OTT, social media drive video entertainment: The 2018 panel debates
With per capita consumption of social media across the MENA among the highest in the globe, the second panel discussion on OTT and social media made for compelling listening at ...
With per capita consumption of social media across the MENA among the highest in the globe, the second panel discussion on OTT and social media made for compelling listening at ...
Presented by Abhijat Sharma, Management Consultant, Entertainment and Media (E&M) at Strategy&, the report spans 53 countries and 15 E&M segments ranging from traditional TV to ...
Viu, a pan-regional OTT video service from PCCW Media Group, has signed a content agreement with Workpoint, Thailand-based entertainment content provider, enabling Viu viewers to access more than 1,500 episodes ...
beIN MEDIA GROUP has migrated its transponder capacity from Nilesat to Eutelsat 8 degrees West, according to a report in The Gulf Times.beIN subscribers may continue to watch their channels ...
A lively exchange on cloud adoption and the deployment of AI in broadcast workflows ensured that the post-lunch tech panel had the rapt attention of attendees at the 2018 ASBU ...
E-Vision, a fully owned subsidiary of Etisalat, has launched Spirit of the Union channel 47 on eLife to commemorate the 47th National Day.Spirit of the Union channel aims to highlight ...
From lack of regulations on foreign content to the decline in advertising revenues, CEOs at the 2018 ASBU BroadcastPro Summit offered candid insights on steering their organisations through turbulent times.The ...
beIN Media Group has appointed Martin Aurenche as Vice President of Sports Content, responsible for the groups media rights acquisitions and distribution around the world.The strategic move comes weeks after ...
The Dubai International Content Market DICM concluded with more than 700 visitors in attendance over the two days. More than 250 buyers from 35 countries attended the market and ...
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) have announced a strategic collaboration to integrate the new AWS Ground Station service with Lockheed Martin?s new Verge antenna network. ...
beIN Media Group will broadcast the English Premier League derbies live and exclusive on its platform.Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur will kick off on Sunday December 2nd at 17:05 Mecca Time ...
Our vision when we launched BroadcastPro Middle East was not just to be a leading magazine in the MENA region. We wanted to be perceived as an industry insider, who ...
Ollie Bianchi.Gearhouse Broadcast, the Gravity Media-owned supplier of technical facilities, crew and services has appointed Ollie Bianchi as its Lead Audio Engineer in the UK. Ollie ...
Wrapping up the seventh Johannesburg edition of the DISCOP content, adaptation rights and project markets, organisers announced a steady year-on-year attendance 1188 delegates representing 783 companies from 69 countries ...
The first annual Turner Upfront Africa 2018 event revealed a brand new look, slate, and local partnerships that will be incorporated into their six managed channels across Africa.Turner operates six channels across ...
From left: MBC Group CEO, Sam Barnett with Jason Kong, Chairman of Citruss World of Shopping.MBC Group has signed a five-year, strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) and ...
The eighth edition of the 2018 ASBU BroadcastPro Summit and Awards culminated with a gala dinner and awards ceremony on 13 November at Dubai?s Habtoor Grand Hotel where excellence in ...
View the photos from the summit and awards here. The eighth edition of the 2018 ASBU BroadcastPro Summit and Awards culminated with a gala dinner and awards ceremony on 13 November ...
The progress report presented at the MENA Broadcast Satellite Anti-piracy Coalition meeting, held in Amsterdam during IBC2018, indicates growing collaboration between governments, regulators, industry and advertisers.A total of 242 channels ...
Author Stephen King has awarded budding filmmakers at Middlesex University Dubai the rights to adapt the short story, Stationary Bike from his book, Just After Sunset for just $1.The Universitys ...
Olivier Karra, Director for OTT & IPTV solutions, Harmonic.Broadcasters and service providers can dramatically speed up the time to market for new services, lower their media ...
Hajwala 2: The Mystery Mission, the sequel to the action-comedy film Hajwala is currently completing post-production at twofour54 having been filmed only in the UAE.The film was shot in several ...
From having a fleet of sports cars in the studio to placing the presenter at the heart of a raging tornado, studios are not restricted by space or geography. Solutions ...
From left: Khulud Abu Homos, CEO and co-founder of Arab Format Lab with Chief Operating Officer Mustafa Alaidaroos.Khulud Abu Homos and Mustafa Alaidaroos are geared to experiment ...
Yousef Al-Obaidly.Nasser al Khelaifi, the Chairman of beIN Media Group, has appointed Yousef Al-Obaidly as Chief Executive Officer, assuming the role previously held by Nasser al ...
The majority of budgets geared towards brand awareness continue to prioritise linear television over online video, all the more as multi-screen access and OTT distribution help traditional broadcasters reach new ...
Broadband satellite networks and services provider, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), has launched HughesNet high-speed satellite Internet service in Peru. Operating over the Hughes 63 West High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) payload, HughesNet ...
From left: Onur Alp Aydin, Business Development Manager with Ahmed Nureni, Director, Business Development, Qanawat.With programmatic TV as represented by VOD and YouTube poised to account ...
Majed Al Suwaidi, Managing Director, Dubai Media City.Dubai Media City has confirmed its participation as a strategic partner in the 9th edition of the Dubai International ...
