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New Saudi Arabian TV channel SBC to cater to youth

A training session at SBC. Pic courtesy AFP.Saudi Arabia will launch a new public TV channel, SBC, on the first day of Ramadan for young viewers ...

KSA-based digital content creators Telfaz11 wins $9m in funding

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April 29, 2018

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Telfaz11, a Saudi digital media company with 20 million YouTube subscribers to its network, said it has received $9 million in funding from lead investor Saudi Technology Ventures (STV). VentureSouq ...

Cinemacity to open 4DX cinemas in Saudi Arabia

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April 26, 2018

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South Korea-based CJ 4DPLEX has partnered with Cinemacity, a cinema exhibitor in Saudi Arabia, to expand reach of 4DX in the Middle East. Through this deal, three 4DX locations will open in the ...

KSA eSports federation live streams Saudi FIFA 18 eSport Tournament

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April 26, 2018

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HRH Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Bin Sultan Al Saud, President of the Saudi Arabian Federation For Electronic And Intellectual Sports (SAFEIS ).The Saudi Arabian Federation for ...

Saudi Broadcasting to launch drama channel

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April 21, 2018

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President of Saudi Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) Dawood Al-Shoryan has announced the launch of the SBC channel for Ramadan, to cater to Saudi and Arab drama. SBC will be replacing the ...

Vox Cinemas to open 600 new screens in Saudi Arabia

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April 20, 2018

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Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim has announced plans to open 600 new Vox Cinema screens across Saudi Arabia over the next five years at an investment of $533 million (SR2 billion).The ...

Riyadh premiere for “Black Panther” in AMC theatre

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April 18, 2018

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Marvels Black Panther will be the first film shown in Saudi Arabian movie theaters in 35 years. The film will be screened on April 18 with a gala premiere in Riyadh. Saudi ...

KSA’s first female director to join new cultural board

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April 11, 2018

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Saudi Arabias first female director, Haifaa Al-Mansour will be on the newly-constituted board of directors.Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Awwad Bin Saleh Al-Awwad has appointed ...

Official pavilion and short films mark KSA debut at Cannes Film Festival

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April 10, 2018

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Dr Awwad Alawwad, Minister of Culture and Information and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saudis General Culture Authority.Saudi Arabia will make its Cannes Film ...

Saudi Arabia to open its first cinema in 30 years on April 18

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April 5, 2018

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From left: Adam Aaron, Chairman and CEO of AMC Entertainment Holdings and Dr. Awwad Al-Awwad, Minister of Culture and Information.AMC Entertainment has been granted the first ...

Vox Cinemas plans to open 300 screens in KSA by 2021

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March 28, 2018

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VOX Cinemas, a unit of Dubai-based mall operator Majid Al Futtaim, is planning to open 300 cinemas in Saudi Arabia by 2021, as reported by Zawya.The report, quoting CEO Cameron ...

KSA’s UTURN holds sessions on enhancing online Arabic content

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March 28, 2018

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Salman Hammad, a content producer at UTURN, conducted the sessions.KSA-based, Arabic entertainment network on YouTube, UTURN, hosted two interactive sessions at the International Government Communication Forum ...

MBC takes Turkish TV shows off air

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March 5, 2018

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Still from Turkish drama series Antah WataniIn a development that took the industry by surprise, Saudi-owned broadcaster MBC Group that is based in Dubai received instructions to ...

Cinemas and filmmakers part of Jeddah’s upcoming creative hub

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February 1, 2018

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A rendering of Hayy: Creative Hub, commissioned by Art Jameel and designed by ibda design.Art Jameel, an organisation that supports heritage, education and the arts, has ...

MBC founder released by Saudi authorities from Ritz Carlton

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January 27, 2018

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Waleed bin Ibrahim al-IbrahimSaudi authorities have released founder of MBC network Waleed bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim from the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh, the company CEO told employees ...

Online video consumption rises by a third in the UAE and KSA

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January 23, 2018

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Three in ten consumers say they stream video content more than they did a year ago in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, according to new research from YouGov Omnibus.The study based ...

KSA authorities shut down illegal cable networks

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January 21, 2018

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Picture only for illustrative purposesIn a significant development in the fight against copyright piracy, Saudi authorities are clamping down on illegal cable networks that operate mainly ...

Lindsay Lohan to shoot in Riyadh for women-centric film

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January 18, 2018

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Abu Dhabi-based filmmaker Nancy Paton and Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan will be shooting a female-centric feature Frame in Riyadh this September, as reported by the UAE's The National.The movie, for ...

Saudi, Japan explore joint work in the entertainment sector

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January 16, 2018

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Chairman of the General Authority for Audiovisual Media Rida Bin Mohammed Al Haidar (pic courtesy Tradearabia)Saudi Arabia and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) ...

Saudi’s Cinema 70 to host family film festival

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January 12, 2018

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Saudi director and producer Mamdouh Salem, who is also the CEO of Cinema 70, oversaw the organisation of the first Saudi film festival in 2006.As cinemas ...

Saudi Telecom to build MENA’s largest network operations centre

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December 31, 2017

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STC officials at the launch ceremony in Riyadh.Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the kingdom's telecom services operator, has begun constructing the largest network operations centre in the ...

