TWOFOUR54

Twofour54 is named after the geographical co-ordinates of Abu Dhabi, twofour54’s vision is to E enable the development of world class Arabic media and entertainment content, by Arabs for Arabs, and to position Abu Dhabi as a regional centre of excellence in content creation across all media platforms including film, broadcast, music, digital media, events, gaming and publishing. twofour54 is governed by the Media Zone Authority and The Authority has full independent and administrative capacity and is responsible for setting and implementing the regulations, policies and strategies for the operation of the free zone twofour54 Abu Dhabi is the brand name of the Media Žone – Abu Dhabi.

Twofour54’s aim is to create a collaborative and supportive campus community; stimulating creative and professional partnerships through our three key business pillars: tadreeb -the training academy; ibtikar – innovation & support; and intaj – state of the art production facilities. There three pillars are supported by a business enabler tawasol, which provides support to organisations and individuals looking to join the twofour54 community.
At twofour54 we offer media and entertainment organisations a complete range of services that help drive your business success and growth in the region. The Regulatory Affairs Department of the Media Zone Authority-Abu Dhabi oversees the incorporation and registration of companies within twofour54, as well as the licensing of their business and dissemination activities and carries out the following functions on behalf of the Authority:

• Registration and licensing for media businesses at twofour54.
• Company and personal set-up services for your business and staff.
• Customised office space solutions for your business needs.
• Licensing of businesses
• Licensing Dissemination Activities
• Maintenance of Companies Register
• License renewals and amendments
• World-class studio production and post-production facilities supported by technical staff. All available for hire for your production needs in the region.
• Broadcast services – Playout Centre, Uplink and Downlink teleport services and digital asset management centre.
• Vocational media training.
• Industry investment and business support for Arab entrepreneurs and fledgling media and entertainment content businesses from the region.
• twofour54 consists of three key pillars: twofour54 tadreeb (the training academy), twofour54 ibtikar (innovation and support) and twofour54 intaj (state-of-the-art production facilities) all supported by business enabler twofour54 tawasol (one-stop-shop).
• Issuing of Regulations governing the establishment and licensing of businesses within twofour54
• Implementation and monitoring of Codes of Practice governing business standards within twofour54 and specific standards in relation to the dissemination of content
• Incorporation and registration of companies and branch offices
• Ensuring consistent regulatory best practice across the zone