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			<title>MBC seals Paramount blockbuster films deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Free-to-air TV channel buys rights to more major films, including latest Star Trek.]]></description>
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			<title>The guide</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With several hundred channels, a blossoming network of broadband connections and the highest cellular service penetration in the world, the Middle East content delivery market offers lucrative rewards. Digital Broadcast presents a comprehensive guide to doing business in the region.]]></description>
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			<title>MBC signs deal to show 32 Indian movies</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Free to air TV network targets GCC's large sub continent audience with new agreement.]]></description>
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			<title>Du and PCCW strengthen network for MBC</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai-based broadcaster MBC set to benefit from IP network spanning Middle East, Europe, Africa and North America]]></description>
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			<title>Question time</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Arab Media Forum, which was staged in Dubai last month, featured senior representatives from print, online and TV who debated a range of issues from finance to foreign news channels. Digital Broadcast reviews the highlights.]]></description>
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			<title>Engaging content is the need of the hour</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[More people are sitting in front of the television these days and I can't imagine it's because there's any more exciting content on telly now than there was five months ago.]]></description>
			<category>Media &amp; Marketing | Comment</category>
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			<title>Mideast TV firm signs major new deal with Warner Bros</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Agreement will see top TV shows broadcast by MBC at the same time as in the US.]]></description>
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			<title>MBC and Beyond Dreams co-produce Khaleeji film</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwaiti production firm Beyond Dreams and Saudi-owned MBC Group have teamed up to produce an Arabic film titled The Circle, scripted by Masood Amralla Al Ali and directed by Nawaf Al Janahi.]]></description>
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			<title>MBC expands soap opera shows despite Mufti fury</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[TV company launches new Turkish dramas, with more in the pipeline despite protest.]]></description>
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			<title>MBC Group gets help from Marquis Broadcast</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi-backed media conglomerate MBC Group has engaged the services of Marquis Broadcast’s Consultancy Division to advise it on a number of new technology projects including technology evaluations and process audits.]]></description>
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			<title>Top media exec criticises UAE net censorship</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Barring websites with illegal copyrighted material wrong way to control piracy.]]></description>
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			<title>Companies combine to offer Internet TV</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Etisalat and MBC offer customers chance to watch Ramadan programmes they missed first time round.]]></description>
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			<title>Friend or foe - can operators work with content providers?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The recent Arab Advisors conference in Jordan attracted key decision makers from across the Arab world. Here, high-profile panelists discuss whether telco operators should work with content providers for their services, or aggregate the content themselves.]]></description>
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			<title>Satellite dishes smashed in TV soap protest</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Villagers destroy equipment after imam hits out at Turkish soap operas.]]></description>
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			<title>MBC targets Iranian viewers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[MBC launched a Farsi-language channel dubbed MBC Persia last month. The launch is part of MBC Group’s efforts to tap into Persian audiences in both Iran and the Arab world.]]></description>
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			<title>Turkish soaps 'evil' says Saudi grand mufti</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kingdom's religious leader hits out at TV programmes for destroying local values.]]></description>
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			<title>Convergence kings</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The fifth Arab Advisors Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference concluded in Jordan last month, with key stakeholders agreeing to collaborate on key media and telecommunications convergence projects.]]></description>
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			<title>CEOs highlight need for collaboration</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Operators and content providers need to learn to co-exist in convergent world, say panelists at Arab Advisors' conference]]></description>
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			<title>Ahlan wa Sahlan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ladies and Gentlemen - a warm welcome to the Arabian Businesswomen Special Report 2008.]]></description>
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			<title>The Future Arabian Businesswoman</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Influential Arabian woman Muna AbuSulayman on her vision and new business venture into fashion.]]></description>
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			<title>Showtime</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hollywood is heading East with US networks and studios staking their claim to lucrative airwaves.]]></description>
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			<title>MBC head slams costly Arabic TV </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[CEO Sheikh Walid Al-Ibrahim warns broadcasters are being driven to non-Arab serials.]]></description>
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			<title>Popstar Haife Wehbe faces Bahrain ban</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Islamist-dominated parliament approves motion asking gov't to ban singer's performance. ]]></description>
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			<title>Al-Jazeera CEO most powerful Arab in media</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Wadah Khanfar revealed as the most influential Arab in media sector in Power 100 list.]]></description>
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			<title>HDTV: revolution now</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Massive consumer uptake of high-definition (HD)-ready displays and increased interest in next-generation playback devices is turning up the heat on regional broadcasters to accelerate the roll-out of high-definition television services, writes Aaron Greenwood.  ]]></description>
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			<title>d’Events promises brand experiences</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=513384&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Increasing client sophistication requires greater attention to detail when planning events.    ]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | News</category>
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			<title>Top slot</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's hard to play down the importance of the DMC, with major players like Showtime and MBC relocating to the free zone.]]></description>
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			<title>Game plan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The X Games were held at Dubai Festival  City last month. Digital Studio toured the facility with ESPN's TV production and operations consultant, John Davies, to find out more about the challenges of covering action sports for television.]]></description>
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			<title>School of the future</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The University of Sharjah has established a multi-million dollar training facility for its media and fine arts students at its College of Fine Arts. Digital Studio reports.]]></description>
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			<title>TV audience counter by 2008: MBC</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Broadcaster says advertisers currently receiving a "massive bargain".  ]]></description>
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