NU-Q and Doha Film Institute collaborate at DTFF
(L-R) NU-Q Dean and CEO Everette Dennis & CEO of DFI Abdulaziz Al-KhaterAt the fourth edition of Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Northwestern University in Qatar and ...
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(L-R) NU-Q Dean and CEO Everette Dennis & CEO of DFI Abdulaziz Al-KhaterAt the fourth edition of Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Northwestern University in Qatar and ...
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 ...
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, ...
The Sultanate of Oman Television has increased its HD transmission capacity through XOR Medias video server MediaServer 1200. The integration was undertaken by Sony Professional Solutions MEA.The MediaServer 1200 is ...
UK viewers can celebrate Eid Al Adha with Muslim TV live on Freeview and Roku Streaming Players through the Vision TV Network from Vision247. Broadcast in both Arabic and English, ...
JCC's Acting Director of Channels Saad-Al-Hudaifi.Al Jazeera Childrens Channel (JCC) will feature Al Rukn Al Khames, an exclusive and locally produced live television series on the ...
Paul Dingwitz, CTO, ONE MEDIA.Early this month, ONE CONNXT facilitated the historic first live programming transmission between Egypt and Jordan for IQRAA, a Middle East TV ...
Ahmad Al Shaikh.Dubai Media Incorporated ( DMI ) has secured an international television distribution agreement with UK-based Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and Ascot Racecourse that will ...
This column has been authored by Nick Grande, MD of ChannelSculptor, a strategic consultancy providing services to MENA media businesses, international broadcasters and content owners since 2008. BroadcastPro Middle East ...
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 ...
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. ...
Action replay is no longer an element that only TV viewers have come to expect. Playing the highlights of a game on digital signage displays at stadiums have become a ...
GlobeCast and FRANCE 24 have announced they will expand their exploratory Hybrid Broadband Broadcast Television (HbbTV) service to the Middle East this year with the support of Orange and Arabsat.The ...
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, ...
Dubai One Television, part of Dubai Media Inc. (DMI) has announced its re-launch will be on-air from 30 September 2012, with a new on-air and online look. The re-launch includes ...
Dr. Riyadh Najm.Two months ago, the Council of Ministers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sanctioned three resolutions that will see the Kingdoms media landscape undergo ...
Mustafa Tell.Arab Radio and TV, Jordan, recently opted for IP over satellite to transport its Ramadan content from its headquarters in Jordan to its distribution centre ...
Keith Potter.Hybrid Broadcast Broadband Television (HbbTV) has become vital to the success of connected TV as it enables content providers to offer their services on a ...
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 ...
Nigel Thompson, Sales Manager, Sony Professional Solutions MEA.Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency (ERTA) has awarded a contract to Sony Professional Solutions MEA (PSMEA) to install two ...
Mohamed Youssif.YahLive secured its first customer six months ago when it partnered with MBC Group to broadcast the networks HD bouquet to the Arab world. Last ...
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 ...
Tom Urquhart will present The Entrepreneur.The premiere episode of The Entrepreneur, the first reality TV show created by du, will be broadcast on Dubai One channel ...
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) will begin to use Octopus6, changing its Ankara-based newsroom computer system. Turkish partner, Avkom, will be working with Octopus Newsroom with the aim ...
Qatar TVs first earth station became operational last month. In an exclusive interview with BroadcastPro Middle East, systems integrator INC shares details of the projectQatars Television Support Development Committee (TVSDC) ...
The IBC Awards Ceremony took place last night in Amsterdam. The evening commended the innovative movement of the broadcasting industry with awards for home networking and remote production, fresh ideas, ...
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 ...
Suveer Kothari.At this years IBC, head of global distribution partnerships at Google TV, Suveer Kothari, has spoken at a conference about The Evolution of Connected TV ...
Tech expert and 3D stereographer Clyde Desouza gives us his take on the NewTek Tricaster 8000, which was recently demonstrated in Dubai by local distributor MediaCastNewTeks video toaster was akin ...
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, ...
Jamal Al Sharif.Industry professionals working at Dubai Studio City have been watching the gradual rise of a building that will be the first of three grand ...
Harris Broadcast Communications has announced it will provide a digital end-to-end integrated high-definition (HD) infrastructure and workflow solution at a new Palestine TV news production and playout facility, based in ...
