A tribute to Islamic architecture, the Royal Opera House Muscat, that opened in October 2011, houses an auditorium that is equipped for a sensational acoustic experience. Gianni Quaranta, the Oscar-winning ...
Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) and YahLive, the UAE-based satellite operator, have announced a strategic partnership, which will see six of DMIs channels ...
Apart from the mandate of building Emirati scientific expertise, Dubais earth observation satellites will explore commercial opportunities, says Salem Humaid ...
This paper is part of a three-part series that looks at what adaptive bit rate streaming is and its potential as a disruptive technology Adaptive rate streaming is a breakthrough ...
With more than 300 delegates from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and UAE in attendance, the inaugural Broadcastpro Summit and Awards held at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel on November 23, 2011, ...
With the fall of the Gaddafi regime last month, BroadcastPro ME had the exclusive opportunity to explore one media groups entry into Libya and the launch of its multi-million dollar ...
never.no announced that Al Jazeera English used never.no's Interactivity Suite (IS) to enable Social TV by taking viewer questions; ...
Record numbers of households across the Middle East and Africa are signing up for pay TV, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & ...
After more than a year or more of discussions, BroadcastPro ME has learnt that gaming publisher and developer Ubisoft has finally inked a deal with twofour54 Abu Dhabi that will ...
The director, producer and key cast members of Black Gold, the Doha ...
Hermes Datacomms announces that it is now fully operational in Libya. Hermes Datacomms has an established presence within the Libyan capital, Tripoli, ...
Visionaire's AV installation at Al Ain's United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) was recognised at the 2012 EMEA Project InAVation Global Awards as the 'Most InAVative Education Facility in 2011'.The annual ...
The commercial teleport industry had global revenues of $19 billion in 2010 and Robert Bell, executive director, World Teleport Association, ...
Grass Valley has acquired PubliTronic with the intention of targeting the fastest growing segment of the play-to-air market.Integrated playout is one of the fastest growing segments in broadcasting and expected ...
Alistair Rankine gives us his take on Autodesks 2012 Flame Premium release.In April this year, Autodesk released its annual update for Flame and Smoke with the introduction of its 2012 ...
QF Radio has unveiled a number of new live political and cultural programmes with interactive elements encouraging its listeners to participate.The brand new shows were introduced beside the radio's plans ...
Sky News Arabia has recruited 70 full time staff in the past six months, with a further 100 under mobilisation joining shortly, and another 200 people to be recruited by the ...
Last month, I got my hands on the soon-to-be-released 3D camera from Sony; the HXR-NX3D1U. Broadcast Pro Middle East called and asked if I would like to test this camera ...
Jordans Rubicon Group Holding (RGH) has teamed up with Classic Media, a media company with a portfolio of some of the worlds leading family entertainment brands to announce that Postman ...
Walking into Al Jazeeras headquarters in Doha was a dream come true for BroadcastPro Middle East. As a state-backed broadcaster, Al Jazeera ...
The 23rd edition of the European Film Festival will begin on September 18 in Jordan with the screening of Polish film ...
At IBC 2011, Sony will reveal how it is accelerating change in the media and broadcast industry, from independent production companies and freelancers, to international broadcasters and cinema chains. By ...
Sports rights are one of the most valuable rights in the world today but broadcasters pay a huge price if they are unable to secure their rights, says Christopher SchoutenSports ...
Star has moved the playout of two of its channels from Hong Kong to twofour54, Abu Dhabis content generation zone.Since the launch of its playout centre last year, twofour54 has ...
Broadcast consultant Lesley Marr talks about her HD experience with Richard Brooking. How would you describe the HDTV experience?Lesley Marr: For me, its the sound, ...
John Ive, an HD pioneer and consultant, speak about his experiences with HD. This interview was conducted by Richard Brooking, marketing manager EMEA, Tektronix and shared exclusively with BroadcastPro Middle ...
Pebble Beach Systems, a provider of broadcast automation solutions has announced that Egypts newest commercial broadcaster, CBC Network, has launched with two Dolphin integrated channel devices under Marina automation control.CBC ...
Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) has installed an Omneon MediaGrid active storage system from Harmonic to serve as central storage for the ...
