MIPCOM Cannes saw the formalisation of an agreement to transfer studio know-how and deepen cooperation on international productions. Five purpose-built sound stages will open the first phase of Shams Production Hub, with that phase set to begin in Q1 2027. CANNES, France: At MIPCOM Cannes, Sharjah Media City (Shams), a leading UAE freezone authority, and Origo Studios, one of Hungary’s leading film studio complexes, have formalised a strategic partnership in support of the creation of Shams Production Hub in Sharjah, UAE. Under the agreement, Origo Studios will deliver a three-phase training and knowledge-transfer programme that prepares the Shams team to…
You open a video you shot last week, maybe a kid’s recital or a work presentation you can’t reshoot, and instead of playing it just sits there. A black screen. A spinning wheel that never resolves. Or an error message flatly telling you the file “cannot be played.” The file is right there, taking up its usual amount of space on your drive, but for all practical purposes it might as well be gone. Video corruption feels random when it happens to you, but it almost never is. There’s usually a specific, identifiable reason a video file breaks, and understanding…
Istanbul, Türkiye – Among the Eurasian region’s foremost commercial gatherings for the packaging sector, Eurasia Packaging Istanbul comes back to Tüyap Fair and Congress Center for its 31st edition, running 13 to 16 October 2026. Reed Tüyap Fairs Inc. stages the fair in partnership with the Turkish Packaging Manufacturers Association (ASD) and other industry organisations, under the auspices of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade, bringing together buyers, investors, technology suppliers, packaging producers and sector specialists from Türkiye and overseas markets. Once again the fair furnishes a wide trading platform taking in packaging products, processing solutions, printing and converting,…
Tüyap hosts Plast Eurasia for a 35th time in Istanbul this December. Production technologies, raw materials and plastics machinery will share a single venue, and ahead of opening day the organisers are stepping up their appeal to trade visitors in major European markets. İstanbul – Plast Eurasia takes place 2-5 December 2026 at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul, organised by Tüyap Fairs and Exhibitions Organization Inc. in cooperation with PAGEV and with the support of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade. The event draws manufacturers, technology suppliers, producers of raw materials, distributors and buyers, who forge trading…
Continuing customer care helps borrowers grasp the options open to them, react when their finances change and keep their agreement in good standing until it is fully repaid. Obtaining credit is frequently seen as a journey that finishes at the point of approval, once the money has been advanced. Up to then, applicants may lean on the provider’s customer service staff for guidance on qualifying criteria, how applications work, contractual terms or supporting documents. Yet the case for customer care does not end once credit has been granted. Within the UK’s regulated consumer credit regime, responsible lending covers more than…
Blink and you’ll miss something. That’s how the modern game feels for most UK supporters. Keeping on top of football news throughout the season means following two stories, not one: the club campaign that runs from late summer to spring, and an international calendar with its own qualifiers, friendlies and tournaments. They overlap constantly. And they rarely wait for you to catch up. So how do you keep pace without living on your phone? Understand that there are two stories Most fans experience the year through their club. It starts in August, builds through winter and wraps up in May.…
Contributed content: this article was written by a third-party contributor and does not necessarily reflect the views of UAVA. Editorial and Advertising Policy Buying used BMW parts can save a significant amount of money compared with purchasing new components, particularly when a replacement part is expensive or no longer readily available. But the savings only work if the part you buy is actually suitable for your car and in the condition you expect. Ordering the wrong component is one of the most frustrating mistakes a BMW owner can make because it can mean return shipping, delays, additional labour and, in…
At the Middle East Banking Innovation Summit, Sends CEO Alona Shevtsova sat with senior banking and payments executives to explain how instant payments, digital wallets and cross-border infrastructure are being reshaped. MEBIS 2026, the seventeenth outing of the Middle East Banking Innovation Summit, was held on 17 September and drew banking, fintech and technology leaders to Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai. One of the sector figures taking part was Alona Shevtsova, CEO of Sends, who contributed to the panel discussion “Payment Innovation in Banking: Real Time, Cross Border and Wallet Driven Evolution,” a session devoted to explaining the pressures behind…
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has granted wider regulatory permissions to UNLU Securities UK Limited, the British subsidiary of ÜNLÜ & Co, which will now trade as UNLU Merchant Bank Limited. This enlarged platform is set to widen what the Group can do from London and to reinforce the position of ÜNLÜ & Co as a bridge linking Türkiye with international financial markets. LONDON – Marking its 30th year of operation, ÜNLÜ & Co, Türkiye’s leading group in asset management and investment services, is starting a new phase of growth internationally. With its regulatory permissions now widened, the Group’s British…
Whenever the US Federal Reserve issues a policy statement from Washington, the news can seem utterly remote to a family scrolling through property listings in Manchester, or to a Bristol borrower arranging a new deal. Yet finance today is woven tightly together, and the verdicts reached by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh alongside the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) travel straight over the Atlantic. Should you be hunting for a fixed-rate product right now, or simply puzzling over the direction of British borrowing costs, grasping how American rate policy feeds into UK mortgage lending really matters. 1. Dollar Exchange Rates and…