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Saudi-based systems integrator First Gulf Company has secured a deal to deliver a full 1080p HD broadcast facility that includes the installation of a whopping 96 cameras in Makkah. When ...
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Saudi-based systems integrator First Gulf Company has secured a deal to deliver a full 1080p HD broadcast facility that includes the installation of a whopping 96 cameras in Makkah. When ...
Broadcasters need to go beyond merely implementing technology; the future lies in innovationI recently had a chat with the head of one of the regions biggest broadcasters. Since they were ...
Mohammad AbdullahOver the course of 2012, TECOMs Media Cluster, which comprises some of the UAEs most well-known free zone business parks - Dubai Media City, Dubai ...
MBC3 and Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) have announced the extension of their partnership for the broadcast of Nickelodeon programming across the MENA region.MBC3, the free-to-air kids' entertainment channel, has ...
One of the challenges for the modern broadcaster is to achieve operational flexibility, to allow technical and creative teams to co-operate in new ways. This might be direct working between ...
Jim Berk and Abdulziz Al-Khater.Doha Film Institute (DFI) and Participant Media, known for films as An Inconvenient Truth, Food, Inc., The Help, The Best Exotic Marigold ...
Tim Kennedy at Dubai Creek.Armed with a small camcorder, filmmaker and academician Tim Kennedy goes every week to Dubai Creek to capture the sights and sounds ...
Karl Schubert.Broadcasting used to rely solely on proprietary technologies. That isnt surprising considering the massive amounts of real-time information that broadcasters deal with on a daily ...
Karim Alexander Pitstra.Karim Alexander Pitstra was born in Dordrecht, The Netherlands, in 1979, to a Tunisian father and a Dutch mother. He made his first film ...
Doha Film Institute (DFI) announced that submissions are now open for its MENA Grants 2013 Spring Session.The deadline for applications is January 31st, which has been extended to February 4 ...
Haifaa Al Mansours film WADJDA won best Muhr Arab Feature Film at DIFF 2012Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced the 10th anniversary will run from ...
Trade platform for the broadcast, digital media and satellite sectors across the Middle East, Africa and Southern Asian regions, CABSAT 2013 will take place from March 12-14 at the Dubai ...
Director Jean Claude CodsiShowcasing independent Arabic cinema, Aflam, Abu Dhabi's monthly film club will screen A Man of Honor by Lebanese film director Jean Claude Codsi. ...
Known for Sally El Hosaini's Sundance prizewinner My Brother the Devil, and Ahmad Abdalla's Microphone, Egyptian Production Company Film Clinic, is branching out into music.Headed by producer Mohamed Hefzy, the ...
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 ...
Mohammed Al Marhouby, Director General of Engineering, Public Authority for Radio & TV, OmanIn 2009, when the recession hit the world, all eyes were on the ...
The panelistsNick Grande, Managing Director of ChannelSculptor, who moderated this panel discussion, summed it up for BroadcastPro METhis years CEO panel had the distinction that all ...
Hekayat Khaleejia (Khaleeji Stories), a film appreciation programme to be conducted throughout the year by the Doha Film Institute (DFI), will screen some of the best films produced in the ...
Lebanese filmmaker and actress Nadine Labaki is among the World Cinema Dramatic juriesThe 2013 edition of Sundance Film Festival will screen 119 feature-length films representing 32 ...
As part of its community outreach programme, Mubadala Development Company has funded the initial phase of Mansour, a new Emirati cartoon. The company has also signed collaboration agreements with Abu Dhabi ...
Exploring multi-platform delivery panelistsThis panel brought together a number of multiplatform players from varied fields including representatives from Intigral, MBC, ONE CONNXT, Newtec, iMediaCo, The Apex ...
Chris Browns return to the UAE capital was met with a huge roar, as fans packed the concert venue at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on Tuesday night.Present at the event ...
The film releases today 13 December across cinemas in the UAEFor his latest film The Hobbit-An Unexpected Journey, Jackson is being very avant-garde. When currently films ...
Bader, a ten minute short film won the Made in Qatar Award at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival last month. The festival this year had the largest lineup with a ...
Emad Morcos, David Butorac, Asala and Khulud Abu Homos at OSN.Pay TV network OSN has announced that it will add five new channels to its HD ...
Nigel Thompson, Sales Manager, Sony PSMEALast month, a custom-made outside broadcast (OB) van was shipped from Dubai to Ethiopia. In the course of an exclusive tour, ...
Held under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, Best ...
A still from the film YemaAt the 9th Edition of Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), opening on Sunday, 9th December, Muhr Arab Feature includes 16 films ...
We Need to Talk, a light-hearted film by Maher Al-Khaja, will compete in the Muhr Emirati programme.Ten films made by Emirati filmmakers will vie for the ...
Katarzyna KieliDiscovery Communications has announced that it will acquire Dubai-based media company Takhayal Entertainment and its affiliated companies in Dubai and Egypt, including its flagship food ...
Joel Ledlow, CEO, ScheduALLBroadcast networks can reduce the costs and challenges related to broadcasting live sport if they have an appropriate Enterprise Resource Management softwareAl Jazeeras ...
Free-to-air Bollywood film channel dedicated to Arabic audiences, Zee Aflam is lending momentum to some of the most prominent regional film festivals by extending its support.Zee Aflam recently covered the ...
Left: Charles El Soueidi, MD, head of post production and music composer at SoundStruck and right, Elvis Garagic, producer, chief engineer and music composer.Two months ago, ...
Robert De Niro at DTFF 2012With more than 87 films from 34 nations with over 200 screenings over the next seven days the fourth edition of ...
Andrew WarmanThe channel-in-a-box device has evolved from a simple system to a sophisticated solution that can enable a TV station to go on air within a ...
Attached, a film by Harakiri Productions, was declared the winner of the 48 Hour Film Project (48HFP) in Dubai last night to a packed house at Fridge. The winning entry ...
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 ...
A still from the film Rafea: Solar MamaMake way for the ladies, boys! In an industry that has seen a constant growth of emerging film professionals, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
(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 ...
Still from 'Asham - A man called hope'The fourth Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF), the annual cultural event organised by Doha Film Institute (DFI) to be ...
Still from the late Yash Chopra`s parting gift to lovers of Bollywood cinema 'Till I Breath This Life' (India).Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF), the annual cultural ...
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 ...
Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qassimi has been appointed chairman of Sharjah Media Centre, according to a decree by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme ...
Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) has signed a new international cooperation agreement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) giving the state-backed broadcaster exclusive rights to broadcast MGM material until 2015. The agreement was signed ...
This years Abu Dhabi Film Festival, which will be hosted from October 11-20, will see UAE filmmakers join international filmmakers as part of the jury. A record number of submissions ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Trevor Cronin heads the company's business development team.Odeon Technologies International, a specialist supplier with 90 years of combined experience in pro audio, lighting, broadcast, video, acoustic ...
Felicity Land by Maziar Miri.The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) and The Pavilion Downtown Dubai are inviting filmgoers to a special edition of Film Buzz this ...
Wadjda, Razor Films.Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has announced it has acquired all North American rights to Wadjda, the first feature film to be made entirely in ...
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 ...
National Geographic Abu Dhabi will premiere the first Megafactories episode to focus on a Middle East company: Almarai, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The episode is set to focus ...
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 ...
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 ...
