Volicon has announced the release of Observer OTT, an over-the-top (OTT) A/V service monitoring solution that offers broadcasters a way to capture content delivered over IP networks to smartphones, tablets, and ...
Dinesh Lalvani and Kaswara Al Khatib.As OTT platforms continue to challenge traditional models of television viewing, more companies are producing content purely for digital platforms. This ...
VSN will present its new features for its complete portfolio of solutions (covering Media & Business Process Management; MCR Automation & Distribution and News & Live Production) at the important ...
I dont have the luxury of sitting back on my couch every evening and watching my favourite programmes on TV any more. Juggling a busy career and motherhood left little ...
Dejero has named EMEA Gateway as its distributor in the Middle East. EMEA Gateway will represent Dejero for the full LIVE+ Platform of simple-to-use mobile transmitters, servers, software, and cloud ...
Glenn LeBrun.Affordable, reliable and easy to manage, Cloud Disaster Recovery is proving to be a practical and effective choice for ensuring business continuity in the event of ...
The Arab region has seen a massive surge in the production of digital content for online platforms, which are increasingly competing with satellite TV. Vibhuti Arora speaks to Egyptian MCN ...
Andrew Pert.Next years CABSAT will feature the all-new Content Marketplace, a co-located event designed to unite the entire commercial ecosystem for filmed entertainment content.As a dedicated ...
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 ...
For the first time in the history of Al Jazeera Media Network, its worldwide technology and operations teams were combined under one man. In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, ...
EVS has implemented a comprehensive EVS workflow for beIN SPORTS. The beIN Sport MAX Highlights Service enables the creation and management of sports highlight packages from the networks centralised production ...
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 ...
Harvey Glen with the Sony PXW- FS7.Dubai-based cinematographer Harvey Glen road tests the newly released Sony PXW-FS7 while filming CrossFit athlete coach Carlo Milo at the ...
Easy access to high-quality content has allowed pirates to stream copyrighted material, directly impacting the industrys revenue. Technology, however, can help combat piracy, says Mathieu BonenfantThe broadcast industry in the ...
Sami Boutany, CEO, Yahlive,A survey conducted by IPSOS has revealed that YahLive reaches 25 million Farsi speaking viewers. The most watched content is movies with 62% ...
Du, the Middle Easts fastest growing telecommunications provider, has announced participation at this years CABSAT along with its partner in the region, Akamai Technologies. Together, they will showcase content delivery ...
From left: Jamal Al Sharif with Ali Jaber.The Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication (MBRSC) at the American University in Dubai (AUD) announced the return of ...
Mounzer Bechara, Avid.Avid has announced that Kurdistan 24 TV (K24), a 24/7 HD news, current affairs and information satellite outlet based in Erbil, Kurdistan region of ...
Dr Raed Khusheim, CEO, Selevision.In an exclusive interview with BroadcastPro ME, Dr. Raed Khusheim, CEO of Selevision, speaks about the current media landscape in the MENA region ...
Lesley Chilcott.Award-winning filmmaker Lesley Chilcott was in Dubai recently to present her latest documentary, A Small Section of the World, which will premiere on OSNs Sundance Channel ...
Alec Stichbury.Replacing SDI with IP offers significant benefits, not only in cost butalso in the flexibility of design that IP supports. It's high time we made ...
Teleports nowadays are having to deal with an increase in satellite communications on the go, and backhaul for clients. This creates growing demand for evolution of teleports, and the need ...
Andrew Pert.Andrew Pert, Exhibitions Director at DWTC, shares information on new exhibitors at CABSAT and some important features of the showWho are some of the new ...
Mocha has become the industry standard for motion tracking and rotoscoping but does the new version live up to its reputation, investigates Alistair RankineMocha Pro started life as three different ...
The teams from Ericsson and twofour54 sign the playout services partnership.Ericsson has strengthened its partnership with twofour54 through the acquisition of its current playout business, initially ...
The cast of Iftah Ya Simsim.The all new season of the popular 80s muppet show Iftah Ya Simsim will be back on TV, its in-studio production ...
Alarab news studio in Bahrain.The regions most awaited news channel, Alarab, went live today at 5pm UAE time. Fahad Al Sukait CEO of Alarab News Channel ...
Global sports pay-TV provider beIN Sports has selected the Cisco Videoscape TV services delivery platform to deliver advanced sports video experiences across 20 countries in the Middle East and North ...
On the show floor at CABSAT 2014.Video consumption in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has increased in recent times as a result of content ...
