25 October 2011
People can now view and vote for their favourite video on Yahoo! Maktoob
Dubai, 24 October 2011 The Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) has announced the shortlist for the AIB Yahoo! Maktoob Peoples Choice Award, which people can now view and vote for their favourite on Yahoo! Maktoob at http://video.maktoob.com/program_videos-مسابقة-اتحاد-البث-الدولي-وياهو!-مكتوب-2011-196
The selected entries are from Alhurra TV, Aljazeera English (AJE), Deutsche Welles Arabic service, France24 English, New Delhi Television (NDTV) and Press TV.
The shortlisted entries are now hosted on Yahoo! Maktoob, the premier digital media company, attracting millions of users across the Middle East and North Africa region, as well as a wider global audience. Entries in Arabic have English subtitles, while the English entries have Arabic subtitles, making all of them accessible to a vast number of viewers worldwide. The winner of this award will be decided by the online viewers voting for the entry they think is best.
The topic for this years Peoples Choice is “Best Coverage of Democracy Uprisings” and the award attracted many high quality entries which reported on the unfolding events of the Arab Spring, as well as providing analysis and examination of its impact on everyday life in the countries involved and also showing international reactions.
Hosam El-Sokkari, Head of Audience, Yahoo! Middle East said, The short listed entries deliver content from top broadcasters around the world, and as the premier digital media company, were very excited to be hosting them on Yahoo! Maktoob. Its important that we engage our audience and have them vote for their favourite videos, as they continue to be part of the storytelling of these moments in history.
Simon Spanswick, CEO of the Association for International Broadcasting said, The entries also demonstrate some of the best features of traditional broadcasting: journalists striving to cover the important stories wherever they are, even sometimes risking their lives to cover battles on the streets and in the desert; seeking out and piecing together the stories behind the headlines; and providing the context that explained it to a global audience.
Media Contacts
For further information please contact
Tala Toukan, Yahoo! Middle East
ttoukan@yahoo-inc.com
– or
Roger Stone, AIB
roger.stone@aib.org.uk
T +44 (0)20 7993 2557
AIB, PO Box 141, Cranbrook TN17 9AJ, UK
About Yahoo!
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About the AIB
Established in 1993, the AIB is the international industry association and global knowledge network for the international broadcasting industry cross-media, cross-border, cross-cultural. With a reach of over 25,000 communicators and media professionals, AIB is a unique centre of information about international broadcasting, covering TV, radio, online and mobile. AIB researches regular market intelligence briefings for its members and provides client-specific consultancy and project support. Members receive an extensive package of services throughout the year. AIB publishes the comprehensive Global Broadcasting Sourcebook and the international media magazine, The Channel. AIB hosts the annual AIB International Media Excellence Awards the “AIBs”. For more information, visit www.aib.org.uk or call +44 (0) 20 7993 2557
17 October 2011
Indias first national high-definition news channel, News Express, has deployed the Associated Press ENPS news production system. The first site went live at the News Express headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh and is part of a planned network of the channels sites to install ENPS across India.
News Express is being deployed with the latest production version of ENPS, which has full support for social media integration. A Quantel production system, an Omnibus automation and playout and VizRT graphics system have also been installed and integrated.
ENPS Regional Sales Manager Keisuke Kayaba said: ENPS has now been installed in more newsrooms than any other news production system in the world. The Indian installations alone now number over 26. India is still a rapidly growing broadcast market and customers in the region are ambitious, dynamic and demand high standards in technology.
News Express Channel Head Mukesh Kumar said: We are particularly impressed by ENPSs ease of use, stability and the seamless integration it provides with third-party systems. The regular upgrades to ENPS will help to keep us up to date with the latest technology and trends in delivering news.
The Noida site also encompasses space for the companys broadcast news training academy. Journalism graduates will get hands-on experience in 21st century news production and learn how ENPS gives them access and control to information and media through one user interface.
The ENPS business in India is managed by the authorised ENPS distributor in India, Shaf Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. AP has been working with Shaf Broadcast in India for more than 10 years. This relationship began with the first digital newsroom in India at Sahara TV. As an HD News operation News Express is another first. Shaf Broadcast has unparalleled expertise in installing, training and supporting ENPS in India.
17 October 2011
Elemental Technologies, the leading provider of video processing solutions that enable multi-screen content delivery, today announced that Eurosport, Europe’s leading sports entertainment group, has deployed Elemental solutions to drive the video processing for its live and on-demand multi-platform streaming services.
