MEB Journal - March-April 2008 Issue 17

Worldwide investments are expected to double to $300 trillion in a few years, with 60% of that growth coming from new global markets, according to the World Economic Forum. For the past five years, Asia has been the world’s fastest growing region, a trend expected to continue for the next 25 years.
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Life is a DRAMA

Life is a DRAMA Born of a Syrian father – the renowned musician Samir Arafeh – and a Lebanese mother, Amal Arafeh has played significant roles in a numb ber of Syrian TV series, such as Khan al Harir (Al Harir Inn) and Thikrayat Al Zaman Al Kadem (Memories of the Upcoming Era).
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Make-up artist

Michael Key is an authority on make-up artistry. He has been nominated five times – and awardeed Emmys twice – for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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MEB and NAB

The MENA broadcasting industry is expected to continue its stagering growth and seems to be immune to the declining global economy. American manufacturers will benefit if they recognize the significance of this fact, especially with the predicted U.S.
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Open letter from Montreal

Malcolm Guy is a director and producer of docummentary and fiction films, and President and Co-Founder of Productions Multi-Monde.
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Providing talent with experience to launch their careers

Live audience shows have become a major source of revenue for Arab broadcasters drawing huge crowds and contestants from Morocco to Bahrain. We asked producers from two of the region's biggest broadcasters about their approach to this increasingly popular genre.
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Abu Dhabi launches online tourism channelAbu Dhabi launches online tourism channel

An online travel and tourism channel has begun streaming from Abu Dhabi and is said to be the firstdever Internet tourism channel. The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority and Asfar magazine launched Asfar TV to provide an online platform for Arab tourism sectors,
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Saudi Arabia bans live programming

Saudi Arabia’s information minister has banned live programming on all five of the government’s television channels. The government reacted very strongly after viewers of news channel Al Ekhbariya phoned into a political program and criticized the recent increase of public-sector wages as “inadequate.”
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SAUDI TV to broadcast live Shoura Council sessions

State broadcaster Saudi TV is developing a fifth channel that will broadcast live transmissions of Shoura Council sessions, according to the Kingdom’s Minister of Culture and Information Iyad Madani.
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Gulf joins regional Film festival mix

The Gulf Film Festival (GFF) premieres April 9 through 15 as an initiative spearheaded by the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority (TECOM). The annual gathering will differ from the region’s five other film festivals – most notably the Dubai International Film Festival programming.
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