Al Jazeera is in talks with France Telecom to acquire the Orange Sport channel.According to France Telecom chief executive Stephane Richard Friday, the deal has not been finalised. He said:"What ...
Dubai-based distributor United Broadcast and SAE Institute have partnered to present a free workshop on the Phantom Flex camera.The Vision Research workshop is scheduled to be held at the SAE ...
The Doha Film Institute(DFI) has announced that it will be hosting a worldwide TEDX event meant exclusively for TEDx organisers called the TEDx worldwide workshop (TEDxWWW).TEDxWWW will be a private ...
The Royal Film Commission, Jordan in cooperation with the Goethe Institute in Amman will be screening the German-Spanish film One Day in Europe on the occasion of the Women's Football ...
Producer Imagenation Abu Dhabi has signed an exclusive agreement with distributor Empire International, to distribute Imagenation Abu Dhabis locally-produced slate to theatres and ...
For those looking to submit their original entries for the Emirates Film Competition(EFC) 2011, there is a little more time.Filmmakers from the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar can hand ...
Irdeto, a global software security and media technology company has announced the acquisition of BD+ technology for Blu-ray from Rovi Corporation.The newly acquired BD+ technology will fold into the companys ...
The International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) has added 13 new members since the beginning of 2011.The broadcast and media technology suppliers that have joined the IABM fold include Ardis Technoloiges, ...
Jordanian director Zaid Abu Hamdan's Baheya and Mahmoud has qualified for an Oscar nomination in 2012, a milestone in Arab filmmaking.Abu Hamdan wrote and directed the short film which was filmed ...
Applications are now open for the first round of the Jordan Film Fund (JFF), the first grant of its kind in Jordan.Set up this year by the Royal Film Commission ...
Avid is offering a Final Cut Pro crossgrade promotion for qualified Final Cut Pro customers.The offer aims to encourage Final Cut Pro users to use Media Composer, Avids professional editing solution ...
The Dubai International Film Festival will present a selection of award-winning Emirati and Arab films in London this month, as part of Shubbak, the citys first-ever celebration of contemporary Arab ...
A survey by Regus has found that 50% of Gulf firms have successfully used social networking to win new business over the last year.According to social media expert Paul Bradshaw, broadcasters, ...
Next Generation Broadcasting (NGB), which operates as consumer brand Smart TV, will supply a DVB-T/T2 receiver conformance regime To Digital TV labs, an independent receiver conformance products and services provider, ...
HK Audio speaker systems distributor Melody House has supplied non-profit art centre Pavilion Downtown Dubai with the new Elements speaker system.The venue consists of two ...
Four young filmmakers from Doha Film Institute have attended the Fest Training Ground in Portugal. The event is now in its third year and has had over 350 participants from ...
Dubai-based rental systems integration firm AVI-SPL has purchased Shure wireless microphone systems from local distributor Nicolas Kyvernitis Electronics (NMK) Enterprises. The investment includes receivers and transmitters from the UHF-R series.AVI-SPL has ...
Al Nujoom Media Production has deployed the Hamlet MonitorScope MS9000 in its outside broadcast truck, claimed to be the first high definition unit in ...
Turkey-based SVS Telekom has signed a landmark deal with Newtec to become its first third party repair centre in the Middle East. It will cover all repairs to Newtec equipment ...
Qatar based Aspire Zone Foundation(AZF) is set to open the Gulf's first ladies-only cinema in Doha on June 30.According to the AZF website, the cinema has a seating capacity of ...
Turner Broadcasting Systems Arabia (TBS Arabia) will launch a new Cartoon Network animation development studio, Cartoon Network Studios Arabia, as part of a new agreement signed with twofour54 Abu Dhabi. Last year, the Cartoon ...
Kuwait-based telecoms company Wataniya Telecom has announced that it will launch its own satellite channel on July 15, 2011.The channel is aimed at Muslim viewers and will run only during ...
?A series of events based on the Japanese cartoon industry will be hosted at a cartoon, comic and video game convention in Bahrain. The first Bahrain Anime Convention (Banicon) will be ...
MBC showcased its High Definition offerings ahead of the official July ...
MBC's Group TV Director Tim Riordan, who is well known for negotiating many of the content acquisition deals with Hollywood Studios for the network, will retire from his position at ...
Four film projects have received cash grants from The Screen Institute, Beirut this month.Crayons from Askalan: Lebanon $15,000 (Production)Director: Laila HoteitThe film is a creative documentary based on the powerful ...
