THE BRIEFING
Palm Hills Developments, Egypt’s first real estate project to incorporate an IPTV network, has selected Anevia to provide the head-end infrastructure. The development has installed a ViaLive 220S DVB to IP gateway that includes an IRD, muxer and an IP streamer. “When building the multimedia services network,
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ANEVIA WINS RESIDENTIAL EGYPTIAN IPTV DEPLOYMENT
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FIRST LEGAL ARABIC VIDEO WEB PORTAL GOES LIVE Orascom subsidiary launches rental, download and streaming service The Middle East’s first legal website to download Arabic video content has launched, allowing users to download, stream or rent films at DVD quality without resorting to online piracy. Shofha.com, operated by LINKonLINE, a subsidiary of Orascom’s LINKdotNET, offers films, television series and live television at a price the firm believes is actually cheaper than the many pirated DVDs that are prevalent in the region. “My direct competitors are the pirate sites, which may offer video for free, but also force users to visit different servers, sites and forums,” said LINKonLINE technology general manager Mostafa Kamel. “The quality, ease of service and the variety of content makes it easier for the end user.”
Shofha aims to simplfy the online Arabic content marketplace.
$5.5 m we looked for a system that would enable us to provide a superior entertainment experience to our customers,” said Hisham Salah, VP technology, Palm Hills Developments.
EYEHEIGHT SCORES AT AL JAZEERA SPORT Al Jazeera Sport recently deployed the Eyeheight MW-3EM A/B mixer as part of a larger installation that included a server-based ingest, post-production and transmission solution at its facility in Doha. The mixer enables the end user to perform mix, wipe and cut transitions and V fades.
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The annual value of Turkish broadcaster Dogan Yayin’s content export business into the Middle East.
MOVERS & SHAKERS ENVIVIO HIRES NEW VP SOLUTIONS Video encoder manufacturer Envivio has appointed Arnaud Perrier to the newly created role of VP solutions. Perrier joins from Harmonic, where he established a distinguished track record for marketing encoding products to telco and pay TV operators. “I am excited to be part of the Envivio team working to reshape the industry and help our customers capitalize on delivering new, compelling services to any device,” said Perrier.
AP APPOINTS NEW ENPS SALES MANAGER The Associated Press has named Clive Mumby as the new sales manager for its ENPS news production system. Mumby joins AP from Quantel and has more than 25 years experience in broadcast and visual media. Recently he has worked closely with several news providers transitioning to file-based workflows, including BBC and Sky News in the UK, ARD in Germany and NRK in Norway.
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