TVF International expands reach in MENA
Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera Arabic, Shahid and BBC Arabic buy rights for several programmes from the distributor.
Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera Arabic, Shahid and BBC Arabic buy rights for several programmes from the distributor.
The solution has been designed to maximise quality of service backed by reliable, round-the-clock supervision and support using a dedicated and resilient infrastructure with seamless switching capabilities.
Egyptian filmmaker and journalist Ibrahim Nash’at takes viewers behind the scenes of the Taliban’s first year back in power.
Al Jazeera has also used StudioBot's tracking data to produce AR/VR shows and segments.
OSN and BBC News Arabic are among the latest MENA broadcasters to acquire content from TVF International.
Jared Bush and Byron Howard have directed the film, which won the 2022 Golden Globe Award for Best Picture - Animated.
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, CNN has signed three multi-year partnerships to highlight stories of women's empowerment.
While the upgrade across MBN's facilities is ongoing, Alhurra's Dubai office was among the first to be transformed.The first thing that catches your eye as you ...
At DISCOP Dubai.Dubai-based online platform, mena.tv Content Hub, which hosts more than 250 registered buyers from over 100 MENA broadcasters and OTT platforms, has signed new ...
Dish has filed suit against two over-the-top video providers, Spider-TV and Tiger Star, it says are pirating Arabic channels for unauthorised distribution, as per media reports."We feel it is our responsibility to ...
Es?hailSat is exhibiting at the annual IBC exhibition in Amsterdam.The company is showcasing Es?hail?1, currently transmitting high quality, premium DTH television content from the 25.5°/26° East neighborhood for leading channels ...
Dr Yaser Bishr.Al Jazeera Media Network has announced the launch of its daily channel on Snapchats Discover which the network sees as one of the key mediums ...
Ibrahim Alawin and Imad Naef Ninaah with Junger Audio Units.Al Jazeera has chosen Jünger Audios loudness management technology to control and regulate audio across four of ...
Al Jazeera Media Network has announced the launch of an experimental platform called Kimchi for digital radio. The platform, which AJMN claims is a first of its kind, consists of ...
The sixth edition of the ASBU BroadcastPro Selevision Awards concluded late Tuesday evening. The awards evening rewarded industry specialists from the MENA broadcast industry in both traditional and new media space. ...
Al Jazeera turned 20 on November 1, 2016. The Arabic-language satellite channel, launched its first broadcast from Doha two decades ago on November 1, 1996. To mark the 20th anniversary celebrations ...
Al Jazeera Studio 5.In the weeks leading up to November 1, 2016, preparations were rife at Al Jazeera Media Network for its 20th anniversary celebrations. Vijaya ...
Feras Al Suliti.There was scepticism in the market about the survival of Al Jazeera Documentary channel. While some said it would be shut down, others wagered ...
Miljenko Logozar.Al Jazeera Arabic, which struggled with a failing newsroom system, replaced it with a new workflow in December, in order to streamline operational efficiencies. In an ...
January started on a rather unusual note, with Al Jazeera America (AJAM) announcing its exit from the US and Sky News Arabia (SNA) simultaneously announcing its digital entry into the ...
EshailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, is exhibiting at the annual CABSAT exhibition in Dubai, showcasing Eshail-1, currently transmitting high quality, premium DTH television content from the 25.5/26 degrees East neighborhood ...
Sanjay Salil, Managing Director, MediaGuru.This report, jointly undertaken by MediaGuru and Arab Advisors Group, analyses the state of convergence between media, gadgets and telecom in the ...
Al Jazeera Media Network has announced that its channels will be moving to a new frequency affecting viewers across the entire Middle East and North Africa region on the Nilesat ...
Al Jazeera Lead Audio Specialist Allie Gaffoor.Al Jazeera Media Network has purchased seven Apollo digital audio consoles from Calrec Audio for its broadcast facility in Doha, ...
Eutelsat is traditionally associated with Europe. What is the importance of the MENA market in your companys commercial strategy?While its true that Eutelsats roots are European, the Middle East and ...
Giles Trendle.Giles Trendle has been appointed acting Managing Director of Al Jazeera English (AJE). He succeeds Al Anstey who left to head up Al Jazeera America.Trendle ...
Pebble Beach Marina.Pebble Beach systems automation solutions now control over 300 channels across more than 40 sites across 15 countries in the region. It has developed ...
Al Jazeera English, Doha newsroom.TV viewers using Arabsat have been asked to change the frequencies on their set-top boxes as Al Jazeera Media Network will permanently ...
Alarab, a 24-hour news channel based out of Bahrain, is set to launch by the end of the year. The news channel will target Arabic-speaking viewers across the Arab world ...
Qatar is all set to launch a new TV station as a rival to the hugely successful Al Jazeera Network.The new Arabic language broadcaster, called Al Arabi, will be based ...
