Al Rayyan TV on wheels
Doha-based satellite TV channel Al Rayyan TV has deployed a state-of-the-art 18-camera OB van to cover live events in and around Qatar. BroadcastPro ME goes on a tourDoha-based broadcaster Al...
Doha-based satellite TV channel Al Rayyan TV has deployed a state-of-the-art 18-camera OB van to cover live events in and around Qatar. BroadcastPro ME goes on a tourDoha-based broadcaster Al...
Qatar National Day on December 18 called for special broadcast skills and, in particular, RF solutions to cover the event live. BroadcastPro ME brings you an exclusive report on how...
Houssam Khaled.Ericsson has transformed the playout centre at twofour54, which the technology company acquired last year. BroadcastPro ME speaks to Ericsson's Houssam Al Khaled to find...
Laurent Gignoux.Saudi Broadcasting Corporation is working with French digitisation specialist Vectracom on a large archival project to make its assets more accessible in the future. BroadcastPro...
OSN recently upgraded its broadcast facilities with a brand new network operations centre at its Dubai headquarters. Vijaya Cherian goes on-site to find out how the new facility will improve...
Using a new generation of mobile IP transmitters, Sky News Arabias field reporters now capture and stream live, broadcast-quality video from any location on earth. Dave Mace, Head of Projects and...
Dubai Channels Network has unveiled a fully revamped IP-based radio facility for its two channels broadcasting from Dubai. The state-of-the-art facility was handed over to the state broadcaster in December...
Israel Esteban.Alongside beIN Media Groups commercial strategy to enter the entertainment space, its technical infrastructure and workflows also needed to be prepped to accommodate its expansion...
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...
Bahrain TV has upgraded its 35-year-old MCR to a new state-of-the-art HD/3G facility, as part of its system revamp. BroadcastPro ME brings you the detailsBahrain TV, the TV arm of Bahrains...
From left: Galal El Hakeem and Mohammed Akhlaq.Al Ghad Al Arabi went on air on October 20 this year after implementation consultants Galal El Hakeem and...
Bahrains Information Affairs Authority recently upgraded its news studio and news centre to a full HD file-based 3G infrastructure. BroadcastPro ME brings you the detailsBahrains Information Affairs Authority (IAA), which operates...
Dubai Media Inc. recently upgraded its sports studio and the Dubai Sports channels as part of its larger project to move to a file-based, unified, tapeless infrastructure. Vibhuti Arora reports Dubai...
Al Jazeera Media Network recently upgraded its Beirut bureau and built a new studio at the facility with Dubai-based United Broadcast and Media Solutions (UBMS) as the key systems integrator for...
Muhammad Irfan Gondal.With growing demand for content in war-torn Libya, TV channels are looking at producing content in neighbouring Egypt and Turkey. Libyan media house Alwasat...
Qatar-based Al Rayyan Satellite Channel recently virtualised a large part of its broadcast IT infrastructure with the aim of transitioning to a full cloud setup in the future. Haitham Zaidan,...
The Emir Cup in Qatar recently saw the first regional use of the Sony 4K Stitch, the I-Movix X10 UHD 4K ultra-motion camera and a live production using Dolby 5.1....
Doha-based sports broadcaster beIN Sports recently updated its EVS MAX Highlights Service by integrating it with its latest post-production solutions. BroadcastPro ME delves deeper into the production workflow of the...
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...
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...
Abu Dhabi Media recently worked with Deutsche Telekom to deliver its first OTT offering to viewers in the region. Isam Al Jammal, who heads Digital Services at ADM, and Karim...
The onboard reporters use handheld water-proof cameras to capture video and still footage on the boats.More than 100 broadcasters globally have been showing regular coverage of...
JRTV's HD OB van.Jordans state broadcaster, JRTV, recently acquired its first high definition OB van. Built to the latest broadcast specifications, the vehicle is expected to...
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...
The gallery in the revamped studio for Dubai Racing Channel.DMI recently revamped its Al Marmoum studio to a 3G/HD/SD ready facility to cater exclusively to its...
Aisha Alzareef, Head of Broadcast IT at Sharjah Media Corporation.Sharjah TV recently completed its migration to HD and revamped three of its channels to support the...
Abed Adeeb.Systems integrators INC System Integrations and United Media Company worked together with Libya's Al Wataniyah to deliver a five-channel playout system last month. We take...
