Fire at Orbit Showtime Network suspend TV Channels
A small fire at the headquarters of the Orbit Showtime Network in Dubai has resulted in a temporary suspension of a number of popular television channels.
Around 44 OSN television channels were temporarily suspended following a fire and a subsequent power shortage at the broadcast centre in Dubai’s Media City.
Following message is posted at OSN website:
OSN – Orbit Showtime Network wishes to advise that an incident at our broadcast centre in Dubai resulted in a small fire, with no injury to staff or facilities. However a subsequent power failure has resulted in some channels not being broadcast currently.
Categories: Dubai Technology, Living in Dubai Tags: du, Dubai Media City, Orbit Showtime Network
Arab Digital Distribution launches two new regional packages
Arab Digital Distribution (ADD) has announced the launch of two new regional packages – Pehla Spice and Pehla Spice Plus.
Targeted at the large South Indian diaspora across the Middle East and North Africa, ADD said it expects the launch to result in a “substantial decrease in content infringements”.
The Pehla Spice packages offer a mix of entertainment, infotainment and news in Tamil, Malayalam, Telegu and Kannada on the four regional channels Sun TV, Surya TV, Gemini TV and Udaya TV.
The Pehla Spice bouquet offering 18 channels is priced at AED45, while Pehla Spice Plus offering 27 channels is priced at AED110.
Categories: Dubai Technology, Living in Dubai Tags: Arab Digital Distribution, Pay TV
UAE to restrict BlackBerry services?
After an earlier unsuccessful attempt to curb down BlackBerry usage in UAE, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has now asked Etisalat and du, to restrict BlackBerry Enterprise Services (BES) to “qualifying organisations” and private individuals.
Qualifying organisations must have a valid UAE trade licence, and a minimum of 20 or more Enterprise accounts under the company ownership,
However, the move could lead to added costs for local firms wanting to use the more secure service.
Etisalat has already begun communicating with its corporate customers about the change.
From: Arabian Business
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Dubai buildings to get quick response codes
This is a great and exicting news for Dubai.
The Dubai Municipality has launched a “Digital City” project in which each building in the emirate will receive a Quick Response Code having all details related to the building and the plot embedded on it.
The QR Code, also known as two-dimensional code or matrix barcode, will enable officials, landlords and the public easy electronic access to rightfully authorised data and services of the municipality and other government ?departments.
The codes, generally consisting black modules in a square pattern on a white background, can be read using camera phones with QR Code reader applications and smartphones that support barcode scanners.
Categories: Dubai Technology, Living in Dubai Tags: Digital City, QR Code
TRA extends registration period for dotEmarat
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has extended the registration in the (dotEmarat) Sunrise period for an additional six months to give trademark owners opportunity to take advantage of the unique offer.
TRA is encouraging trademark owners to apply during the Sunrise period to benefit from a wide range of benefits including the ease of registration process and the competitive cost. Furthermore, the current stage witnesses less competition to obtain a (dotEmarat) domain name.
Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim, TRA Director General, said: “We are committed to support trademark owners while applying to acquire an Arabic domain name, therefore we decided to extend the Sunrise period. (dotEmarat) represents various commercial advantages that can enhance and strengthen the communication between businesses and their clients.”
Categories: Business in Dubai, Dubai Technology Tags: dotEmarat, TRA
Du to provide 3D TV feed
Telecom service provider du has joined the race to be among the first companies in the Middle East to provide its customers a three-dimensional television viewing experience.
The company announced that its one-year-old video-on-demand (VoD) service is now 3D-capable and has started airing its first 3D content.
Calling it a “3D first for the Middle East,” du is believed to be the first telecom company in the region to be out of the 3D gate on the leading edge of the 3D craze spawned in part by cinematic efforts this year such as Avatar.
Categories: Dubai Technology Tags: du, PayTV
Google planning Street View for UAE
Here is a good news for Google Street View enthusiasts in UAE:
Google says it “would like to” develop a version of its controversial Street View feature for the UAE, and claims to have already held talks with the Government on the matter.
However, the US web giant says it would invest in a local version of the service, which offers panoramic views of city streets, only if it considered there was enough consumer demand.
Carlo d’Asaro Biondo, Google’s vice president for the Middle East and Africa, southern and eastern Europe, said the company “would like to” develop Street View in the UAE, and “had some talks last year” with Government officials.
Categories: Business in Dubai, Dubai Technology Tags: Google Street View