Mohammad Shihadah is the founder of AppTek, a US-based firm that has been developing human language technologies for the last 24 years. In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, Shihadah ...
Saudi authorities will shut down the Riyadh office of Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera amid an ongoing foreign policy dispute between the neighbouring countries, according to a London-based Arabic newspaper.Saudi Arabia ...
The best of the world's filmmakers, producers, broadcasters and distributors will be at MIPTV Cannes next month to buy, sell and view new TV content. In an exclusive interview with ...
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 ...
Al Jazeera has launched a new Turkish online service ahead of a full television channel launch from Istanbul. The service, known as Al Jazeera Türk, will follow its initial digital ...
Al Jazeera Arabic became the first non-English language channel to launch its DTT service on the Freeview platform in the UK. Al Jazeera English became a part of the network ...
Al Jazeera Sport was rebranded beIN Sports on Jan 1, 2014. The rebranding indicates that the channel will now be part of beIN Sports, a global network of sports channels, ...
Sony Professional Solutions MEA (Sony PSMEA) has announced the signing of a landmark US $143 million project with Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN).The project involves building state of the art ...
Qatar's Jeem TV (formerly Al Jazeera Childrens Channel) has acquired the first season of the preschool animated series Ella Bella Bingo from Singapore-based August Media Holdings. The deal gives Jeem ...
Mohammed Akhlaq.In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, Mohammed Akhlaq, International Operations Director of Al Jazeera Network and Launch Technical Director of Al Jazeera America, speaks ...
Rima Maktabi.UK-based charity Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) has named seven Arab women broadcasters among the 100 most influential journalists covering armed violence.The names included Zeina ...
Al Jazeera Sport has secured the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) rights for the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League and UEFA Europa League for 2015-2018.The broadcaster ...
A comprehensive survey from the Arab Advisors Group, that probed the media consumption habits in the UAE, has revealed that news and movies are the most popular types of TV programmes ...
Al Jazeera America premiered on 20 August, replacing Current TV at 3pm Eastern time, but the network's debut was marred by AT&T's decision to unilaterally drop the channel from the ...
HTC Blinkfeed, a new live information stream for the HTC One smartphone, will offer content from MBC's news channel Al Arabiya, Qatar's Al Jazeera, CNNArabic.com and Reuters. The news outlets ...
The teams from Sharjah Media Centre and KBS.Sharjah Media Centre, the media and communications arm of the Government of Sharjah, visited the Korean Broadcasting Systems headquarters ...
WhereverTV, the US-based over-the-top (OTT) TV provider, has launched its ArabicTV subscription service to deliver 21 channels live from the Middle East to connected viewers across North America, South America ...
Al Jazeera Arabic has unveiled a new look offering SD as well as HD broadcast.The channel's complete refresh, the biggest since 2004, involves a transformation of news studios, programmes studios, ...
After disembarking in the US, Qatar-based Al Jazeera is continuing to expand globally with the upcoming launch of a U.K.-branded news channel and advanced plans for a French-language news arm.The ...
Media Group International (MGI) will open two new facilities in 2013 as it continues its growth trajectory. In Dubai Media City, MGI will open a new sales and marketing suite, ...
Toy Story characters.Al Jazeera Children's Channel (JCC) has announced a new free TV agreement with Disney, Middle East and North Africa (MENA).JCC has acquired the rights ...
Mahmud Shammam.This March, Libyas first news channel will turn two. It was launched during the revolution by an ex-Information Minister and journalist to keep the Libyan ...
BEST DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION IN ARABICABDALLAH EL BINNI, AL JAZEERA NETWORKAbdallah El Binni, Al Jazeera NetworkAbdallah El Binni is an investigative journalist who has produced and directed ...
a still from M.I. HighFree to air Al Jazeera Childrens Channel (JCC) has recently enhanced its partnership with BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC. ...
Participants of the panel discussion on 'Establishing a sustainable business model for Middle East TV' - (l to r) Nart Bouran, Head of Sky News Arabia, Dr. ...
JCC's Acting Director of Channels Saad-Al-Hudaifi.Al Jazeera Childrens Channel (JCC) will feature Al Rukn Al Khames, an exclusive and locally produced live television series on the ...
Abdallah El Binni.Al Jazeera Documentary has produced a new hard-hitting and innovative production, The Imam and the Colonel, using 2D and 3D animation. The documentary investigates ...
In exclusive interviews with Vijaya Cherian, Samer Younes, consultant engineer for the Television Support Development Committee of Qatar; Fahad Essa Al Kaabi of Al Jazeera Arabic and Karim Abdel Massih ...
DEMCO empowered the 18th edition of the Crown Prince Cup, a season-concluding tournament featuring teams from the Kuwaiti Premier League and the ...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., has formed an exclusive agreement with Al Jazeera, the 24-hours news and current affairs channel. As part of the agreement, Al Jazeera will live stream its ...