ABS network
Encyclopedia
ABS is a broadcasting, media and news provider network that has been operating successfully in the Middle East
for over 16 years. It was the first in Jordan to provide Uplink
services from both indoor and outdoor locations.
It currently operates around the world in Jordan
(the company headquarters), Iraq
(both Baghdad
and [Irbil]), USA (New York
and Washington
), Dubai
, Beirut
, Cairo
and Afghanistan
. It is one of the fastest growing broadcasting businesses in the region.
in the United States. Al Ajlouni saw a future for improving the broadcast and media production in the Middle East, where The market seemed to be almost closed for new entrants. Al Ajlouni started only with one camera, Uplink
services were exclusive to the Jordan TV, and no other private companies were not allowed to offer uplink services.
This situation quickly started to change however when Al Ajlouni was able to acquire the rights to provide uplink services for private satellite channels. He managed to expand JMP operations and in 2003 established ABS network as an International leading Network.
(ENG) technology services.
Full reporting facilities: Providing reporters with their full facilities and needs ranging from office needs to all TV production and broadcasting.
Covering the important events swiftly wherever they happen.
Multiple studio facilities.
Retailer for film production and satellite broadcasting equipment.
News
Agency and an Archive
source for the major events in the region.
, Al Jazeera Sports
, BBC Arabic
, Abu Dhabi TV
, Dubai TV
, Video Cairo Sat and others.
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
for over 16 years. It was the first in Jordan to provide Uplink
Uplink
A telecommunications link is generally one of several types of information transmission paths such as those provided by communication satellites to connect two points on earth.-Uplink:...
services from both indoor and outdoor locations.
It currently operates around the world in Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
(the company headquarters), Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
(both Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
and [Irbil]), USA (New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
), Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
and Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. It is one of the fastest growing broadcasting businesses in the region.
History
A small company was established by Mohammed Al-Ajlouni in 1993 under the name Jordan Multimedia Productions (JMP). Mohammad Al Ajlouni, the network's CEO, benefited from his position as a Middle East Operations’ Manager for the huge American Corporation ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
in the United States. Al Ajlouni saw a future for improving the broadcast and media production in the Middle East, where The market seemed to be almost closed for new entrants. Al Ajlouni started only with one camera, Uplink
Uplink
A telecommunications link is generally one of several types of information transmission paths such as those provided by communication satellites to connect two points on earth.-Uplink:...
services were exclusive to the Jordan TV, and no other private companies were not allowed to offer uplink services.
This situation quickly started to change however when Al Ajlouni was able to acquire the rights to provide uplink services for private satellite channels. He managed to expand JMP operations and in 2003 established ABS network as an International leading Network.
Services
The latest satellite news gathering (SNG) and electronic news gatheringElectronic news gathering
ENG is a broadcasting industry acronym which stands for electronic news gathering. It can mean anything from a lone broadcast journalist reporter taking a single professional video camera out to shoot a story, to an entire television crew taking a production truck or satellite truck on location...
(ENG) technology services.
Full reporting facilities: Providing reporters with their full facilities and needs ranging from office needs to all TV production and broadcasting.
Covering the important events swiftly wherever they happen.
Multiple studio facilities.
Retailer for film production and satellite broadcasting equipment.
News
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
Agency and an Archive
Archive
An archive is a collection of historical records, or the physical place they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of an organization...
source for the major events in the region.
Clients
ABS clients include Al Jazeera Network, Al Jazeera InternationalAl Jazeera International
Al Jazeera English is an international 24-hour English-language news and current affairs TV channel headquartered in Doha, Qatar. It is the sister channel of the Arabic-language Al Jazeera....
, Al Jazeera Sports
Al Jazeera Sports
Al Jazeera Sports is a popular Arabic-language sports channel launched in November 2003 by the well-known Al Jazeera network.Al Jazeera Sports also owns the exclusive broadcasting rights in the Middle East for major football leagues, such as the Spanish La Liga, the French Ligue 1 and the Italian...
, BBC Arabic
BBC Arabic
BBC Arabic may refer to the Arabic-language radio station run by the BBC World Service, as well as the BBC’s Arabic-language satellite TV channel, and the website that serves as an Arabic language news portal and provides online access to both the TV and radio broadcasts.The radio service is...
, Abu Dhabi TV
Abu Dhabi TV
Abu Dhabi Al Oula is an Arabic television station that originally launched in 1969 but was re-launched in 2000 and again in 2008. It broadcasts from Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates and is owned by Abu Dhabi Media Company...
, Dubai TV
Dubai TV
Dubai TV is a channel offered by the Dubai Media Incorporated . It replaced Emirates Dubai Television in June 2004. Dubai TV broadcasts programmes predominantly in Arabic. The programming caters to family Arab audience specifically in the Persian Gulf region and is available in Australia, Europe,...
, Video Cairo Sat and others.