Autocue Extends Middle East Presence With UBMS Partnership 



Autocue has announced its partnership with UAE-based distributor, United Broadcast & Media Solutions (UBMS), further strengthening its presence in the Middle East market.


Founded in 1997, UBMS offers a variety of cutting-edge products and services in the broadcast field. The company is promoting the full Autocue portfolio of newsroom and prompting systems in UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Yemen. As part of this agreement, UBMS will represent Autocue at CABSAT, in March 2007 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.


Hero Bhatia UBMS, Senior Vice President commented: “Autocue is a leading global brand and we are delighted to partner with them. The company has an excellent line up of professional prompters and newsroom automation software that is a perfect fit for the Middle East market. The addition of the QNxt solution is particularly exciting, offering significant benefits for our customers, and providing us with clear competitive differentiation. UBMS is the only player in the broadcast industry that has a state-of-the-art broadcast showroom in the Middle East and a very experienced team of technical experts that offer customised solutions. This alliance of Autocue with UBMS is a win-win situation for customers - first-class products from Autocue combined with excellent service from UBMS."
"We are delighted to announce this new partnership with UBMS. The Autocue brand is synonymous with quality products and is recognised by broadcasters worldwide. The alliance between Autocue and UBMS further strengthens Autocue’s commitment to the Middle East broadcast market and we look forward to announcing some major sales in 2007," concluded Frank Hyman, Autocue’s Sales & Marketing Director.
Autocue are a leading provider of prompting and newsroom automation solutions.
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