Jul
19

Gulf Broadcast is Hiring

Gulf Broadcast & Professional Systems, the leading professional broadcast, production and postproduction distributor in the Northern Gulf is expanding. We are looking for dynamic sales and engineering personnel to join our company immediately at our Bahrain headquarters. Engineering applicants must have a degree in electrical or computer engineering. Sales personnel must have a minimum sales [...]

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Mar
22

Avid Technology, Inc. to Acquire Pinnacle Systems, Inc.

Combination to provide Avid with immediate presence in consumer video and expand professional broadcast offerings Tewksbury, MA – March 21, 2005– Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) and Pinnacle Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLE) today announced that Avid has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pinnacle in a cash and stock transaction. Under the terms of [...]

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Apr
20

Leitch Connects Bahrain TV to Global Broadcasters for its First Formula One Race

First use of Leitchs new 6800+ Fibre Optic Modules Proves Instant Success April 18, 2004 – Las Vegas Leitch Technology Corporation (TSX:LTV) today announced that Bahrain Radio & Television Corporation (BRTC) selected Leitch as the primary supplier of router and interface products for its new facilities that were constructed for the first Gulf Air Bahrain [...]

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Mar
16

CNBC opens Bahrain bureau

Global media firm CNBC has opened its Bahrain bureau. Information Minister Nabeel bin Yaqub Al Hamer inaugurated the CNBC Arabiya Bahrain bureau yesterday. The minister said CNBC’s news gathering bureau in Bahrain will help highlight the developing business sector of the Kingdom. He said Bahrain’s business channel is in the pipeline. Efforts are on to [...]

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Mar
01

Avid Solutions Used in the Making of Academy Award-Nominated Films in All Major Production Categories

Production teams choose Avid, Digidesign, and Softimage systems for picture and sound editing, visual effects, and collaborative workflow Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that solutions from its Avid®, Digidesign®, and Softimage® product families were used in the creation of every film nominated in the Best Picture, Directing, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing [...]

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Jan
27

Advertising spending up

Spending on advertising in Bahrain grew 11.4 per cent from $77 million in 2002 to $86 million last year, according to the latest industry figures. International Advertising Association (IAA) Bahrain Chapter president Khamis Al Muqla said this growth reflected a rise in expenditure throughout the GCC and the Arab world. “Print, of course, had the [...]

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