Hayley Doyle meets up with Hazem Amin, founder and managing director of TreeHouse, a Dubai-based production house that offers professional helicam servicesAs new production houses begin to mushroom in an ...
In exclusive interviews with Vijaya Cherian, Samer Younes, consultant engineer for the Television Support Development Committee of Qatar; Fahad Essa Al Kaabi of Al Jazeera Arabic and Karim Abdel Massih ...
Vijaya Cherian.Every now and then, one has the pleasure of meeting someone in a position of power who has used the resources he has to bring ...
Cinegy and its master reseller of products in Turkey, Orsatek, have announced the latest installation at Fox International Channels (FIC), Turkey. FIC Turkey supplies media content to Pay TV under ...
Egyptian anchorwoman, Fatma Nabil, read the Channel 1 news broadcast on Sunday whilst wearing a veil. This is the first time a news presenter has appeared on Egypts state television ...
From L-R: Bassam Jalgha, season one winner; Khaled Al Jumaily, host of the show; Mr. Rony Jazzar, CEO of Khayal Productions; Dr. Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani, ...
Eyeheight's new AD-2EM audio descriptor will be introduced at IBC 2012. It enables broadcasters of high-definition television programmes to monitor pre-encoded data containing audio and pan/fade information.Designed for use in ...
UAE-based satellite broadcasting company, YahLive, and free-to-air Arabic TV channel, Tawazon TV, have signed a deal announcing a long-term partnership for Tawazon TV programmes to be broadcast in high definition ...
At IBC 2012, Visual Unity will launch 4K Gateway, a portable device for real-time low-latency video streaming up to 3D 4K.4K digital video offers approximately four times the resolution of ...
Dubai will play a starring role in the UK version of The X Factor. It will be the location for Nicole Scherzinger, Pussycat Doll-turned-judge, to bring her chosen shortlisted contestants ...
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 ...
Television drama series Omar about the life of a seventh century Muslim ruler, Omar Ibn al-Khattab, is causing controversy across the Arab world by challenging a widespread belief that actors ...
T-VIPS will launch the CP524 TS Adapter at the IBC show 2012. This adapter supports multi-stream, remultiplexing, and flexible format conversion.The CP524 has been designed to meet the requirements of ...
Netherlands-based Exset launched an initiative for the African digital TV industry dubbed Africa Page at the SABA (Southern African Broadcasting Association) CEO Summit, that was held earlier this month.The SABA-CEO ...
Dubai-based Al-Sharqiya Television has launched Al-Sharqiya Drama, a new channel showcasing Arabic, Turkish and Western programmes. The third of Al-Sharqiya Televisions bouquet of channels went on air on the first ...
Cobham will launch MediaMesh, a new concept in fast-setup field newsrooms for major breaking stories at IBC 2012, which will be held from September 7 to 11 at RAI, Amsterdam.The ...
Niels Thomas.Salam Media Cast will be opening a new London office, headed by Niels Thomas, formerly Head of Sales for North Europe at Sony Professional Solutions ...
Grass Valley has sold its German systems integration business to PARTER Capital Group, a major equity investment firm based in Frankfurt, Germany. The group consists of systems engineers and specialists ...
Oxygen DCT has consolidated its reputation for constant innovation with the launch of the Evolution ProFlex range of monitors. This latest addition to the popular Evolution Pro range is targeted ...
Modular interface provider LYNX Technik AG is launching a new yellobrik L-Band to fiber transmitter and fiber to L-Band receiver set at IBC 2012.The yellobrik OTX 1910 is a fiber ...
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 ...
Dubai Press Club (DPC) has scheduled a discussion on 7 August, focusing on local programming for all seasons. The discussion, titled New Trends in Arab Drama Production, will also highlight ...
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 ...
Randa Ayoubi, CEO, RGH.Jordan-headquartered Rubicon Group Holding (RGH) has acquired worldwide licensing, merchandising and digital media rights to the popular Monster In My Pocket brand of ...
UK-based broadcaster BSkyB has clinched an exclusive deal, breaking the TV rights record by winning primary coverage of the English Premier League for a staggering $4.7 billion, a 71% jump ...
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 ...
Sharjah Media Corporation has established collaborative partnerships with a number of media organisations in Turkey to facilitate the exchange of information and news updates, and promote the effectiveness of media ...