Egypt & Saudi Arabia, followed by the UAE, host the highest number of FTA channels broadcasting in the Arab World, according to a report titled Satellite TV in the Arab ...
Arab films that received recognition at Dubai International Film Festival and Gulf Film Festival are heading to Australia.More than half of the 22 feature, documentary ...
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 ...
TSL has acquired Celtic Audio Ltd., a UK company that specialises in the development of professional audio technology enabling the flexible and accurate monitoring of sound. The acquisition is effective ...
Bahrains Information Affairs Authority (IAA) has invested in state-of-the-art Sony XDCAM HD broadcast technology as part ...
The Abu Dhabi Media Zone Authority has offered ex-Baynounah staff the opportunity to join its freelance scheme at preferential rates, BroadcastPro ME has learnt. The scheme will enable ex-Baynounah staff, ...
OSN has announced two new appointments to its marketing team.Hamad M. Malik has ...
twofour54 tadreeb acquired SAE Dubai for US $7 million from global education services provider Navitas, BroadcastPro Middle East can reveal.SAE, a ...
Sky News Arabia, which is scheduled for launch in Q3 2012, has begun construction ...
UAE telco operator and cable ...
CABSAT will introduce a new zone dedicated to DSLR cameras, technology and equipment as part of the annual exhibition, which will be ...
The eighth edition of Dubai International Film Festival, which will be held from December 7 to 14, 2011, is presently inviting entries for the festivals 2011 official screening selection, including ...
As part of its efforts to encourage its free-to-air viewers to shift to High Definition viewing to coincide with the launch of ...
The Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), a state-backed entity engaged in monitoring and research activities for the UAE government, has issued a tender for the supply, installation ...
A new decree issued by Qatars Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will see the administrative units of Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) undergo ...
State-backed telecoms operator Etisalat is gearing up for the commercial launch of ...
BroadcastPro ME has received official confirmation from Abu Dhabi Media that Malcolm Wall has been appointed CEO of the media ...
Dubai-based rental firm Abacus Rentals invested in a ConTour ...
Mahmoud Kaabours film Teta, Alf Marra (Grandma, a Thousand Times), a documentary feature about this grandmother won the Best Film award at London International Documentary Festival, the largest documentary festival ...
Prince Alwaleeds Rotana Group has launched a new general entertainment TV channel for the Egyptian market. The Group has hired Turki AlShabanah as vice president of the channel.The new channel ...
After conducting workshops along with Emirati filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Tropfest Arabia is now heading towards Egypt to host similar workshops in Cairo and Alexandria ...
Dubai Media Inc. will launch a new radio station that will broadcast Khaleeji and Emirati music along with live programmes that celebrate Arab culture. The new channel could potentially rival ...
Orbit Showtime Networks (OSN) channels went off air early morning yesterday and came back to life only ...
Tropfest Arabia is conducting a couple of workshops on content creation for aspiring filmmakers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in conjunction with Emirati filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja. The workshops will ...
3D Storm (NewTek Europe), distributor of NewTek products in Europe, Africa and the Middle-East has sealed a distribution agreement with Dubai-based distributor MediaCast.MediaCast will ...
Arab entertainment company Melody Group has acquired a licence from Fujairah Media Group to begin operations from the emirates Creative City media free zone. The licence may have been acquired ...
Abu Dhabi Sports claims that it will broadcast the climax to the 2010/11 Barclays Premier ...
The Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) has selected eleven projects to receive development and post-production funding from Sanad, the festival's fund for Arab filmmakers.Established by ADFF in 2010, Sanad is ...
3D TV set market is poised to grow dramatically in 2011by almost 500%, according to analyst firm In-Stat. Over the next few years, a greater percentage of large-screen TV sets ...
Dubai Media Inc. (DMI) has begun the process of signing purchase orders for a list of equipment that it requires for undertaking ...
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 ...
Dubai-based production house Boomtown Productions has launched its digital content production arm dubbed BOOMTOWN 2.0. The new department offers a full range of production services including branded online content, digital ...
After making a shocking exit from Abu Dhabi Media (ADM) on April 1, Ricky Ghai will join Eros Internationals digital ...
A scene from Everyday is a Holiday.At Cannes, Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) announced an expansion to Dubai Film Connection, its co-production market, with greater focus on documentary films. The ...
