Wildlife filmmaker Jonathan Ali Khan explains why regional broadcasters must invest more in natural history content in the Arab worldThe resistance from regional broadcasters to produce good natural history content ...
April 9th 2013, Dubai, U.A.E.: As part of its forward-thinking approach to bring the very latest solutions to its customers, leading systems integrator Media Group International has announced a new ...
Dubai, UAE, 24th March 2013: Media Group International (MGI), the regions leading systems integrator, has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification, the worlds most recognised quality management standard. MGI is the ...
MP & Silva has been awarded the live audio visual broadcast rights for all 380 Barclays Premier League matches per season for seasons 2013/14 2015/16 in the Middle East ...
Nick Grande, managing director of ChannelSculptor.What happened in 2012?A cursory glance would suggest that 2012 was a year like any other in the MENA television industry.By ...
Palestine, Iraq and Egypt lead in the number of terrestrial TV stations, hosting 59.5% of total terrestrial TV channels in the Arab World, as reported by the Arab Advisors Group.Local ...
Noura Al Kaabi, CEO of twofour54.More than 80 crew including producers, directors, engineers, and cameramen from twofour54 intaj and Broadcast Solutions Group (BSG) are in Bahrain ...
ASBU BROADCASTPRO ME 2012 INNOVATIVE PROJECT AWARDATYAF, BahrainATYAF, BahrainThis was a tough category because all of the nominations brought something extraordinary to the table and ...
Pay-TV network OSN along with Visa announced e-commerce partnership that will run till January 31, 2013.Until this period Visa debit and credit cardholders who apply for a new direct subscription ...
Dr Mohamed Ahmed Juman, Managing Director AtyafIn an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, the team at Atyaf, a multiplay service provider in Bahrain talks about what ...
Bahrain telecom provider, Batelco has partnered with pay-TV network OSN enabling its Blackbox customers to register and access OSN Play, the regions first online TV platform.From the latest movies to ...
Participants of the panel discussion on 'Establishing a sustainable business model for Middle East TV' - (l to r) Nart Bouran, Head of Sky News Arabia, Dr. ...
Mark Billinge (l) and Jeelesh Patel (r)OSNs newly launched PVR does not just provide an enhanced entertainment experience to its subscribers; it is also a reflection ...
OSN has announced the online auction of the equipment in the SD facility in Bahrain previously owned by Orbit.This follows the merger in 2009 of Showtime Arabia and Orbit that was ...
Karim Daoud.Digital media solutions provider, Intigral, has announced that its pan-regional reach has exceeded 6.9 million users across multiple delivery platforms including mobile, web and Internet ...
Slobodan Milivojevic.What is your main role within the world of production?I started as an animator and motion graphics designer in 1995. Then, I gradually fell in ...
UAE-based pay TV operator OSN has launched OSN Plus HD, the first internet-enabled satellite receiver and recorder with full 3D and HD capabilities for the Middle East. With this box, ...
TECOM Media Cluster hosted a panel discussion in Dubai, as part of the Thought Incubator Series, a debate centred on the rapid shift in new platforms and creative approaches. The ...
MBC Group and X-Management LLC have united in a strategic partnership to bring the first Arab Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Grand Prix to the Middle East. The championship action began ...
It has been announced that Bahrain TV will be given an upgrade and a re-vamp worth millions of dollars. Daily Tribune have reported that Information Affairs Authority have signed an ...
As the UAE gets ready to roll out the Arab worlds first TV Audience Measurement system, Christopher OHearn, GM of Emirates Media Measurement Company (EMMC), the company that heads the ...
Mir Zaheer Ali Khan has joined ATG Broadcast as head of its Middle East operations. A skilled 2D/3D virtual set designer and on-air graphics artist, ...
Last week, Bahrain TV shifted its bouquet from Arabsat to Noorsat to protest the transmission of Iranian channels on Arabsats Badr satellite. Below is a clarification issued by Arabsat on ...
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A new TV series titled Lobat Al Mara Rajol by Ayyad Media Art Productions and Media Group Production is scheduled to air across the Gulf on a number of satellite ...
Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority (IAA) has signed an agreement with satellite operator Noorsat to include the state broadcaster's bouquet on its satellite from June 2012.IAA president Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed ...
Broadcast and Multiscreen systems integrator Visual Unity has fortified its position in the Middle East with a new appointment. ...
Bahrain's Information Affairs Authoritys (IAA) has chosen media asset management provider Masstech to embark on an enterprise-wide ...
State-backed Bahrain TV recently upgraded its Avid iNews system, which was integrated with a Pinnacle Vortex solution. Dubai-based distributor and systems integrator Wecom Global was contracted to install the latest ...
Visual Unity is highlighting its integrated content and delivery framework that allows broadcasters to effectively deliver and monetise content in the multiscreen environment at CABSAT.Visual Unitys President Tomas Petru said: ...
A universal hunger for staying connected at all times, is driving innovation in on-board connectivity, as satellite operators and service providers come up with affordable solutions. Airlines are queuing up ...
Bahrain-based Al Wefaq National Islamic Society has submitted an applicaton to launch a daily Arabic newspaper and a satellite TV station in the Kingdom, according to official sources.Former Al Wefaq ...
Harris Broadcast Communications hosted its annual Middle East and South Asia (MESA) customer and dealer conference in Istanbul, Turkey. These ...
Commenting on the recent interference problems in Libya, Egypt and other parts of the Arab world, Mohamed Al Shahi, senior ...
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, ...
TV competition show Stars of Science will return for a third series at 10pm KSA today on MBC4.Stars of Science is ...
Bahrain TV recently invested in a brand new, state-of-the-art Master Control Room (MCR) and upgraded its existing uplink facility to support its HD transmissions. With the upgrade, Bahrain TV can ...
Bahrains Information Affairs Authority (IAA) has invested in state-of-the-art Sony XDCAM HD broadcast technology as part ...
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 ...
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 ...
When 38-year-old Bahraini CG artist Khalid Al Muharraqi released a series of computer-generated (CG) images of camels on the CGI user group last month, accolades poured in from the international ...
Cameras designed for still photography have, in the last year, begun to have a huge impact on the video production market. One of the first in the region to exploit ...
When Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) was formed last year, the pay TV network expressed its intention to retain its broadcast operations in both Dubai and Bahrain. According to initial plans, ...
In a candid interview with BroadcastPro Middle East, OSN CEO Marc-Antoine dHalluin discusses the impact of shutting down the pay TV networks Bahrain facility and malpractices in the Middle Easts ...
SI Salam MediaCast was recently awarded a contract for the supply, installation, commissioning and training of a HD three-camera virtual studio for Bahrain TV. The installation is scheduled for completion ...
It’s a well known fact that the Middle East now has more than 470 free-to-air channels. It’s an equally well known fact that besides the MBC Group, very few TV ...