In conjunction with local representative B-Stream, Elemental is providing solutions to the media giant for both live and on-demand video transcoding. Elemental Server gives Eurosport faster than real time file-based transcoding while Elemental Live encoders deliver multiple linear adaptive bitrate channels to devices such as the iPad and iPhone. Streaming video powered by Elemental is also available online from Eurosport through the companys popular Eurosport/Yahoo site and player.
Eurosport requires solutions that provide a bridge between traditional video and IP-based networks and that deliver ease-of-use, manageability and high-quality output in a footprint and cost model that doesnt burden our existing operations, said Marc Amiot, CIO of Eurosport. With the processing power of Elementals solutions, Eurosport can quickly and economically expand content well beyond the 50,000 videos in our current library while improving video quality and increasing the number of live-to-Internet distribution feeds. The Elemental platform lets Eurosport encode up to 12 different versions of Eurosport content and soon up to 16 supplementary event bonus feeds simultaneously, in formats compatible with PC, iPhone/iPad and connected TV.
Elemental seeks customers and partners that expand the concept of what is possible in video streaming to PC, tablet and mobile devices, said John Nemeth Elemental Director, EMEA. Eurosport is committed to providing its passionate fans with on-demand and live content on more devices than ever before and we are proud to help them execute on their vision for delivering content on their fans terms.
Elemental is raising the bar in terms of performance, economics and video quality with this landmark win in the European market, noted Christian Fadin, director of sales and marketing at B-Stream. We look forward to continuing our work together in France as we leverage Elementals impressive video processing solutions in future integrations.
17 October 2011
WRN Broadcast (WRNB) has worked with Voice of Russia, the oldest Russian broadcasting company, to launch Voice of Russia from the World Radio Network, a new DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) radio service providing a wide range of programmes about Russia and Russias viewpoint on world events to listeners in London, ranging from the most important political events on the global agenda to arts, culture, science and sports. The new service, broadcast in English, is available on DAB throughout London.
Although WRNB is one of the leading international broadcast managed services companies and works with some of the best known television and studio brands in the world, its origins are in international radio distribution and Voice of Russia has been working with WRNB for almost 20 years. The World Radio Network is WRN Broadcasts international radio distribution brand and delivers mainly public service content to a worldwide audience in several languages on every continent.
WRNB is the licence holder of Voice of Russia from the World Radio Network and in common with other news and current affairs based channels there will be segments from other world broadcasters to provide a rounded view of world affairs. Voice of Russia is in the process of setting up studios and production facilities at WRNBs London base, which will house dedicated production staff and journalists in order to increase the London-based content of the channel. Additional material will be produced in Moscow and WRNB will schedule and playout the channel.
One of our goals is to get closer to our audiences, said Andrey Bystritsky, Chairman, Voice of Russia, so it made perfect sense to have the channels base in the heart of London, and to partner with a specialist like WRN Broadcast who will drive the channels success. Voice of Russia also broadcasts in over 160 countries and has channels in New York and Washington.
David Treadway, Managing Director, WRN Broadcast said, We have worked with Voice of Russia for many years and are responsible for delivering their programmes to audiences in places as diverse as Afghanistan and Buenos Aires. Therefore, we are delighted to have been able to devise and manage a channel right here in London, so increasing even further the range, quality and choice of radio services in the capital.
Ford Ennals, CEO, Digital Radio UK, welcomed the arrival of the new radio station and said, “London is a vibrant, multicultural city and this is reflected in its digital radio services which include 60 digital-only stations, including those serving audiences from all over the world. We welcome the launch of Voice of Russia from the World Radio Network and see it as an excellent addition to London’s rich radio diversity.”
13 October 2011
euronews is International Media Partner at the 7th edition of the Women’s Forum held this week (13-15 October 2011) in Deauville, France.
Created in 2005, The Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society is one of the most world’s most influential forums. It is a global and independent forum dedicated to the construction of a fairer world for all. The Forum acts as a debate platform where world leaders and particularly women world leaders can exchange ideas and take action on the main issues shaping our societies.
This year, and for the first time, euronews is linking up with this impressive project as its media partner. The international news channel will be present on the Forum through a permanent TV studio in the exhibition hall and will also participate in the different sessions and debates taking place over the three days. Chris Burns, lead anchor and journalist at euronews, will moderate two sessions on Thursday 14th afternoon: “Stand up with Women for Education” followed by “Generation Y in the workplace: Meet the next generation”.
Anne Glémarec, euronews reporter on site, will be covering the event and interviewing leaders and delegates throughout the Forum. A special Focus programme about the impact and influence of Women’s Forum will be broadcast on euronews and will be simultaneously available on all digital platforms including iPhone, iPad and Android via euronews live apps, and on catch-up TV on euronews.net in 11 languages (Arabic, English, Farsi, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russia, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian).