From left: Michael Martens, CEO and Managing Director, Riedel Networks With Adel Daylami, General Manager, Batelco.Bahrain's telco operator recently signed a new bilateral supply agreement with...
MBC deployed Pixel Factory, a promo solution for its newly launched Bollywood channel. Keith Dallison, Post Production Manager at MBC, sheds light on how the solution has improved workflowsOne of...
WASP3D powered the graphics for Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and Uganda Broadcasting Corporation to broadcast the 2014 World Cup across the two African nations. BroadcastPro ME takes a look at what...
DoP mario Delic with focus puller Mohammad Badran on the sets of The Brothers.Dubbed as a one-of-its-kind production for its scale and style, big-budget Syrian drama...
Intigral's MCR.Intigral recently expanded its headend to improve the delivery of its IPTV and OTT multiscreen services. BroadcastPro ME takes a closer look at the projectDigital...
David Butorac, CEO, OSN.With the number of illegitimate broadcast services on the rise in the Middle East and several online portals offering unlimited entertainment dirt cheap,...
Al Aan TV has been modernising its broadcast infrastructure gradually in a bid to migrate to a full HD facility. Raad Haddadin, Head of Tech, updates Vibhuti Arora on the...
Chris Wyatt, CEO, Youtoo Technologies. The social TV phenomenon is gradually gaining traction in the region and has the potential to change the dynamics of the broadcast...
Oromia TV Building in Adama, Ethiopia.Ethiopian broadcaster ORTO recently switched from a 12-hour schedule to 24/7 broadcasting. Vibhuti Arora takes a look at what the project...
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"...
In an attempt to feed the growing demand for 4K content, a Dubai-based media house has decided to convert its sci-fi feature Mantera to 4K Ultra HD. BroadcastPro ME brings...
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...
Dominic Baillie, CTO and Dave Mace, Project Manager at Sky News Arabia.Building a broadcasting solution with a multi-million dollar budget, a systems integrator and tried-and-tested technology...
Physique TV, which claims to be the MENA regions first health and fitness channel, underwent a significant revamp in terms of both format and content under its new management team....
Egypts national broadcaster ERTU replaced its existing radio infrastructure with a state-of-the-art solution encompassing automation and archiving. In an exclusive interview with Vibhuti Arora, systems supplier and integrator SCISYS shares...
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...
Fatiha Bensalem, E-junior and Khaled Al Baloushi, eLife.Childrens edutainment channel E-junior marked its 12th anniversary this year with a complete transition to High Definition (HD) coupled...
THE MCR at Amahara TV station.Ethiopias state broadcaster Amhara TV recently deployed the countrys first HD terrestrial TV station broadcasting to more than 50 million viewers....
Hedgehog, a Lebanese production company, recently rolled out a 14-camera High Definition OB truck, reportedly the first in Lebanon. The vehicle boasts state-of-the-art kit capable of executing an end-to-end production....
The Envivio platform makes the backbone of the mobile solution.In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, solutions provider E2M talks about how it put together a project...
TVC News' main set.TVC News launched early this year with the tagline Through African Eyes giving viewers an African perspective on news from the continent. Media...
In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, Saudi-based systems integrator First Gulf Company talks about the new playout and MCR facility it recently designed and integrated for Saudi Broadcasting CorporationDignitaries...
The newly established private Iraqi satellite channel Al Madar TV, has commenced broadcasting over the entire MENA region from twofour54 Abu Dhabi, a Media Zone Authority company this week....
Zaid Wattar, MD, AV Solutions.In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, Zaid Wattar, Managing Director of AV Solutions, a leading broadcast systems integrator in Iraq, talks...
Al Jazeera Childrens Channel (JCC) revealed its brand new look on March 29, 2013 through a five hour live show.The studio-based live show consisted of interactive activities such as a...
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,...
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...
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...
Intelsat S.A., a satellite service provider, announced a multi-year extension agreement with Lebanon-based ART/International Network Distribution (IND), an aggregator and distributor of niche and international channels in the global market.ART/IND...
Mohamed Youssif, CEO of YahLive.Fashion One, the international channel for fashion, entertainment and lifestyle, is now available for the first time across the Middle East and...
Argosy has supplied a range of its HD products to Ashorooq TV as part of the companys move from Dubai to a new television facility in Khartoum, Sudan.Ashorooq TV, which...
Nexio AMP server by Harris.Harris Broadcast has supplied a range of integrated broadcast solutions to its distributor, Orbinet International, to support the launch of a new...