A still from the movie This is LondonReinforcing Dubai International Film Festivals (DIFF) commitment to regional grassroots projects, Gulf Voices films which will be screened this ...
A still from the film QuartetAt the upcoming 9th Edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), the unique line-up showcases the wealth of talent Indian ...
Jean-Francois NivartJPEG 2000 versus MPEG versus uncompressed. Jean-François Nivart explores the differenceAs images have such a ubiquitous and important place in our lives, this industry is continuously ...
Vijaya Cherian, Group Editor, Broadcast DivisionJust like all of you, the team at BroadcastPro ME has been multi-tasking incessantly as part of our efforts to try ...
Dreamworks, US-based CGI animation studio is looking to launch a childrens channel internationally and will collaborate with Fox on this global roll out.The company, run by chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, ...
Yusuf Thakur, FilmmakerPatience, passion and perseverance are the qualities required to venture into the world of natural history and wildlife filmmaking. Broadcast Pro met with Yusuf ...
The CS6 was released in the Middle East a few months ago. BroadcastPro Middle East teamed up with Dubai-based editor Alistair Rankine to test the CS6 and see why it ...
Douglas Sheer.As with any major trade show event today, from NAB to BIRTV, to Caper, we expect to be regaled with a broad range of products, ...
Manipal University's brand new studio.A brand new state-of-the-art HD studio has opened its doors at Manipal University, Dubai. In an exclusive interview with BroadcastPro Middle East, ...
Trevor Morecraft.The TV Support and Development Committee (TVSDC) for Qatar TV in Doha has invested in SGLs (Software Generation Ltd) FlashNet archive solution. The broadcaster has ...
Mazen Hayek at the launch of MBC MASR.Further to our tweet last week, MBC Group has now confirmed the launch of its 12th channel, MBC MASR. ...
Luke Williams.Consumer viewing habits have changed dramatically in the last couple of years with viewers wanting to watch content at their convenience on their preferred device. ...
Shyamaprasad.The Indian Association Sharjah (IAS) will present 40 short films in a festival to be screened this weekend, 21 and 22 September, at the IAS Community ...
Connected TV may give the consumer access to content when they want it and enable real interactivity, but in practice it needs to provide better quality to move the viewer ...
The word convergence has been used around the television business for decades, without anyone really understanding its potential. With the advent of file-based workflows and the proliferation of IP circuits, ...
Canon has expanded the Cinema EOS System by launching the 4K cinema camera and four compact EF Cinema Lenses.The EOS C500, the CN-E15.5-47mm T2.8 L S/SP and the CN-E30-105mm T2.8 ...
Civolution has announced that SyncNow won three awards at IBC 2012: Best Interactive TV Technology or Application in the CSI Product of the Year Awards, the prestigious IABM Award for ...
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 ...
Saleh Nass and Chaker Ben Yahmed with a member of their crew.They started out with a laptop, two hard disks, and a dream. Today, Bahraini director ...
At IBC, Autodesk will premiere the latest version of the Autodesk Smoke 2013 professional video editing software pre-release trial to the public.Since announcing the new Smoke earlier this year, Autodesk ...
Chris Forrester.Channels must reflect that viewers are more sophisticated, says Chris Forrester.Good broadcasters are already building and planning for tomorrow. Good broadcasters supply multiple opportunities for ...
Sony has announced at IBC 2012 that Autodesk is the latest member of the production community to adopt its SRMASTER format.Autodesk 2013 extension versions of Autodesk Flame Premium, Autodesk Flame, ...
Harris Broadcast Communications will soon deliver an integrated infrastructure and workflow solution for the first Iraqi high-definition (HD) news channel in the Kurdish region of the country. Rudaw Media Group, ...
Mohammad Saeed Al Shahi.Mohammad Saeed Al Shahi was appointed CEO of strategy, technology and executive affairs at Dubai Media Inc. in March 2012. In an exclusive ...
Skyline Communications will launch DataMiner 7.5 at the IBC 2012 exhibition in Amsterdam. This new release of the product will aim to redefine how operators can manage their entire operational ...
At IBC 2012, Utah Scientific will show a new family of menu-based router control panels. The new panels feature high-resolution, full-colour LCD displays and buttons, offering a new level of ...
Grass Valley has announced four new executive roles; three regional presidents and a chief marketing officer, all reporting to Alain Andreoli, president and CEO.Alan Wright and Andrew Sedek have been ...
