16 May 2012
Yesterday has marked the beginning of the all new events management arm of MBC Group, EVENTIQUE. The region’s leading free-to-air satellite broadcasting company has launched an exclusive all-service boutique agency that designs weddings and events of a luxurious caliber.
The press conference took place at EVENTIQUE’s one of a kind boutique villa located in Knowledge Village, Dubai, making it the first events management agency to have a specialized boutique that displays all the finest details in event management.
Explaining the concept of the new company, Heba Rumhein, EVENTIQUE’s Director said: “EVENTIQUE is an exclusive bespoke events management agency that offers premium services customized to our clients’ every need. Bringing boundless passion and distinct style to each event, we flawlessly transform the dreams of our clients into lavish celebrations, regardless of scale”.
“With years of experience and expertise, our team prides itself with living the luxury lifestyle firsthand, therefore connecting with our clients on every level. The team is comprised of talented stage designers, production specialists and experienced planners who come together to create just the perfect combination for success!” elaborated Rumhein.
EVENTIQUE is yet another subsidiary under the MBC Group and operates as one. Commenting on its connection with the Group, Heba says, “We are very proud to be part of the leading broadcasting network in the Middle East. This is great news for our clients as well, since this means they will gain direct access to premium media, valuable PR exposure and extensive coverage of their events across the region.”
EVENTIQUE specializes in Event Design and execution from concept creations, to theme development, floor plan and stage design, flower arrangements and lighting designs, all the way to the design and building of tents, caterers’ selection, invitations and wedding favors, entertainment and photography & video services. The company also offers event management consultancy which includes venue research and recommendations, contract negotiations and on-site management and coordination of the entire event, all the way through to offering a complete event program with timelines, creating a projected budget and managing all the event expenditure.
EVENTIQUE is located in Knowledge Village, Boutique Offices, Villa 19
www.mbc.net
16 May 2012
Slovenian playout centre STN has ordered three new OASYS Automated Playout channels, adding to the six HD channels installed in 2011, making OASYS a key part of the STN controlled and operated playout centre. Systems integrator RoBaGo will install the systems in the coming weeks.
STN is one of the most innovative playout providers in the industry, offering a variety of playout options for clients to choose from. The new and existing OASYS systems work alongside STN’s iTX systems in a complementary way, with both systems built around Isilon IQ X-Series scalable nodes; this enables STN to seamlessly scale the capacity from a few terabytes to multiple petabytes and over 45 gigabytes per second (GBps) of throughput.
Tomaz Lovsin, Managing Director, STN, said, “STN has used OASYS software since its very beginning, when IT-based playout was in its infancy, and thefact that we still use it many years later – albeit with many more sophisticated features and functions – shows that there are many benefits that OASYS offers. Today’s OASYS Player is supplied with a richly featured, broadcast quality branding and graphics display management toolkit, and its handling of live events is astonishing; not only can the system literally replace a video console, but it can also handle all the graphic challenges that may arise during the live transmission. No other IT-based playout can achieve what the OASYS system can achieve; it is a very powerful playout system that is nevertheless logical and easy for our operators to work with.”
Mark Errington, CEO, OASYS, said, “We have worked with STN for many years, and they have benefitted from our feature developments as their requirements have changed. Sharing the central infrastructure with other playout technologies is an example of the flexibility of the OASYS solution, and adding new channels is quick and easy.”
www.oasys.com
15 May 2012
SatLink Communications Ltd., a leading teleport delivering content to every corner of the world, has announced it is enhancing its service and product offering with the opening of a new HD Playout Centre in the heart of the broadcast district in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Playout centre strengthens SatLink’s provision of global satellite transmission services by offering content management, digital archival, content localisation, disaster recovery and OTT services to their existing and acquired customer base.
The Playout centre has been purchased from MTVS Studios, one of Israel’s leading television production facilities providers. It delivers playout and content management services to Israeli and international customers such as Disney, NTV-MIR, ESPN and others. The HD Playout centre is connected to SatLink’s state-of-the-art teleport facilities via fully redundant SDH based fibres from two different suppliers using different routes to offer global content distribution over satellite, fibre or IP communication channels.
SatLink is making a significant investment in upgrading the facility and installing the latest technology, hardware and infrastructure to provide reliable and cost effective playout, content management, digital archival and over the top solutions. The new centre is located underground to ensure maximum disaster recovery capabilities. It will offer a gateway to Asia, Africa, The Middle East, Europe and the Americas for worldwide broadcasters looking to extend their international audience reach. Customers will also have the choice of opting for a fully managed, remotely controlled, hosted, or co-located service to manage the playout and distribution of content.
David Hochner, SatLink’s CEO commented: “The new HD playout centre complements our current offerings and is part of our ongoing strategy to provide a ‘one stop shop’ for international broadcasters requiring high quality end-to-end production, content management, transmission and distribution solutions. The centre will allow both international and local broadcasters to reach viewers using a fast, reliable and proven solution and help channels entering new markets, such as the rapidly growing African, Eastern European and Asian regions, to create regionalised feeds and content. This is another demonstration of the continued growth of SatLink and how we are taking proactive steps in providing the most up to date facilities, services and solutions to broadcasters across the globe.”
www.satlink.tv
14 May 2012
“[North Korea] has changed a lot. The level of consciousness has increased, about everything from what we eat to what we think….Media from outside is definitely causing things to change.”
-26-year-old female from Pyongyang who left North Korea in January 2010, quoted in “A Quiet Opening”
InterMedia has released “A quiet opening: North Koreans in a changing media environment”, a groundbreaking report which shows that North Koreans can access far more news and information from abroad than commonly assumed, posing a challenge to the state’s control over what its citizens see, hear, know – and believe.
View the Webcast Video from the Quite Opening Launch on AudienceScapes
While there is no indication that new North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to loosen official state control of media and information, the reach of unsanctioned foreign content is expanding nonetheless and providing alternatives to domestic propaganda messages.
The report is based on research among refugees, travelers and d
efectors who recently left North Korea, providing a rare glimpse on their lives when they were in their home country. Below is a quote in the report from one North Korean:
“I think now, almost all citizens listen to or watch [foreign media]. You can tell when you talk to them…they will use [South] Korean words. In North Korea there is no such phrase as ‘no doubt.’ When they use a word like that, you think, ‘that person watches [foreign media] too.‘”
– 45-year-old female from Hamkyongnamdo who left North Korea in May 2010
www.intermedia.org
14 May 2012
Vizrt Ltd., a leading provider of content production tools for the digital media industry,
announced today that the Company has signed a deal worth in excess of USD 360,000 for the implementation of Broadcast Graphics products with a Television Network in the EMEA region.
The deal is with a long-term customer who has now purchased additional hardware and software to upgrade existing systems and expand on-air capacity. Viz Content Pilot, Vizrt’s content and control application, was purchased as a character generator (CG) in several of the network’s control rooms, adding to the current number of Viz Content Pilot systems already installed. Additional Viz Engines, Vizrt’s powerful real time 3D rendering platform, were also purchased as part of this deal.
About Vizrt:
Vizrt provides real-time 3D graphics and asset management tools for the broadcast industry – from award-winning animations & maps to online publishing tools. Vizrt’s products are used by the world’s leading broadcasters and publishing houses, including: CNN, CBS, Fox, the BBC, BSkyB, ITN, ZDF, Star TV, Network 18, TV Today, CCTV, NHK, The Globe and Mail, Times Online, The Telegraph, and Welt Online. Furthermore, many world-class production houses and corporate institutions such as the Stock Exchanges in New York and London use Vizrt systems.
