#IBC2022


Hamad Al Mannai, Vice President Commercial, Es’hailSat – Qatar Satellite Company


What are the biggest challenges facing the media and entertainment industry? First would be piracy as content protection is still a concern for the MENA region. Although the majority of large piracy incidents have been addressed and discontinued, there is still rampant online piracy of content. Then there are always price pressures when it comes to satellite capacity, services and equipment. This has come to the forefront in the past few months, with supply chain issues causing delivery delays and further delaying implementation, service roll out, etc.


How is your company helping its customers to address the challenges faced by the media and entertainment industry? Es’hailSat has been providing the media and entertainment industry with end-to-end satellite services for the past 10+ years, be it using our Es’hail-1/ Es’hail-2 satellites or via our state-of-the-art teleport facilities in Qatar. These include fully


encrypted secure fixed and mobile communications, anti- jamming capabilities as well as robust and reliable broadcasting services catering to audiences across the Middle East and North Africa. With regards to piracy, a consolidated effort is required on the part of the satellite and media industry and local governments to address this issue and Es’hailSat supports such initiatives fully.


What do you think are the main drivers in your market sector?


Online activities have surged in the past year or two and the result of this has been that connectivity has become more critical to the lives and livelihoods of people. Because of this, robust telecommunication services are now seen as an essential utility and satellite services are critical infrastructure with it. Satellite services need to be recognised as critical nationwide communications infrastructure. In the future, satellite


technology which is already delivering television services to every household today, will also deliver telecommunication services and a host of applications on top of it, no matter where one is located.


What are the main areas of focus for your company during IBC2022? We are keeping a close watch on the latest advancements in technology, including cloud playout services, OTT and content delivery networks, mobility and telecommunication services.


What are your priorities for the next 12 months? For our business, the priority oer the next  months is to expand our serices to support the rapid growth of our customers across the board. n addition our fleet of two satellites, Es’hail-1 and Es’hail-2 at 25.5/26 East hotspot, is bolstered by an expansion of services delivered from our teleport in Doha. Over the past


QUIET INTRODUCTION FOR PTZ AND RAIL SYSTEM MRMC BY DAVID FOX


MRMC has introduced a rugged PTZ camera (the Arc-360) and the Quiet Rail System (QRS-1). It is also showing new remote motion control and automation systems for sports broadcasting. The Arc-360 uses a Sony xmor  sensor in a precision engineered housing. Built around an ARM process, the camera’s electronics are designed to be remotely accessed or upgraded, ensuring minimum downtime. The camera can be controlled through MRMC’s broadcast


year, Es’hailSat has signed many strategic partnerships to enable our customers in these segments to benefit from the most advanced satellite technologies. Certain partnerships we now have allow us to offer enhanced VSAT support services in the maritime segment while others cater to communications infrastructure required for vessels at sea. 1.F68


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Making its mArc: MRMC’s Arc-360 PTZ camera


control panel, and its MHC and Polymotion Chat software with full CCU control.


QRS-1 is described as a


cost-effective, modular track for studio eent and mixed production environments. It can be used for fixed or portable


setups and works well with an MRMC robotic head or a third- party PTZ. As its name suggests, it is also extremely uiet. MRMC’s Flair software for motion control camera robotics has also been updated with a new Focus Assist tool, which automatically measures the distance to the operator’s target, simplifying and speeding up moves. Users can easily adjust the focus through the live video view. The small hardware add- on attaches to the front of the camera, utilising the same power and data wiring already existing for the lens motors. 11.C30, 12.D11


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