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Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Tuesday, April 25th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

Arzan Wealth (DIFC) Limited (‘Arzan Wealth’), a Dubai-based advisory firm regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, is pleased to announce that it has successfully advised its clients on the sale of the Siemens gas turbine unit headquarters at Teal Park,  in Lincoln, UK.

The asset was acquired in November 2012 with an objective of producing an average annual yield of 7.75% to investors, and an IRR of around 11% over a three-year holding period. The property was purpose-built for Siemens PLC Gas Turbine Division and has some of the highest environment (BREEAM) ratings for a property of this type.

During the 4.5 year holding period of this investment, we were able to advise on several opportunities to create value, which has allowed us to exceed our promised returns to clients on every measure.  The investment has delivered an average annual yield of 8.1% and a ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG-Tuesday, April 25th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

    Live 360-degree Ultra HD broadcast from NAB exhibit floor hints at innovative roadmap offering Pay TV providers compelling virtual reality programming
    Fraunhofer HHI’s VR Camera and Newtec DVB-S2X technology central to demonstration

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), together with Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI and Newtec, will demonstrate an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experience with a live 360-degree Ultra HD VR satellite broadcast this week from the exhibit floor of the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The live VR broadcast will originate from Fraunhofer HHI’s OmniCam-360 camera, which will capture the sights and sounds of the SES event booth at NAB. The 10K x 2K panoramic broadcast signal will be transmitted over an SES satellite to multiple Ultra HD TV screens and VR goggles a ... Read more »

 - Partnership achieves further expansion of TELEHOUSE connectivity -

TOKYO & OSAKA, Japan -Monday, April 24th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KDDI CORPORATION (TOKYO:9433) (KDDI) and Japan Internet Exchange Co., Ltd. (JPIX) have agreed to establish a JPIX connection point (PoP [1]) within the TELEHOUSE OSAKA 2 data center operated by KDDI in Osaka, Japan, and will begin providing Internet exchange (IX) services as a new JPIX Osaka Kyobashi site on April 24, 2017.

The partnership, which aims to meet the growing demand for IX and colocation [2] services in Osaka, will give TELEHOUSE OSAKA 2 users access to KDDI’s capability to support the high power demand while offering high reliability and connectivity to KDDI's network, and to JPIX’s environment that supports large numbers of connections with low latency, which ranks among the most extensive in Japan, enabling them to expand their businesses.

This move ... Read more »

 Dubai-based property developer to open four new upscale hotels ahead of Expo 2020 to meet rising demand for affordable luxury accommodation

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Monday, April 24th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

The First Group will open four new upscale hotels in Dubai by 2020 as the city’s visitor profile diversifies, driving demand for affordable luxury accommodation.

As new family attractions open their doors, appealing to a broader market, and in preparation for Expo 2020 Dubai, which is expected to draw 25 million visitors, the Dubai-based property development firm has earmarked plots for properties in four strategic locations across the city: Dubai Marina, Business Bay, Jumeirah Village Triangle (JVT) and Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC).

Millennium Place Business Bay, Millennium Place JVT Dubai, Ramada Plaza JVC and The One Dubai Marina, all of which will open ahead of the Expo, will expand The First Group’s hotel portfolio to five ... Read more »

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LONDON-Thursday, April 20th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- IBC is delighted to announce the launch of IBC365 at www.ibc.org, a new online community platform and weekly e-bulletin that will share IBC’s unparalleled business knowledge and insight through fresh and original content, throughout the year.

As part of IBC’s remit to be run “by the industry, for the industry”, the organisation recently commissioned extensive independent research to take the pulse of the broadcast and media industry and pinpoint areas where IBC could offer greater value to 1,700+ exhibitors and 55,000+ visitors of the IBC Show in Amsterdam in September. A key finding of the research was a desire for more IBC-generated industry insight outside of show time.