As demand for TV everywhere grows, broadcasters must face the reality of providing an immersive experience to viewers, which means better connectivity and improved online services A decade ago, broadcast commentators ...
The acceleration of localised content production, the significant increase in the number of over-the-top (OTT) providers, and the defensive stances being employed by telcos and broadcasters against premium services will ...
Telestream, an on-demand digital video tools and workflow solutions provider is being acquired by San Francisco-based private equity investment firm Genstar. No financial details were released but the transaction is ...
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 ...
CABSAT 2015, a platform for the broadcast, production, content delivery, digital media and satellite sectors across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), will examine how global media and ...
C-bands importance to the people of Africa and the satellite sector cannot be denied, but other parties seek access to the band. The International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) community is targeting ...
The past year proved a milestone for the delivery of live sports online. Events such as the World Cup in Brazil allowed the broadcast industry to further understand the opportunities ...
IBC Content Everywhere is a new series of global events addressing the latest developments in media.With digital out-of-home presentations and high quality acquisition high on the list of current trends, ...
The Sony Alpha 7S.Filmmakers Kamil Roxas and Alison Sheehy test the Sony Alpha 7s and give us their verdictEver so often, theres a new feature added ...
Noura Al Kaabi.The UAEs TV audience ratings system, tview, has been given the green light for wide-scale industry adoption, following an intensive quality audit conducted by ...
Noura al Kaabi and Abdul Rahman Al hazza sign partnership to set up training academy in Riyadh.Twofour54 has signed a strategic partnership with the Saudi Broadcast ...
On November 11, at the ASBU BroadcastPro Summit, our keynote speaker Her Excellency Sameera Ebrahim bin Rajab, Minister of State for Information Affairs and the Official Spokesperson for the government ...
Richard Gelfond, CEO, IMAX at Abu Dhabi Media Summit 2014.The fate of television in a connected world, the future of cinema and the impact of piracy ...
Traditional Data ApplicationsThere are two primary sets of applications for airborne COTM. The first is what are considered traditional data applications, such as email, video conferencing and VoIP. The second ...
Satellite is of upmost importance when it comes to the oil and gas industry. Reliable connectivity delivered via satellite is used to provide everything from high-speed broadband to real-time monitoring ...
The International Charter for Space and Major Disasters was activated to assist in the management of the Ebola crisis in West Africa.The Charter is an international agreement between space agencies ...
Nuoom Al Ghnem.Emirati filmmaker and poet Nujoom Al Ghanems latest documentary, Sounds of the Sea, opened at the Abu Dhabi Film festival to critical acclaim. The ...
Andy Warman.Playout systems continue to improve function integration with an emphasis on play to air, but the robust functionality of the channel-in-a-box system raises questions of ...
The rapid growth in the number of TV broadcasters and online content carriers around the world, coupled with the internationalisation of content production, resulted in the biggest MIPCOM ever. A ...
All English Premier League games will now be broadcast live across MENA by host broadcaster for the region, beIN Sports.At the risk of repeating myself ALL this w/es 3.00 kos ...
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 ...
Noura Al Kaabi.Abu Dhabi Media Summit (ADMS) 2014 is gearing up for its biggest event to date with a host of leading regional and international speakers ...
David Sternberg, Head of Media, Manchester United.In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, David Sternberg, Head of Media at Manchester United, speaks about the clubs recent ...
Abu Dhabi has been named the only Middle Eastern city alongside a list of countries like Australia, Canada, and Germany on the list of top international locations for film production ...
Hendrik Verbrugghe.Television manufacturers are betting ultra high definition will be the next big thing in home entertainment, bringing out a range of sleek new UHD sets ...
Dubai-based systems integrator, Media Group International (MGI), has built the entire infrastructure for the newly launched chidlrens FM radio station, PearlFM. The channel is the first-of-its-kind radio station in the ...
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 ...
With more channels, the demand for locally generated sports content is growing and Abu Dhabi Media has been leading the pack with LIVE HD, its dedicated production arm. BroadcastPro ME ...
From left: Alexander V. Kammel, Reim El Houni, Sofia De Fay.Film production company, Ti22 Films, bagged a silver for the UAE at the fifth annual Cannes ...
HEVC was developed in response to the growing need for higher compression of moving pictures. While it has much promise as a compression technology, HEVC is probably not the wisest ...
Jamal Al Sharif.The Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC) has released its annual report for 2013 / 2014, highlighting the key developments within the film and ...
