Irdeto opens Middle East regional office in Dubai Studio City

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About Dubai Studio City

Launched in Feb, 2005, Dubai Studio City (DSC) will offer a complete technical and community infrastructure catering to the film, TV, radio production and broadcast industries. Being built on an area of more than 20 million square feet within Dubailand, DSC aims to attract production and broadcast companies, as well as a wide range of support services, including providers for animation, dubbing, makeup, costume design, set design and construction, casting, telnet agencies, telecine, and laboratory facilities. DSC will feature pre-built studios, sound stages, workshops, backlots and stage areas, post-production studios, a business centre for freelancers and satellite communication services. The cluster will also house film & television academies, commercial offices, entertainment & retail spaces, and hotels & residential facilities to accommodate crews and cast. DSC's Location Approval Services (LAS) provides a single window for applying for production permits and visas.

For further information on DSC, please contact:
Zeba Ahmad
Associate Account Manager
JiWiN
The Exclusive Middle East Affiliate of Burson-Marsteller
Tel:+9714 361 3 333
Fax:+9714 388 8 001

About Irdeto

Irdeto, the proven expert in content security, provides comprehensive solutions for content protection in digital TV, IPTV and mobile environments. Irdeto is a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE: NPN). The company's support, sales and R&D offices are located worldwide with corporate headquarters near Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Beijing, China. Irdeto offers both hardware- and software-based solutions. The company works with an impressive list of leading industry partners to create end-to-end solutions for any pay media business. Irdeto's goal is to help operators increase content revenue by offering best-of-class security solutions supporting a wide range of revenue models. With nearly 40 years of providing encryption technology and proven success in deploying security solutions across the globe, Irdeto continues to offer innovative products to more than 300 customers around the world. For further information on the company, please visit www.irdeto.com.

For more information about Irdeto, please contact:
Susan Brown
Corporate Communications Manager
Irdeto
Tel: +31 023 556 2218