IBC Chief Executive Michael Crimp said: “For several years IBC stakeholders have a ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG-Monday, April 24th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

    Multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) deliver commercial linear Ultra HD package to subscriber homes using SES’s content-rich pre-packaged 4K Ultra HD platform
    Vivicast Media plays integral role in historic launch, licensing content for providers

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today announced that two innovative MVPDs in the US have launched the first commercial linear Ultra HD services to cable and IPTV subscriber homes using SES’s satellite-delivered, pre-packaged, Ultra HD solution.

Marquette-Adams of Oxford, Wisconsin and Highlands Cable Group of Highlands, North Carolina have licensed the SES-provided Ultra HD programming through Vivicast Media and have initiated their Ultra HD offerings following successful trials of the SES platform. Additional cable and IPTV operators are also close to launching their own milestone U ... Read more »

● Group sales revenue up 12.2%; earnings1 up 17.0% 
● Lab Products & Services shows very dynamic performance driven by organic growth and acquisitions 
● Significant growth of Bioprocess Solutions in view of normalized market growth, as expected 
● Recently upgraded guidance for the full year of 2017 confirmed
 
 
GOETTINGEN, Germany-Monday, April 24th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]
 
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sartorius (FWB:SRT), a leading international partner of the biopharmaceutical industry and research laboratories, increased its sales revenue and earnings in the first quarter of 2017 by double digits. 
"Both divisions successfully started off the current year. Lab Products & Services achieved considerable organic growth, and with the acquisition of Essen BioScience, it added another innovative product family to its bioanalytics portfolio and further growth potential,” said CEO and Execut ... Read more »

 SES to provide unprecedented capacity to flights serving Hawaii, Alaska and Trans-Pacific routes 

LUXEMBOURG-Monday, April 24th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO), the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation has signed a new capacity deal to enhance inflight connectivity services on key air travel routes over North America and the Pacific Ocean.

As part of the new agreement, Gogo has leased all available capacity on SES’s AMC-4 satellite, which SES will move to a new orbital location to serve flights to, from and within the states of Alaska and Hawaii, flights along the west coast of the US and flights over the Pacific Ocean.

“One of the great benefits of the Ku ecosystem is the on-demand flexibility it offers us. Gogo’s scale and the scale of our satellite providers, with dozens of satellites in ... Read more »

The Standard in Color Innovation, X-Rite Daily Demonstrations @Atomos C8925 and B&H C10916 Booths

LAS VEGAS-Monday, April 24th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NABSHOW – X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color science and technology, with subsidiary Pantone (http://www.xrite.com), today announced the upcoming availability* of i1Profiler update support for i1Display Pro and i1Pro 2 solutions for Field Displays, Recorders, Laptops, and Monitors using high DPI 4k+. X-Rite i1Display Pro, i1Pro 2 and X-Rite ColorChecker Video targets will be on display at NAB 2017, Las Vegas April 24-27 at: ATOMOS C8925/C9425 and B&H Photo/Video C10916/C3056DP booths.

The update to 4K+ support shows X-Rite’s commitment to stay current with evolving technologies. The latest i1Profiler software, which already includes Rec-709, Rec-2020 and DCI-P3 support, offers filmmakers true color image representation, on screen and on/off set. With X-Rite’s ... Read more »

KONIGSWINTER, Germany-Friday, April 21st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Maxion Wheels, the world’s largest wheel manufacturer, announced today its participation in this year’s Automechanika Dubai show from May 7-9, 2017 in Hall 7/Booth 7-E22.

Customers and visitors to the Maxion Wheels exhibit will have the opportunity to learn more about the state-of-the-art commercial vehicle steel wheels that have supported the success of global original equipment manufacturers for almost 100 years. One of the key products on display will be the new 8.5” x 24” wheel for tubeless tire applications in the Middle East and Africa. The wheel boasts 15 percent less weight than the prior generation wheel, enhancing tire life and improving fuel efficiency.

ABOUT MAXION WHEELS

Maxion Wheels, a division of IOCHPE-MAXION S.A., is a leading wheel manufacturer for passenger cars, light trucks, buses, commercial trucks and trailers. The Company al ... Read more »