6 April 2017
Abu Dhabi Media (ADM) has launched two new radio services. Radio 1 and Radio 2 are part of the Abu Dhabi Radio Network, and bring the total number of stations it operates to eight.
The launch, which increases ADM’s brands to 27, underscores the corporation’s plans to expand its English-language radio stations. The launch of the two stations follows Abu Dhabi Radio Network’s comprehensive development of both stations to ensure that they broadcast exceptional content that appeals directly to audience interests. This approach is aligned with Abu Dhabi Media’s commitment to offering targeted and diverse media content that resonates with the organisation’s broad audience base.
Radio 1 launched on 100.5 FM in Abu Dhabi and on 104.41 FM in Dubai, while Radio 2 started airing on 106 FM in Abu Dhabi and on 99.3 FM in Dubai.
ADM revealed that Radio 1 has been transformed to specialise in! delivering music content which targets audiences aged 18-30, while Radio 2 will broadcast content catering to those aged between 30 and 45, who are interested in music and hits from the 1980s and 1990s.
Mohamed Ebraheem Al Mahmood, Chairman and Managing Director at ADM, said, “The official launch of Radio 1 and Radio 2 under Abu Dhabi Media underscores our strategic efforts to create tangible change in media content at Abu Dhabi Media, and diversify the media brands under its umbrella. The addition of Radio 1 and Radio 2 reaffirms our continuous commitment to enhancing Abu Dhabi Media as a comprehensive and diverse media platform. It also highlights our ongoing efforts to further advance the media sector in the UAE and the region by supporting all traditional and modern media.”
Dr. Ali bin Tamim, Director General at ADM, said, “Since its establishment, Abu Dhabi Media has worked tirelessly to build a broad audience base through our 27 diverse brands and disting! uish a strong media presence not only in the UAE but also across the Middle East. “
Both stations offer six main programmes that will air around the clock. These programmes aim to entertain and engage listeners through various tailored segments which appeal directly to their interests.
3 April 2017
The Association for International Broadcasting is delighted to announce that its 13th annual awards for factual programming across video, audio and online production are open for entry.
For 2017, there has been a root and branch examination of the categories with the involvement of media leaders in areas of documentary, news and specialist factual programme making. This year’s categories are:
Video
Breaking news report
Continuing news coverage
News feature
Short documentary
Science, technology and nature
Human interest
Politics and business
Arts and culture
International affairs
Sport
Children’s and youth
Presenter of the year
Audio
Continuing news coverage
News feature
Arts and culture
Investigative
Human interest
Presenter of the year
Interactive
AIB Impact Award
The inaugural sponsors of the AIBs 2017 are Celebro Media and Signiant.
Full information about how to enter is available at the dedicated AIBs website, http://theaibs.tv and http://theaibs.radio. The online entry form is available here.
The closing date for entries is 30 June 2017.
29 March 2017
Euronews, in partnership with several French regional media outlets and with the support of Google News Lab, launches a series of 9 portraits of French people in 360° videos, produced in the weeks before the French presidential election.
Euronews is covering the French presidential campaign with an innovative series of portraits of voters produced using VR360 technology. The ground-breaking project created by Euronews, one of the world’s pioneers in the production of immersive video reports, has received the support of Google News Lab.
It is being produced in collaboration with the newsrooms of French regional media outlets – Ouest-France, Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace, La Nouvelle République, Radio Caraïbes International, and French news website StreetPress. With-in depth regional knowledge, they will provide crucial insight into the geographic and sociological diversity at the local level, in order to better reflect the French electorate.
Failure to accurately foresee the outcomes of the Brexit referendum or the US election highlighted a gap in the traditional media’s understanding of the issues and concerns of the peoples whose lives they cover. Consequently, as the French election campaign has been rocked by surprises that have attracted the entire world’s attention, Euronews and its partners are turning to the citizens of France.
Immersive journalism provides a fresh perspective on the campaign to better listen to and understand the issues affecting the French electorate, and to let them have their say, expressing their hopes and worries in the run-up to this crucial vote.
Before the first round on April 23, Euronews’ journalist-producer Olivier Péguy and partner journalists set out to meet the people of France, whether they intend to vote or not, throughout mainland France and its overseas territories.
With the eyes of the world watching France, the series of nine 360° episodes is being produced in six languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish.
A tenth episode will gather reactions after the second round. For the first time, Euronews will produce this story in an interactive virtual-reality environment. The episode will be produced with German start-up Vragments.
Euronews hopes that this new coverage model will inspire journalists for future elections, such as those in Germany in September.
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Olivier Péguy, journalist-producer, Euronews |
“Our starting-point is that all opinions are worth hearing – but for us to hear them, they must reach our ears. This project, conducted with The News Lab of Google and our media partners, actually lets us go and listen to what people want to tell us, and then to convey it to our audience. Because every opinion matters, Euronews is All Views.“
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David Dieudonné, Google News Lab Head in France |
“Google News Lab is particularly happy to support this innovative project, which uses the narrative power of 360° journalism in the news flow, to make new voices heard and connect a wide international audience with a series of local realities.”
France 2017 in 360°
The series is simultaneously broadcast by Euronews and the media partners. For Euronews on euronews.com, its mobile site, its apps, its YouTube channel and its other digital platforms.
(Source: Euronews press release)
23 March 2017
- Kuwait TV now broadcasting nine HD channels exclusively from EUTELSAT 8 West B
- HD acceleration in Middle East and North Africa satellite TV landscape
Dubai, Paris, 23 March 2017– Kuwait TV, the official Kuwaiti state broadcaster and part of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Information, announced today at Cabsat Dubai that the new Al-Qurain TV channel has launched in its free-to-air HD platform hosted on the EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite. The capacity used by Kuwait TV is provided by Gulfsat, Eutelsat’s long-term partner.
Launched one month ago, Al-Qurain TV is a heritage-based channel specialising in vintage Kuwaiti series and programmes. Kuwait TV, that amasses over 50 years of experience, broadcasts Kuwaiti-produced programmes in the Middle East and around the world. It completed the switch to HD through Gulfsat in 2015, coinciding with the arrival of EUTELSAT 8 West B. With the launch of this latest channel there are now nine Kuwait TV channels available free-to-air exclusively from EUTELSAT 8 West B in both SD and HD versions.
Ghassan Murat, Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at Eutelsat Dubai, said: “The addition of Al-Qurain TV to Kuwait TV’s platform is indicative of a new wave of growth enabled by our EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite, particularly for HD channels that have increased by 50% over the last year.”
Mohammed AlHaj, Chairman and CEO of Gulfsat, said: “We are delighted to support Kuwait TV’s new venture and to be part of the expansion of Kuwait’s broadcasting landscape.”
Meshal Al-Makled, Under Secretary of the Department of Engineering at the Kuwait Ministry of Information, added: “With the launch in 2015 of Kuwait TV’s all-HD platform via the EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite, our country fully embraced key technological trends to give viewers the full benefits of superior image quality.”
Source: Eutelsat press release
Jonathan Munro (right), the BBC’s Head of Newsgathering, said: “We are delighted to be working even more closely with AFP in the years ahead. The BBC’s coverage of the world will benefit enormously from the growing firepower of AFP including its strengths in regions which are underserved by the mainstream media. We hope that the BBC’s new relationship with AFP will prove enduring and positive for both organisations.”
Emmanuel Hoog (pictured), chairman and chief executive of AFP, described the partnership as “an emblematic recognition of everyone’s efforts to make video a top priority”. He added: “It encourages us in our long-term investment strategy to extend and consolidate AFPTV’s unique positioning in Europe and worldwide.”