Content Generation

The ABA program, which has the support of the two regions, complementsthe Images et Reseaux (Images and Networks) cluster and supports one ofits strategic objectives which is to develop the competitiveness oflocal small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and help them grow.

Alcatel-Lucent, a network equipment specialist, will make available theexpertise of its sites in Lannion, Rennes and Orvault, near Nantes andlater in Brest, while Orange will provide the same sort of servicesfrom its sites in Lannion and Rennes.

The program has four main objectives: to provide access to skills andexpertise to help on product development and marketing; to provideaccess to test facilities; to provide opportunities to commercialisesolutions via an Applications Store and to provide an incubationenvironment for new startups.

Full Story: France Telecom Orange and Alcatel-Lucent combine to provide support for ABA ... - Trading Markets (press release)

For its fourth year attending the event in Dubai, Pharos will be demonstrating Mediators strength in challenging multi-platform environments such as television, radio, VOD and mobile distribution.

For the first time, Pharos will be showing the full integration of Playtime into Mediator 4, providing a full-scale broadcast automation system that helps broadcasters and service providers publish content for both traditional channels and beyond.

Playtime allows the presentation requirements and content to be separated and managed independently according to schedule priority and media management workflows. Composing the output at transmission time based on business rules set for each target channel and distribution platform.

Full Story: Pharos to demonstrate integrated Mediator 4 at CABSAT2010; Playout and studio ... - TMC Net

Daily job role will include sourcing of relevant news, editing and sub-editing, feature writing, freelance writer management and PR submission management across all titles.

Daily news generation, editing and sub-editing of content for online publishing. Digital content generation, including but not limited to video, picture and voice.

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--> There is not enough Arabic content on the internet to take full advantage of newly built broadband networks in the region, says Ali al Ahmed, the chief strategist of Etisalat, the UAE?s largest telecommunications company.

More people in the Middle East are heading online to read their news, watch videos and engage socially, but only 1 per cent of all content online is in Arabic, creating a void that many media companies are attempting to fill, an Arab Media Outlook report says.

Mr al Ahmed said the UAE was about to complete a Dh5 billion (US$1.36bn) fibre-optic country-wide network this year. Egypt and Lebanon have recently announced significant investments in their own internet infrastructure.

Full Story: Arabic content trails internet's technology advances - National

  Greg is highly regarded for his skills as a senior business manager and his hands-on approach as an Executive Producer and Director. In his diverse 30-year TV career, he has produced and directed music videos and documentaries featuring celebrities such as Kylie Minogue, The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney, as well as game shows, variety shows, and television commercials.

  Greg most recently served as Senior Vice President at Prime Media in Australia where, above managing the company’s Indonesia and Asia business units, he created and launched Moonlight TV, a Sydney-based lifestyle internet TV channel.  As VP Southeast Asia at Becker Entertainment in Jakarta, he was instrumental in bringing game shows such as Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Catch Phrase and Piramida Jakarta to the Indonesian market.

  At VHQ, Greg will oversee VHQ Entertainment’s long-form content generation projects as well as spearhead new initiatives aimed at boosting VHQ Entertainment’s engagement with the regional markets.  “Greg brings a wealth of experience and access to resources to support VHQ’s growing investment in producing high-quality, original multi-platform content, across a range of genres, from dramas to factual  to game-shows to meet increasing demand for such content in the region,” said Low Kok Wah, Group Managing Director of VHQ Media.

Full Story: VHQ Entertainment Appoints Grek Petherick Senior Vice President Of Television ... - ADOI magazine