El-Hanager cinema.A new club for the disabled and those who need special care is being established in El-Hanager cinema, as per media reports in Egypt. The National ...
Jon Morgan is CEO of Object Matrix.AI search will monetise archives in new ways and AI data management will move data and data processing algorithms to ...
The cast and crew of Bollywood film Bharat has completed their shoot in Abu Dhabi, after an intensive 15 days of filming which included 10 Indian actors and spanned across ...
At the panel discussion.Managed network communication solutions, IEC Telecom, and Inmarsat addressed the critical role of connectivity in the maritime Industry at a panel discussion at ...
Music streaming service Deezer is now streaming in the Middle East and North Africa, allowing users to access an array of Arabic hits from media and entertainment-producer Rotana. Deezer will ...
From left: Actor Malaika Arora, filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Kirron Kher with co-host Ritvik Dhanjani.The eight edition of Colors flagship reality show, Indias Got Talent ...
Heba Korayem, Client Director, mena.tv Content Hub (centre in pic) at the pavilion.Nine producers from the Arab world have joined forces with mena.tv Content Hub to ...
VSN has been awarded the Radiotelevisión de la Región de Murcia (RTRM) tender for the supply and deployment of a media management and storage system for its audiovisual platform.The Spanish ...
Hadi Ghanem, owner of Seven Production.With an estimated audience of 200 million viewers watching the Saudi National Day celebrations on TV, the event became a global ...
From left: Atul Agnihotri (producer), Salman Khan and Ali Abbas Zafar (director) on film set.Production has started in Abu Dhabi on Bollywood film Bharat, starring Salman ...
Ahmed Bin-Afif, CTO at Al-Sharqiya Group.With an audience reach estimated at 80% of television viewers across Iraq, Al-Sharqiya Group has created seamless collaboration with social media ...
Abdullah Alnafeesah, Chairman of Al Nafees Holding Company and Nebras Films.When the 35-year-old ban on cinema halls was lifted in Saudi Arabia, Nebras Films had already co-produced ...
Ömer ÖzgünerUS production company Karga Seven Pictures, owned by Red Arrow Studios, has announced the appointment of Ömer Özgüner as the CEO of their production outfit ...
From left: Ahmad Hadi Al Kayal, Head of Sales, Qvest Media with Hussein Saraireh, Project Manager, Al Mamlaka TV.From a VM deployment to a futuristic studio ...
Suzan Iravanian. Suzan Iravanians feature film Leakage weaves the issues of gender into the troubling centrality of oil in the regions politics. We speak to Suzan ...
From full-frame to anamorphic and vintage looks, cinematographers have the widest choice in format, equipment and lens to tell a story, writes Les Zellan of Cooke Optics.In the early part of ...
Dubai-based Arabian Radio Network (ARN) has deployed IPEs Intelligent Display System (IDS) at its brand new facility in Dubai Media City as part of a larger installation.ARN, which runs nine ...
AfricaXP, a major independent African channel network, content distributor and producer, which owns and operates over 20 different themed channels supplied to major African broadcasters and African diaspora platforms worldwide, ...
Hazem Moakkit, Intelsat VP of Spectrum Strategy.Allocating C-band to the wireless industry in the US ? is it necessary, and will this decision impact other markets? ...
Ahmad Al Kayal, Sales Manager at Qvest Media in Dubai.Systems architect and ICT integrator, Qvest Media, and Carrosserie Akkermans, a bodywork construction specialist for media vehicles, ...
Austria-based broadcasters Österreichischer Rundfunk or ORF will upgrade its live production servers to EVSnext-generation XT-VIA, alongside several other EVS solutions. These include the new X-ONE single-operator system which ...
Avid has announced that more than one million users in nearly every country have downloaded Avid First creative tools for free, including Pro Tools | First, Media Composer | First ...
At IBC 2018, Canon will mark its 60th anniversary with a showcase of its 4K/UHD HDR innovation from glass to display and its comprehensive line-up of film and ...
Nigerian education and entertainment television and media communications network, Pipul TV, has selected video compression solutions provider V-Novas PERSEUS Plus to support the launch of its entertainment service. V-Novas next-generation ...
Director General HE Dr Mohamed Nasser Al Ahbabi.With astronauts space-bound in under a year and a Mars initiative spanning 100 years, the UAE space programme is ...
LiveU has announced plans to expand its affordable, hybrid global IP satellite service, which works in combination with its HEVC bonding technology.Increasing the range of options, the new solution, based ...
Dr. Abe Peled, incoming Chairman of Synamedia.The new company to be formed from the sale of Ciscos Service Provider Video Software Solutions (SPVSS) business to a ...
TRTs technical operations team, headed by Ali El-Husseini (r) and Mohammed Akhlaq (l).Turkeys public broadcaster Turkish Radio & Television is looking to revamp its Arabic broadcasting ...
Lending international flavour to Twisted Blues are some easily recognisable faces such as The Scientists Brittany Benjamin (seated right), LBJs Brent Bailey (top right) and Greys ...
Chairman and Founder of Shock ME, Raed Zidan.Raed Zidan entered the radio scene at a time when critics were questioning the industrys future. The Chairman of ...
Media content protection and value-added service technology solutions provider,The Kudelski Group, has announced that in the first half 2018, total revenues and other operating income decreased to $446.1m from $497.2m ...