E-Ramadan Content Market postponed
The first edition has been postponed to January to accommodate more regional and international clients
The first edition has been postponed to January to accommodate more regional and international clients
The event attracted many participants including representatives from Shahid in the UAE, IEN TV from Saudi Arabia, and WatchIt from Egypt, as well as SABC from South Africa, Aleef TV ...
Senior executives at Spacetoon Family and Kids TV, Bidaya Media and Majid TV, as well as Emirati animation expert Mohammad Ahmed Fikree, talk to Shifa Naseer about their experience in ...
Season two will be featured at the Dubai International Content Market (DICM) on December 7, 2021.
The much-awaited Arabic language version of the British reality TV show ‘Come Dine With Me’ was filmed in the UAE over the summer.
The platform provides live broadcasting of all Bahrain TV channels and radio stations, in addition to archived radio and television content materials.
Yusuf Butti, Head of Media Technology at twofour54, takes us through local practices including an understanding of rules with regards to telcos, cloud and connectivity that are essential to building ...
Residents of the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, aged 13 and above, will now be able to participate in the challenge.
OSN detected and removed more than 380,000 links for pirated content online and conducted 43 raids across the region this year.
Now, STC Fiber customers can get free access to a library of content from OSN, StarzPlay, FOX, MBC, Carlton and Wide Khaliji, among others.
Users can sign up for a seven-day free trial and subscribe directly to StarzPlay on the Apple TV app for $11 per month.
The agreement will establish several training and development programmes for Emirati and Israeli filmmakers in partnership with the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film and Television School TV.
The package includes Disney+ Originals and HBO content as well as many live channel options.
Both platforms will provide extra offerings, including Shahid VIP subscriptions and vast lifestyle discounts to new users.
Seven of Allen's Global Television Networks begin multi-year distribution deal via Sawa Rights Management on du.
A casting call for residents to apply for a chance to take part in the reality TV show will be announced in the coming weeks.
This partnership expands on a previous deal between the two companies and sees the addition of a host of OSN-branded channels and specially curated content on Jawwy TV, offering its ...
The first of these services is an entertainment package specifically designed for the Bahraini market.
More than 145 lessons have been already recorded for students and work is being done to record the rest on the Bahrain 2 Sports Channel.
The Abu Dhabi event, which will run from Mar 25 to 28, will bring together fans, creators, executives and brands who are passionate about online video and building diverse communities.
Under the partnership, Vianeos has revamped the Batelco TV (IPTV and OTT) services by creating and developing new user experience and interface.
Lawo attributed its success to large-scale orders from private and public broadcasters in Dubai, Sharjah, Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
WAVO, which provides entertainment from content creators such as HBO, Disney, Universal and more, will now be available to millions as a pre-loaded application on the LG content store.
Content consumption is at an all-time high, but advertising is at an all-time low and monetisation has become challenging. MENA leaders discussed how they are revisiting business models in a ...
Tech speakers at the BroadcastPro Summit shared their views on current cloud trends, the region’s status quo and some of the factors to keep in mind when considering cloud solutions.
The event saw notable speakers talking about the potential of the regional entertainers, musicians and singers to drive new era of Middle East events.
Pebble Beach systems’ channel-in-a-box solution, Stingray, seamlessly integrates into Bahrain TV’s existing technical infrastructure, allowing the broadcaster to expand its offering without affecting the current workflow.
This partnership gives Jalesh Cruise guests in the Middle East a one-month free subscription to ZEE5, offering them access to the platform's premium content including Originals and Bollywood movies.
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.
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 ...
The Arab HDTV and Beyond group concluded its 10th annual meeting last month in Dubai, which brought together 70 professionals to discuss pressing issues in the HDTV segment. 2019 also ...
The dealer was caught by the authorities during a raid and over 2,000 illegal set top boxes, smart cards and a substantial amount of cash was seized. He was sentenced ...
In this issue, the first of a series we intend to run periodically through the course of the year, we feature seven women who have not just tasted success but ...
