Twofour54
Encyclopedia
Twofour54 is a tax-free media and entertainment free zone based in Abu Dhabi
, United Arab Emirates
that facilitates the development of Arabic media and entertainment content in the region. The company works with businesses in television
, radio
, film
, publishing, online, mobile, music
, gaming and animation
to create local content and grow the Arab media industry. Its name refers to the geographic co-ordinates of Abu Dhabi - 24°north by 54°east.
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
that facilitates the development of Arabic media and entertainment content in the region. The company works with businesses in television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
, film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, publishing, online, mobile, music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, gaming and animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
to create local content and grow the Arab media industry. Its name refers to the geographic co-ordinates of Abu Dhabi - 24°north by 54°east.
Location and area
twofour54 splits its operation across two campuses in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The main campus which hosts its partner businesses in addition to majority of twofour54's corporate offices are located at Khalifa Park, with its studios, production and post production facilities located adjacent to the National Theater, Abu Dhabi.twofour54 media and entertainment hub
twofour54 is a government-backed organisation that is providing the physical and intellectual infrastructure required to create a sustainable Arabic media and entertainment hub. It offers 100% company ownership in a tax-free environment, licensing and business set-up services. It is made up of three business pillars– a media training academy; a media and entertainment industry funding and support arm; production, post production, and broadcast facilities; together with a business services department supporting new businesses setting up in the zone.- twofour54 tadreeb provides professional industry skills training courses. Courses cover disciplines within the publishing, video, radio, journalism or more general television production industries.
- twofour54 ibtikar provides funding and business expertise to businesses and individuals across the content creation sector. The key criteria for securing funding and support from twofour54 ibtikar is that applicants for funding should be of Arab origin and be looking to serve the Arabic speaking market. In addition to the funding, twofour54 ibtikar acted as co-producer for UK children's TV show Driver Dan's Story TrainDriver Dan's Story TrainDriver Dan's Story Train is a children's CGI animated story series. It is currently being shown by PBS Kids Sprout and ABC2 and CBeebies. It is produced by Twofour54 and Its first series was launched on CBeebies in January 2010....
which later was adapted for the MENA market to become Captain Karim Qitar Al Hekayat, broadcast on Baraem TV, the pre-school channel of Qatar's Al Jazeera TV .
- twofour54 intajTwofour54 intajtwofour54 intaj is the media technologies arm of twofour54 Abu Dhabi. twofour54 intaj offers high definition and 3D stereoscopic production, post-production facilities, media asset management, digital archiving, playout and broadcasting services....
provides high definition (HD) and 3D stereoscopic (3DS) production, television studios, post-production facilities, media asset management, digital archiving, playout and broadcasting services.
- twofour54 tawasol supports businesses setting up in twofour54 including assistance with government processes and other services, such as providing residential accommodation and visas.
twofour54 partners
Since launch in 2008, twofour54 has partnered with some of the global and regional brands in the media industry, as well as local talent from Abu Dhabi which include:
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Fleishman-Hillard Fleishman-Hillard International Communications, based in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of the world's largest public relations agencies, with a global network of offices as well as offices in 22 cities in the United States. It is a part of Omnicom Group Inc.... Hill & Knowlton Hill & Knowlton is a global public relations company, headquartered in New York City, United States, with 79 offices in 44 countries. Hill & Knowlton was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1927 by John W. Hill and is today led by Chairman & CEO, Paul Taaffe... Lambie-Nairn Lambie-Nairn is an international branding agency within the WPP Group, headquartered in London with offices in Munich, Madrid, Abu Dhabi and Prague... |
See also
- Abu Dhabi Media
- Creative CityCreative CityCreative City launched by Fujairah Media, as an alternative to Dubai Media City aims to attract regional and International broadcast TV and radio providers to Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. While also providing creative media related services....
- Dubai Media CityDubai Media CityDubai Media City , part of Dubai Holding, is a tax-free zone within Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has been built by the Dubai government to boost UAE's media foothold, and has become a regional hub for media organizations including news agencies, publishing, online media, advertising, production,...
- Egyptian Media Production CityEgyptian Media Production CityEgyptian Media Production City is an information and media complex located near Cairo in Egypt.it covers an area of about 35 million square meters .-History:...
- IMPZ
- Jordan Media CityJordan Media CityJordan Media City is a media city based in Jordan which was established in 2001. It is a private company founded as a result of an agreement between the government of the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan and Dallah Production Company. It was set up with a capital of ten million JDs . It now transmits...
- Ras Al Khaimah Media Free Zone and Film City