Neom attracts first Bollywood shoot
Neom has hosted about 26 productions in the past 18 months, including 'Desert Warrior'.
Neom has hosted about 26 productions in the past 18 months, including 'Desert Warrior'.
A number of series have been acquired by MBC Group, including 'Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War' by TV Tokyo.
Oscar nominee Kaouther Ben Hania, Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen and Egyptian star Nelly Karim are among the jury member of the Red Sea International Film Festival.
According to local insights shared by MBC Group, hundreds of websites pirate its content daily, including Arabic-language and locally produced films, series and programmes.
The Joy Awards, which will take place on January 2, 2023, is organised by MBC Group.
It is expected that the group will make the move as soon as next year.
The festival will open with Shekhar Kapur’s romantic comedy ‘What's Love Got to Do With It?’ and conclude with 'Valley Road' by Saudi director Khaled Fahd.
MBC Group's Shahid will award cash prizes worth $230,000 to three Saudi projects in development and production during the Talent Day programme.
The local adaptation is already in production with Medyapim, which previously produced the Turkish version of the format, 'Sadakatsiz'.
The partnerships will see Turkish content offered exclusively on MBC channels and Shahid through first-look and volume deal agreements, along with Arabic-language originals produced for the MENA market.
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The rental house has also leased a plot of 50,000 sqft in Dubai’s Al Quoz area to create a 360-degree environment for the professional community to collaborate on projects.
With filming scheduled to begin next month, the show will air in December this year.
Under an agreement signed with Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Farhan in 2020, MBC Group has moved its headquarters from Dubai to Riyadh.
The series is penned by British television screenwriter Tony Jordan, along with Anji Loman Field, Richard Bellamy, Sheikha Suha Al Khalifa, and Radwa Shahine.
MGM International TV Productions produced the series in partnership with MBC Group, Peacock, Viaplay, and Stan.
The agreement will give brands access to all the sporting events including Saudi Super Cup, American National Football League, and AFC Champions League.
Set in ancient Arabia, 'Rise of The Witches' is based on the Saudi mythology books by Osamah Almuslim.
Shahid has strengthened its distribution through MENA telco partners jumping from 17 to over 30 partnerships in just one year.
'Mica' shows the dichotomy of two worlds in Moroccan society.
On the list of BBC's 100 greatest TV shows of the 21st century, 'The Killing' is ranked 78.
Boxxer events will be broadcast live and exclusively to Shahid VIP subscribers.
Al Arabia will also prepare a media plan with the company and a commercial offer.
Think360’s personalisation and insights will help Shahid upsell free AVOD users to its SVOD packages.
The first production, based on a science fiction novel, is expected to launch on Shahid VIP this July.
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The importance of good content and storytelling is gaining more recognition within the Arab world.
The series will see Egyptian superstars Yousra and Nelly Karim starring together for the first time.
Customers with a postpaid package of $37.13 and a broadband/fibre package over $39.79 are eligible for the offer.
The show will air on a yet-to-be-announced MBC Group TV channel, as well as on its streaming platform Shahid VIP.
The agreement to include additional content on Shahid and live broadcast of the corporation’s channels.
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Al Arabiya and Al Hadath will be accessed via Freeview if users have a TV aerial and a compatible TV or box connected to the internet.
Some of the titles include 'Studio 22’, 'Amina Haf 2', 'Natihat Sahab', 'Bibi', and 'Al-Mishwar', among others.
The new agreement will enable brands and advertisers to sponsor top MBC Ramadan-focused specials.
According to an independent analysis by Dataxis, Shahid VIP’s subscriber base is expected to reach at least 7m by 2026.
Shahid will also launch a dedicated WWE channel, which will offer the entire WWE Network archive.
The audiences will be able to see exclusive MBC and Al Arabiya TV shows on Snapchat this year.
MBC Group will own 30% of the voting shares, whereas the Antenna Group retains 70% control.
On the first day of Ramadan, the MBC will release 9,999 unique NFTs, with future collections to follow.
MBC Group will release the series exclusively on its streaming service Shahid VIP.
As the Kingdom pushes its Vision 2030 agenda, it is aiming to become the Middle East’s film-production powerhouse.
The entities are also working on a series of television shows and films that will be announced soon.
'Joelle Unfiltered' has been in the making for four years, and will stream on February 14, 2022.
The four-episode programme will run weekly on Shahid starting the evening of February 2, 2022, in line with its release on Bahrain TV.
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Fayvo's list of APIs include IMDB, iBooks, Apple Music, Netflix, Amazon, and YouTube, among others.
The film will release across the Gulf region on December 23 and worldwide on December 24.
The additional shows are intended to provide a wider variety of entertainment and educational hybrid TV programmes for families.
Sixteen features, 18 shorts and 21 immersive virtual reality films were in the running for the awards across three categories.
MBC Group's Shahid will award a $100,000 cash prize to a Saudi project in development or production during the Talent Day programme.
Shahid VIP Mobile will cost $2.06 in Morocco and $1.73 in Tunisia.
‘Desert Warrior’, which started filming in September in Saudi Arabia's smart city Neom, is being touted as the Kingdom’s first tentpole movie.
Saudi authorities are also planning to establish an esports academy as part of the Neom smart city development.
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COFE App is preparing to launch in Egypt in 2021, and in international markets like the United Kingdom by 2022.
The festival will open with 'Cyrano' by British director Joe Wright and conclude with 'Bara El Manhag' by Egyptian director Amr Salama.
The agreement between Cedars Art and Ay Yapim marks the first international adaptation of an Arabic long-form format in recent times.
In the coming months, Shahid will also add new French and North African series to its platform.