BeIN Sports draws over 1bn viewers during UEFA Euro 2020 and COPA America 2021
According to IPSOS figures, the broadcaster saw a total of 100+m viewers tune in across both finals on July 11.
According to IPSOS figures, the broadcaster saw a total of 100+m viewers tune in across both finals on July 11.
BeIN Sports is seeking to make Canal+ respect the agreement and pay for the broadcast of the two Ligue 1 matches each week.
The list of 101 Most Influential Personalities in the Arab film industry represented 22 countries, 13 Arab and nine non-Arab countries.
The fund will invest in content creators, OTT platforms, gaming and entertainment start-ups.
The HALO design is based on Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft, which conducts resupply missions to the International Space Station.
The aim of the pavilion is to create a space for dialogue and discussion with film industry leaders from around the world, and to enable Saudi filmmaking companies to meet ...
'Little Mom' has been recommissioned for its fifth series in Israel, and has already been adapted for French and Polish television.
The Digital Journalism Course aims to support journalists across English-speaking countries to build a strong foundation in digital reporting and editing.
The 134th edition will see the top players from across the globe, including Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, Egypt’s Mayar Sherif, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, and more.
The series outlines Saudi criminal Rashash’s life of crime, beginning with his entry into the underworld, and ending with his arrest.
Despite Hollywood’s dominance, the smaller markets in regions such as Latin America, Africa and the Middle East experienced significant growth in 2020.
BeIN Sports claims to be the first to bring an immersive stadium audio experience in the MENA region for its 4K subscribers.
Directed by Nick Green and executive produced by Nora Melhli, the documentary offers exclusive access to Ghosn, his wife Carole, and through other interviews and archival footage.
The technology will be featured at the World Expo in Dubai in Q4 of 2021 and the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
When Covid-19 hit the world, news organisations were the first to take action, innovating extensively to retain the audiences that had come to their platforms for information. Robyn Peterson, CNN ...
The number of cinema screens in Saudi Arabia is expected to grow to 2,500 screens by 2030 from 300 in 2020.
The Channel-in-a-Box system supports more than 18,500 TV and branding channels in over 120 countries.
The new entity will launch a nine-day event that will include a film festival showcasing movies from South Asia and the MENA region.
Salam aims to provide customer-centric products and services and help create a more digital society in line with the Kingdoms Vision 2030 digital transformation plans.
The five-day programme teaches how to leverage the Maya 3D animation software to create characters on screen.
Football has attracted some of the world’s most lucrative TV rights deals, with some contributing to more than 50% of a club’s profits. This is also true for the UAE, ...
The partnership with Finyal Media aims to raise awareness of podcast brand solutions within the marketing community.
The campus is built in collaboration with Engage and is the first step in the academy’s quest to design a learning experience featuring immersive technologies.
The closures come in addition to the shuttering of 30 foreign networks by the company last year.
The group is likely to collate content from all of its properties into this platform.
The amount is expected to boost the financial positions of Mainland Tanzania Premier League clubs.
Cloud-based models are leading the way in unlocking with flexible technology all the principal workflows used in broadcast, allowing customers to prepare for change as the world of TV continues ...
He was only eight when he first took apart a phone and put it back together again. A passionate engineer equally comfortable in both IT and broadcast ecosystems, regional veteran ...
Rights, monetisation, distribution deals, fan engagement and piracy are some of the most critical discussions around sport today. Industry experts navigated them within a MENA context at the Future of ...
The series has worked alongside YouGov Sport to gather data and insight into the audience of Extreme E’s first-ever race.
Social media platforms play a big role in the sports ecosystem, helping rights owners to increase audiences through fan engagement and extending the traditional narrative. This panel at the Future ...
The Q2 results also showed that even though the Linear Networks division reported revenues for the quarter decreasing 4% on an annual basis to $6.7bn, operating income increased 15% to ...
As augmented reality and virtual reality gain more respect in the sports realm, there are some issues to iron out, says Thierry Fautier.
Muay Thai and kickboxing are recent additions to the UAE sports scene, with a great opportunity to attract a younger audience. In an exclusive interview with Vijaya Cherian, Mohamad Yehya, ...
Prior to joining Gravity Media, Abdelkader was Director of Media Rights at the Qatar-based independent media network, beIN Media Group.
Spotify was granted an operating license by Turkey for 10 years after applying on October 15.
Improving the broadcast and OTT experience has the potential to improve overall fan satisfaction, resulting in increased opportunity for better financial outcomes.
After conducting a virtual edition last year, CABSAT is back for an in-person gathering and exhibition. Thomas Löffler, AVP, Exhibitions, Dubai World Trade Centre, takes us through some of the ...
For over 17 years, Sam Barnett has patiently mastered the nuts and bolts of MBC Group, connecting its various limbs and leading it towards profitable new ventures and widened TV ...
IBC 2021 will create a festival-like experience, making the most of both the inside and outside space at the RAI to enable the industry to come together again in a ...
The strategic partnership agreement between the two companies aims to create quality media content for the international market.
Shot in Al Qudra, Dubai, AKA Media’s latest music video production received more than 4m views online within 48 hours of launch.
Also, STC launched the STCplay platformas a new product in the presence of a delegation from the SAFEIS visiting the Digital Operations Control Center.
Amer’s role in the Dwayne Johnson-starring superhero film is still being kept under wraps.
Celebrities expected to feature on the show include Dina El-Sherbiny, Ahmed Saad, Mohamed Heneidy, and many others.
As part of the audio product placement, the podcast series integrates car sounds captured from the 2021 GMC Yukon, to generate the real sounds of an epic road trip.
The Arabic content market is a complex labyrinth that requires a fair degree of expertise to navigate, and the entry of new platforms has added to this complexity. Content expert ...
One of the biggest MENA production houses has remained resilient in the face of the lockdown that crippled the production industry worldwide last year. Cedars Art Production (Sabbah Brothers) CEO ...
With Ateme's solutions, NileSat hopes to take full control of its new platform, providing the opportunity to offer new satellite services.
This latest project for Workpoint TV includes the upgrade of AirBox Neo licenses to PlayBox’s latest-generation Neo-20 software.
The new strategy seeks to more than double the number of creative companies based in Dubai from 8,300 to 15,000 within the next five years, and more than double the ...
The shows will be dubbed into Arabic and aired on Spacetoon TV Channel and Spacetoon GO online streaming service.
With no handbook on how to get through a long-term lockdown, CTOs had to come up with quick measures to ensure seamless business continuity while also undertaking infrastructural upgrades to ...
By adding the Octopus NRCS, users can handle content archives, graphics manipulation and character generation from the ProductionAirBox Neo-20 graphic interface.
New markets include South Africa, Ethiopia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon and Senegal; with the UMG catalogue now also widely available across French-speaking territories for the first time.
The FATW library with over 150 feature films and 500 hours of audio programmes will offer content to Cinedigm’s growing streaming channel initiatives.
Cartoon Network and Boomerang have kicked off 2021 with new original shows and local productions.
Covid-19 brought the world to a standstill and forced people to stay at home, resulting in an accelerated demand for online entertainment. The OTT Leaders’ Panel brought together panellists who ...
The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of streamed video content (OTT video) and music in the region, and boosted the popularity of online gaming even further.
The facility will continue to be based in twofour54 and will be relocating to twofour54’s purpose-built development Yas Creative Hub when it opens in Q4 2021.