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The Middle East prides itself on being a region that has adopted the latest standards and formats in the production and broadcast world. Take a look at Saudi TV, twofour54, Abu Dhabi Media Company, Dubai Media Inc, Al Jazeera Network (even its children’s channel) or even, Oman TV, which recently issued a tender to build a massive HD broadcast station.
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The denial that followed the latest rumour of pay TV consolidation last month was not a surprise. It is hard to understand why three pay TV operators in a small market suffering from rampant piracy would continue to operate from three separate broadcast facilities and compete with each other for the same content rights.
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Can we separate the music from the man who made it, asks Damian Reilly.
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Towards the end of last month, the population of Baghdad woke to find all the city’s billboards proclaiming the launch of a DVB-H mobile TV service.
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The media furore following Akon’s latest performance in Dubai belies the cultural sensitivities that must be considered by Western-style event promoters operating in the GCC region.
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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.
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Google has grown into a worldwide giant while newspapers have had their guts hollowed out, says Ann Worker.
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Steve Lampen demystifies digital audio for those who hate number crunching.
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A friend recently shelled out US $3000 for a full HD, 47” TV monitor. On the way home from the store, she called to say she would finally be rid of the CRT monitor that was an “eye sore” and an “embarrassment when friends came home”.
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NAB attendance may have slipped compared to last year but visitor numbers alone do not provide an accurate, quantative measure of the success of a trade show.
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This year’s PALME Middle East convention may have been smaller than previous events, but the overall response from exhibitors and the vibe on the showfloor confirmed it as one of the better instalments in recent years.
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With consumer demand for large-scale live entertainment showing no signs of abating, the Middle East events production sector is enjoying a remarkable period of prosperity despite the current economic downturn.
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All the talk in the immediate aftermath of a tradeshow invariably focuses on technology. More specifically, the usual dominant topics of conversation in the industry, such as high definition services, mobile TV and IPTV. It is quite right that the industry should discuss and promote these game-changing technologies, however, the development of these services and platforms should always be running in the background of day to day operations.
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I want it all, I want it now and I want it for free - this is the contemporary attitude the global music industry is facing as it battles with the decline of physical CD sales.
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If trade show attendance can be used as a barometer of the health of a particular industry, then the forecast for the broadcast, media and communications business is less gloomy than many would have you believe.
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Although most broadcasters still invest in standard definition, production houses and filmmakers in the Arab world should wholeheartedly embrace high definition as the format of choice for production.
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Encoders are on the move with the market for units expanding. In fact, the building sales of encoders predicted for 2009 is at 14 %. DIS forecasts that sales in 2010 may be slightly lower than 2009 while the next few years show modest growth for this category.
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It's that time of the year again, when excitement slowly begins to mount in anticipation of what CABSAT and the Digital Studio Awards hold in store for the Middle East production and broadcasting industry.
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Fiona Robertson of The Rights Lawyers walks us through the legal issues that come your way if you decide to broadcast user-generated content (UGC).
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The second annual Sound & Stage Awards, which will take place at a prestigious five-star hotel in Dubai on April 26, will play host to more than 200 of the region's leading industry professionals and pay tribute to the industry's achievements over the past 12 months.
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