Chairman appointed for newly formed Al-Ekhbariya Network

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December 30, 2017

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Executive President of the Radio and Television Authority Dawud Al-Shirayian has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Ekhbariya Network Company.KSA's Minister of Culture ...

KSA’s Al-Ekhbariya TV to have private sector on board

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December 28, 2017

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Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Awad Al-AwadLocal Arabic TV channel, Al-Ekhbariya will be transformed into a limited liability company called the Ekhbariya Network Company, following a ...

Saudi Cinema account tweets “We’re back” to 79K followers

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December 26, 2017

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The General Authority for Audiovisual Media has launched the official twitter account of the Saudi Cinema. The number of followers exceeded 39,000 users, barely two hours after the launch of ...

KSA premiere in early 2018 for film on teenage Saudi King

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December 25, 2017

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The film Born a King will be the first film to be shown publicly in Saudi Arabia following the recent withdrawal of a 35-year cinema ban on commercial cinemas in the ...

Saudi PIF and AMC Entertainment ink movie theatres deal

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December 13, 2017

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Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced the signing of a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AMC Entertainment Holdings, the worlds largest provider and operator of movie theatres. In ...

Movie theatres to open in Saudi Arabia in 2018

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December 11, 2017

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Saudi Arabia has announced it will allow movie theaters to open in the conservative kingdom next year, for the first time in more than 35 years.Minister of Culture and Information ...

‘Takeshis Castle’ to return with Saudi version

by Staff Reporter

November 27, 2017

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General Sports Authority (GSA) Chairman Turki Al-Sheikh signs an agreement with the Tokyo Broadcasting System Chairman Toshichika IshiharaSaudi Arabias General Sports Authority (GSA), which is responsible ...

Owners of MBC and Rotana Group detained in Saudi anti-graft probe

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November 6, 2017

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Alwaleed al-Ibrahim, owner of MBCSaudi Arabia detained 11 princes, four current ministers and tens of former ministers in a probe by a new anti-corruption body headed ...

KSA and twofour54 sign MOU to promote media

by Staff Reporter

November 4, 2017

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The agreement was signed by Her Excellency Maryam Eid AlMheiri, CEO of the Media Zone Authority Abu Dhabi and twofour54, and Redha bin Mohammed Al ...

Thuraya enters government collaborations in KSA

by Clayton Vallabhan

August 13, 2017

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Thuraya recently held meetings with senior-level officials and government system integrators in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to present its latest product portfolio and explore possibilities for collaborative ventures. ...

Quest Arabiya to mark Saudi national day with special programming

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August 25, 2016

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Khalid Khoury.Pan Arab TV channel, Quest Arabiya, is set to focus its September programming line-up on uncovering the fascinating Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as it approaches ...

Saudi Arabia to launch a satellite every two years

by Clayton Vallabhan

September 7, 2015

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King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology has designed a 12-year space program including the launch of a small satellite every two or three years.Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed, ...

Dr Riyadh Najm relieved of his duties as Head of KSA’s media authority

by Vibhuti Arora

June 27, 2015

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Dr Riyadh Najm.Dr Riyadh Najm, Head of Saudi Arabias state media authority, has been relieved of his duties.He was heading the media authority that ensures broadcasters ...

KSA may shut down more TV channels

by Staff Reporter

November 10, 2014

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Saudi Arabias Ministry of Culture is considering shutting down several satellite TV channels that broadcast programmes deemed hostile to the government and people of the Kingdom, a ministry source has ...

KSA and Malaysia to exchange more TV content

by Staff Reporter

May 8, 2014

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Malaysia and Saudi Arabia have agreed in principle to boost exchange of Islamic television programmes to be aired in both countries.Malaysias Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek ...

Local YouTube content under scrutiny in KSA

by Staff Reporter

April 27, 2014

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Saudi Arabia is planning tighter regulation of video content produced in the country for YouTube. According to Google, viewers in Saudi Arabia watch three times as much YouTube content as ...

KSA outfits educational TV studio with GV’s HD solutions

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March 9, 2014

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The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) in Saudi Arabia is installing a completely new educational broadcast studio with high definition (HD) camera, switcher, and router technology from Grass Valley. This ...

KSA to license private TV channels

by Staff Reporter

June 8, 2013

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Saudi Culture and Information Ministry has announced plans to license private satellite television channels in the Kingdom.The regulatory process in the media sector will be complete with the licensing of ...

Saudi media gears up for change

by Vijaya Cherian

September 16, 2012

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Dr. Riyadh Najm.Two months ago, the Council of Ministers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sanctioned three resolutions that will see the Kingdoms media landscape undergo ...

Sony gains rights to Saudi feature film

by Staff Writer

September 16, 2012

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Wadjda, Razor Films.Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has announced it has acquired all North American rights to Wadjda, the first feature film to be made entirely in ...

National Geographic Abu Dhabis Megafactories focuses on Middle East dairy company

by Staff Writer

September 13, 2012

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National Geographic Abu Dhabi will premiere the first Megafactories episode to focus on a Middle East company: Almarai, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The episode is set to focus ...

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