The Ultraviolet initiative is pegged to be a hot topic at IBC this year; Irdetos Christopher Schouten gives Broadcastpro ME an insight into the technology.The Ultraviolet initiative will launch in ...
Sports rights are one of the most valuable rights in the world today but broadcasters pay a huge price if they are unable to secure their rights, says Christopher Schouten.The ...
Freelance consultant David Carr, who was part of the HD rollout at BSkyB talks to Richard Brooking about his experiences, as well as the dos ...
Producer Babak Amini of Eclipse Production recently had the opportunity to test the ARRI ALEXA camera. He gives us the lowdown.When the ...
Al Jazeera English has commissioned a two-part investigation for its programme People & Power titled The Nigerian Connection. The films investigate the growing phenomenon of Nigerian organised crime in Europe, ...
Dubai-based post production house Blink Studios recently upgraded its facility with a ...
The internet is growing at a phenomenal rate and is a major contributor to economic and GDP growth in the Middle East and across the ...
In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, Intigrals team shares the reasons behind adopting an IP-based infrastructure and adaptive bit rate technologies to deliver content across multiple platforms in the ...
Fewer than half of the 11 million 3DTV-ready homes in the UK in 2016 will be active and regular users of 3DTV content, according to a new report from Informa ...
Despite all the good news that has been coming from the Middle East regarding next-generation networks, superfast broadband and greater competition, this provides only ...
Technical preparations are under way at MBC for the launch of the networks HD bouquet on July 1. BroadcastPro ME ...
In the last part of this series, Andy Davies looks at how we can apply cloud infrastructure to broadcast ...
BroadcastPro ME has received official confirmation from Abu Dhabi Media that Malcolm Wall has been appointed CEO of the media ...
Real Image Production has recently made several strategic moves aimed at giving it a greater international presence while also enabling it to focus on developing 3D stereoscopic animation projects from ...
We outlined the history of cloud computing and the technologies on which it depends last month. In this issue, Andrew Davies explores the current technologies that can provide cloud services ...
Christophe Carniel, CEO of NETIA shares details of the companys success and its plans for the MENA region with BroadcastPro MEHow successful have you been in the Middle East and ...
Omani media conglomerate Sabco Media has confirmed that it will launch a new English-language radio station called Merge 104.8 in the coming weeks, according to a report in Oman Daily ...
In the first of a three-part series, Andrew Davies looks at the recent cloud computing phenomenon that has swept ...
The fourth Gulf Film Festival, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the ...
Monitoring systems should be an integral part of any IPTV infrastructure build right from the pre-deployment stage, says Simen Frostad.A digital media delivery system is a complex thing to construct ...
Grass Valley has unveiled its new 3G Transmission system, which converges todays triax and fiber connectivity into a single, powerful, and effective digital transmission solution. The system will be demonstrated ...
BroadcastPro ME brings you an exclusive report on how Oman TV will manage its digital archive and production workflows with a state-of-the-art MAM system from Tedial.Last year, when Omans Ministry ...
Al Kass is adding to its outside broadcast capabilities with two large outside broadcast trucks being built by Grass Valley. The two trucks and their support vehicles, together valued at ...
With the boom in satellite and new media platforms, sceptics have been quick to ...
James Cameron discusses the making of Avatar, advancements in film technology, business models, and the future of 3D and broadcasting, with News Corps James Murdoch at the Abu Dhabi Media ...
Qatar broadcaster Al Kass chooses Avid for sports news production at its new Doha facilityThe challengeAl Kass was looking for an end-to-end file-based workflow for its news and production system ...
Making the internet an integral part of an efficient production workflow is challenging but can be done, says Trevor FrancisThe internet is revolutionising the way we consume TV and other ...
Cars exploded, windshields crashed, and people ran with sticks, knives and fire bottles as parents tried to secure their children. As a family ...
Speaking at the opening conversation of the Abu Dhabi Media Summit ...
Less than 1% of online content is in Arabic although there are more than 344 million Arabic speakers worldwide and it is the seventh-most popular ...
Creating interactive, on-air graphics for elections is no easy task, BroadcastPro ME learns from the Vizrt team that developed a customised solution for Bahrain TV.When Bahrain TV wanted to broadcast ...
Dubai-based pay TV network relies on core broadcast IT migration to take its show forward. BroadcastPro ME brings you the details.Orbit ...
