Shahid VIP streaming offer for Ramadan

Shahid VIP streaming offer for Ramadan

3 March 2021

Shahid VIP streaming offer for Ramadan

Shahid VIP – the premium, subscription-based service of Shahid, the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform – announces the rollout of its exclusive and special programming for Ramadan 2021.

Under the slogan of “Ramadan Ma’ana”, or “Ramadan with Us” in English, Shahid VIP is the go-to platform for the month, as it is to feature the biggest acting, performing, and presenting stars from the Gulf and the rest of the Middle East and North Africa region through a variety of genres. They include drama to comedy; action, thrillers and suspense; lifestyle and social content; TV game shows and competitions; general entertainment, and more.

In fact, it is the first time that more than 40 new Arabic titles will be shown on a single platform during the holy month – all of which can be viewed without ad breaks. Titles range from “exclusive-to-Shahid VIP” programmes, to special “before TV” previews, meaning a programme’s episode will be available to watch on Shahid VIP before any other TV channel or platform.

CONTENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY – ANYTIME & ANYWHERE

With Shahid VIP, users are able to watch what they want, when they want – from any screen they prefer, whether TV, smartphone or computer. It offers a fully portable entertainment experience for the whole family no matter where they are.

With special child-friendly Ramadan content also coming up, parents can take comfort in knowing that younger viewers get to watch content made just for them.

RAMADAN 2021: FIRST LOOK

With more titles and information to be announced in the coming weeks, here’s an exclusive first-look at what’s coming up on Shahid VIP:

  • From the Gulf: Titles featuring Nasser Al-Qasabi, Hayat Al-Fahd, Huda Hussein, Elham Alfadalah, Faisal Al-Issa… and many more.
  • From Egypt: Titles featuring Yehia El-Fakharany, Mohamed Ramadan, Ahmed El Sakka, Amir Karara, Ahmed Mekki, Yasser Galal, Amr Youssef, Mohamed Emam, Ghada Abdel Razek, Yasmine Abdel Aziz, Hend Sabry, Amina Khalil… and many more.
  • From the rest of the region, including the Maghreb and Levant: Titles featuring Qusai Khouli, Nadine Nassib Njeim, Salloum Haddad, Bassam Kousa, Mohamed Khouyi… and many more.

 

Part of MBC GROUP, Shahid is home to highly rated original productions from the Arab world, a wide range of exclusive movies and premieres, as well as the top watched live Arab TV channels.

MBC GROUP is the largest and leading media company in the MENA.

[Source: Shahid]

NHK WORLD February programme highlights

NHK WORLD February programme highlights

3 February 2021

NHK WORLD February programme highlights

Art is trash without social impact

February 6

23:10 / 5:10 / 10:10 / 17:10

“I don’t have talent like Picasso,” says Matsuyama Tomokazu. Yet, he’s acquired quite a following since moving to the U.S. in his 20s. His work is in numerous collections, including that of Bill Gates. 2020 was supposed to bring a triumphant return to Japan, with projects at Meiji Shrine and Shinjuku station. However, the Olympics were postponed and other projects during his stay were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program tracks 300 turbulent days in which Matsuyama struggled to keep his team together.

 

Zeroing in: Carbon Neutral 2050

People are reducing their carbon footprint for a sustainable future. This series is produced in partnership with Northern California Public Media.

Episode 3: Climate Resilient Farming

How we tend the land has a great impact on our climate system. Instead of ploughing, some California farmers are working with soil microbes to grow food and retain carbon.

Episode 4: Living on Renewable Energy

California aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2045 while achieving economic growth. We look at how businesses in the state are turning to renewable energy to power their operations.

 

Miracle Body

Breaking Limits With Hyper-Adaptability

February 13th

15:10 / 21:10 / 3:10 / 9:10

Tatyana McFadden is a Paralympian who has won multiple gold medals competing in marathons and more. We see how her brain rewired itself to achieve such feats in a phenomenon called hyper-adaptability.

 

Side by Side

Wednesdays

1:30 / 7:30 / 10:30 / 19:30

Working together. Inspiring stories of Japanese people working with communities in developing countries to help solve issues and create opportunities.

USAGM CEO Michael Pack names Board of Directors

USAGM CEO Michael Pack names Board of Directors

20 January 2021

USAGM CEO Michael Pack names Board of Directors

Pursuant to the provisions of the William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act, new boards of directors consisting entirely of independent directors have been appointed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, and Middle East Broadcasting Networks.

 

The diverse boards bring exceptional skill in the fields of journalism, language, technology, broadcasting, and diplomacy that are essential to the work of the three surrogate broadcast networks, which provide a lifeline of factual news for those living in places where a free press is denied to them by repressive government. 

 

Blanquita Cullum, the chairwoman of the three boards, remarked, “From my previous service on the Broadcasting Board of Governors, I understand the importance of delivering objective, accurate news about America and the world to combat our adversaries’ misinformation campaigns and to shine the light of truth into those dark corners where access to a free press is denied. The other board members and I will fight to ensure these networks and their journalists have the tools and support they need to perform their difficult but essential work, which itself is crucial for our national interest.”