Vision247 has announced the availability of Muslim and Arabic language channels on the Vision TV Network. A total of 19 new channels will provide live streamed international broadcasts via internet ...
One dreary UK day in February 2011, I recall reading an article by an end user in Broadcast Pro Middle East about the role of systems integrators in the Middle ...
Samacoms brand new 16-channel High Definition playout system will enable it to offer end-to-end services to clients and strengthen its position as the Middle Easts largest teleport. In an exclusive ...
File photo of Ali Al Jabri.Ali Al Jabri has been appointed festival director of Abu Dhabi Film Festival. He replaces Peter Scarlet, who managed the festival ...
Haivision has announced the availability of Viper 1.1, the latest revision of its compact appliance combining dual-channel HD encoding, low-latency secure streaming, video on demand, and a contextual multichannel record-review-publish ...
A screenshot from Fasateen.New Arabic Web drama series Fasateen, will make its exclusive debut today on Yahoo! Maktoob. Following the personal and challenging lives of three ...
IBC has announced key additions to its executive line up of 2012 Conference keynote speakers. The keynote sessions are the scene-setters of the conference and feature some of the most ...
John Kochanczyk, Mile Studios.John Kochanczyk looks at the power of digital workflows and debates whether they truly help to save budgets for filmmakers.Digital technology has transformed ...
Douglas Sheer.The past two decades have seen a meteoric rise in the number of independent practitioners of the audio-video crafts. From its earliest period, a small ...
Dubai Film and TV Commission.Dubai Film and TV Commission, newly announced under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, crown ...
Members from Naseba, DIFF and CNC.The worlds first summit dedicated entirely to the future of cinematic innovation will be held in Dubai on December 8 and ...
Karl Schubert.Dr. Karl Schubert shares his views on 4K, cloud and other tech trendsIs 4K the future?At first, I thought 4K was going to be the ...
Tom Jahr.In an exclusive interview with BroadcastPro Middle East, Tom Jahr, EVP Products & Partners at Conax talks about the issues related to digital rights management ...
The multi-screen movement is on the roll in the region today but strangely enough, traditional telcos are not leading the pack. Broadcasters and media companies ...
BroadcastPro Middle East takes an exclusive tour of the hottest new audio production house in DubaiEarly this year, Dubai became home to ...
Deploying a Business Process Manager (BPM) solution can help streamline workflows and, in turn, increase production speed, reduce operational costs, preserve quality and improve the utilisation of available resources, says ...
Belden will purchase Miranda Technologies Inc. at a price of C$17.00 per share in cash if all of the conditions for the take-over are met, it was announced earlier today.Commenting ...
The Grass Valley team.Senior executives from Grass Valley headed down to Dubai last month and hosted partners and customers at a high-level gathering in conjunction with ...
Fibre is playing an increasingly important role in broadcast infrastructures, says Josh SimonsThe idea of sending video and audio signals down a fibre optic cable, rather than copper, is not ...
Vizrt Ltd. announced today that the company has signed a deal worth in excess of USD 360,000 for the implementation of Broadcast Graphics products with a television network in the ...
MBC Group has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast the international TV format The Voice ...
The second day of the 11th Arab Media Forum hosted Al Arabiya News Channels panel, moderated by one of the Channels news anchors, Muntaha ...
Canon Middle East will present a range of camcorders in its portfolio for some of the leading video and photography ...
Theres no doubt we have reached a tipping point in the world of integrated playout devices or channel-in-a-box (CiB) if not in terms of deployment, then certainly in ...
In a first-of-a-kind gala event, HP hosted partners and ...
Qatar-based production and post house ADabisc ...
Avid has announced the debut of Avid Interplay Sphere, a real-time access solution enabling broadcast news professionals to acquire, access, edit and finish stories anytime, from anywhere. Leveraging a cloud-based ...
Salam Media Cast is still looking to expand its team to include people ...
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) ...
When enjoying a television programme, audio represents half of the overall viewing experience and therefore, it must be right. To ensure the optimal experience for the customer, the broadcaster must ...
Some of the participants at the roundtable.During CABSAT, BroadcastPro Middle East teamed up with EMC Isilon and INC to conduct a roundtable that was intended to bring together a small ...
Billed as the entertainment playground of the world, Las Vegas plays host to the NAB Show in April, offering broadcasters the answers to coping with ...
There has been a huge impact on the world of video post-production for both professional end users and manufacturers alike thanks to the repercussions of ...
