps the biggest splash came from Netflix who announced ...
Content provider Prime Entertainment Group has signed a carriage deal with Physique TV who will take its Fitness Series in the Middle East and North Africa.Physique TV is claimed to ...
South Indian television network Sun Network has partnered with online platform YuppTV to offer regional entertainment channels. YuppTV will launch 10 channels in four languages Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil and ...
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