 

The new boards each consist of the following five members:

 

Blanquita Cullum, Chairwoman. Host, producer, and writer for “The Hard Question.” Recently inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame and was named “Champion of Radio” by the Multicultural Correspondents Association in 2016. She is a co-founder of Voices Against Trafficking. Previously a Governor of the Broadcasting Board of Governors from 2002-2010, Chairwoman Cullum has had a long and distinguished career in radio and television broadcasting.

 

Jonathan Alexander, Director. Senior Counsel for Governmental Affairs, Liberty Counsel. Has worked extensively on religious liberty issues and was previously Assistant General Counsel at Massachusetts Family Institute, a Fellow at the Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, and a Scholar-in-Residence at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

 

Amanda Milius, Director. Founder of 1AMDC Productions. Formerly Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Global Public Affairs and Project Manager for the White House Office of American Innovation.

 

Roger Simon, Director. Novelist, journalist, and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter. Founder of PJ Media. Previously served as president of the West Coast branch of PEN, a nonprofit organization that works to defend and celebrate free expression in the United States and worldwide through the advancement of literature and human rights. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America, and was on the faculty of the American Film Institute and the Sundance Institute.

 

Christian Whiton, Director. Senior Fellow at the Center for the National Interest. Previously served at the State Department as a Speechwriter, Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications, and Deputy Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues. He is the author of “Smart Power: Between Diplomacy and War.”

(Source: USAGM press release)

Learning in lockdown: DW offers digital learning packages

Learning in lockdown: DW offers digital learning packages

9 January 2021

Learning in lockdown: DW offers digital learning packages

Students are at home due to Corona, with some facing a lack of digital teaching materials on environmental topics. DW’s Global Ideas project offers seven learning packages for students and teachers.

These support children and young people between 12 and 16 years of age as well as teachers. Multimedia-based, playful and interesting, the materials can be used free of charge for non-commercial educational purposes.

“We deliver exciting and modern educational content that inspires, is multimedia and interactive,” says DW Editor-in-Chief Manuela Kasper-Claridge. “For this project, we draw on image-rich video footage and reports from our correspondents, as well as graphics and in-depth texts and photos.”

DW’s Global Ideas project is funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment. Games, films, articles and interactive worksheets provide comprehensive information and solutions on the respective topic. Children and young people can relate to their living environment and are given ideas for experiments and building instructions. For teachers, there are instructions for teaching units. 

There is great international interest in the teaching and lesson materials, which are available in German, English and Spanish. They are used worldwide in classrooms and also as part of project days at schools or in environmental groups or associations.

The first learning package on “Plastic waste and the consequences for the environment” was published in 2017. “A few years ago, the problem was not as present in the media as it is today,” says Kasper-Claridge. “Now there are seven learning packages that can support digital school lessons even in the pandemic.”

(Source: DW press release)

NHK WORLD programme highlights January 2021

NHK WORLD programme highlights January 2021

23 December 2020

NHK WORLD programme highlights January 2021

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Sapiens and Pandemic

A special discussion with

Yuval Noah Harari


January 15, Fri

23:10/ 5:10 / 10:10 / 17:10

 

 

Join historian Yuval Noah Harari, author of the best-selling book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, as he engages with young people studying in Japan. How should we interpret the changes that COVID-19 has brought to everyday life? How are we to survive in a post-pandemic world? Harari draws upon lessons from history and encourages a spirited discussion with students.

In a year when countless sporting events were cancelled, an unprecedented long-distance race was born: “UTMB for the planet.” Online participants ran a set distance at places around the world. Top pros from Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc and world-class runners from Japan were among those involved in the intense challenge. Watch passionate runners bring the world together, at a time when the pandemic has kept people apart.

3/11 The Tsunami 

 

Episode 1: The First 3 Days

January 9th

1:10 / 7:10 / 13:10 / 19:10

 

Episode 2: The First Year    

January 16th

1:10 / 7:10 / 13:10 / 19:10

 

Experience the mega-tsunami with footage filmed at the center of the disaster. 

 

On March 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm, a M9 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Japan triggered a huge tsunami, destroying many cities and towns and claiming the lives of over 18,000 victims. What were people’s experiences on that day? What hardships were they faced with in the aftermath? Footage filmed in 2011-2012 by NHK and eyewitnesses in the disaster-hit areas have been collected and edited together in chronological order to convey the impact of this unprecedented mega-disaster that crushed buildings and cars and led to the nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.This special 2-part series serves as a valuable lesson. In the event of a powerful tsunami, what action can be taken to survive?           

 

Darwin’s Amazing Animals

Saturdays

0:25 / 6:25 / 12:25 / 18:25

 

Rarely seen. Up-close with some of the planet’s most amazing animals. Enter a world of unique creatures from Asia, Africa and the Americas.

(Source: NHK WORLD press release)