YuppTV has launched its services in Kuwait with NHE as their exclusive dealer. This follows its launch in the UAE in 2017 and will be followed by launches in other ...
The First Gulf team (right) at the inauguration with customers.Saudi Arabia-based systems integrator First Gulf Company (FGC) has opened an office in Dhahran recently to service ...
The latest report by Digital TV Research, titled Middle East and North Africa Pay TV Forecasts, projects the grim reality for Pay TV market in MENA. The report suggests that ...
When one of the MENA region's top shopping channels wanted a change of gear to enhance its production and live broadcasting capabilities at its new facility in Dubai Studio City, ...
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 ...
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 ...
SVOD service Iflix is set to launch a 24-hour news service in all 28 of its markets from early next month.The service will be available with aggregated news streams, clips, ...
Bahrain-based telco, Batelco, has launched OSN Ultimate Entertainment, an entertainment TV package, as part of the new Batelco TV Basic package, which is now available for $26.2 per month. Batelco ...
Director Moustapha Akkad (centre) with the protagonists of the two versions of The Message, Anthony Quinn (right) and the late acclaimed Egyptian actor Abdallah Gheith (left).After ...
From left: Tony Saab, VP of Products & Content, Intigral with CEO Hamoud Al Rumayan.Last month, Dubai-based Intigral announced the launch of Jawwy TV, its OTT streaming ...
twofour54 showcased works of partners in both English and Arabic at the latest twofour54 Abu Dhabi Connect event on May 13.Representatives of the free zone, media firms, and government entities, came ...
Brave Combat Federation, the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion in Bahrain, and founded by Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, a member of Bahrain's royal family, has entered into a broadcast partnership with Abu ...
Dr Eng Umberto Asti, Vice President of ARET Video and Audio Engineering.BroadcastPro ME speaks to the team at systems integrator ARET that custom-built the 3G HD ...
Wesam Kattan, Vice President, Content & Brand Marketing, Vuclip MENA.Zain and VOD services provider Vuclip, have announced the availability of Viu to its customers. Viu, the ...
Zeeshan Sajid Amin, Business Head, B4U Middle East.Indian entertainment channel, B4U Network has appointed Go Alive Media House as exclusive sales representative to spearhead media sales ...
Wesam Kattan.Vuclip, a PCCW Media company, has appointed Wesam Kattan as Vice President, Content & Brand Marketing, for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region ...
Comedy adventure Taffash and the Forty Thieves, produced by AK Studios Bahrain, went through a three-month pre-production phase and a 40-day shoot 10 days in ...
Frederique Maurell, Show Director for CABSAT 2018.In conversation with BroadcastPro ME, Frederique Maurell, Show Director for CABSAT 2018 outlines how the show will offer a unique ...
Group CEO Saleh Al AbdooliUAE's telecom services operator Etisalat has announced the successful launch of the first 5G ultra-mobile broadband experience in the Middle East.A pre-commercial ...
Fareed Ramadan.The Dubai International Film Festival has announced the panel that will judge the entries for the Muhr competition.The 2017 Awards will comprise four individual film ...
Dubai will play host to the eighth edition of MyContent and the 10th edition of Dubai International Brand Licensing Fair, from October 29 -30, 2017, at the Dubai International Convention and ...
Parvez Ahmed, co-founderA2ZArabia.com, the online portal has launched a shopping channel, A2ZArabia TV, on Nilesat in October 2017. Co-founder, Parvez Ahmed described the free-to-air channel on ...
Eutelsat has acquired NOORSAT, a satellite service providers in the Middle East, from Bahrain?s Orbit Holding Group.Established in 2004, NOORSAT is the premier distributor of Eutelsat capacity in the Middle East, ...
Eutelsat Communications has acquired Noorsat, a satellite service provider in the Middle East, from Bahrains Orbit Holding Group.Established in 2004, Noorsat is the distributor of Eutelsat capacity in the Middle East, providing services for more than 300 ...
Suhail Ahmed, Chief Technology Officer, TSL MESystems Integrator TSL Middle East has won the contract for the systems design and installation of the studio for HSE24, ...