The group's net income nearly quintupled to $63.36m in H1 2024, driven by strong performance and significant margin improvements, especially at Shahid, which saw AVOD revenue more than double and ...
Shahid's subscriber count surged to approximately 3.98m, marking a year-on-year increase of around 40%, propelled by focused marketing efforts, content selections, and exclusive sports content.
MBC Group generated $222m in its initial public offering.
MBC Group received the market regulator’s approval on November 21 to list its shares on the Tadawul exchange.
The new radio station MBC Loud FM follows a Contemporary Hit Radio format.
With decades of experience across international markets, Wayne takes over the role from Peter Smith, who remains with the group as an advisor.
The new partnership will include Arabic-language lifestyle content created exclusively for the MBC Group.
The extended deal will allow MBC Group to offer Hollywood, Cartoon Network content until 2026.
MBC Group's Shahid will award cash prizes worth $230,000 to three Saudi projects in development and production during the Talent Day programme.
Meetings are part of both parties’ continuous commitment and effort towards protecting the future of television and digital broadcasting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the rest 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 ...
The new structure is designed to keep pace with the massive growth experienced by digital activities including Shahid VIP and in line with the active corporate development pipeline.
Marc-Antoine d’Halluin, who served as CEO of OSN from 2006-2010, will join MBC Group from January 5, 2020.
Waleed Al Ibrahim, Chairman of MBC Group added that the network is looking to identify Sam’s successor "from a pool of top industry executives with global expertise".
MBC Group has announced the launch of MBC Iraq, a family-oriented entertainment channel for Iraqi viewers. With the launch, the Group aims to strengthen its relationship with Iraqi audiences while also ...
From lack of regulations on foreign content to the decline in advertising revenues, CEOs at the 2018 ASBU BroadcastPro Summit offered candid insights on steering their organisations through turbulent times.The ...
From left: MBC Group CEO, Sam Barnett with Jason Kong, Chairman of Citruss World of Shopping.MBC Group has signed a five-year, strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) and ...
From left: Peter Smith, Managing Director, MBC Studios with Sam Barnett, CEO, MBC Group.MBC Group has launched MBC Studios, a subsidiary that is set to build ...
CEOs get together at BroadcastPro's inaugural Anti-piracy conference.From lax enforcement in the region to big perpetrators in Silicon Valley, CEOs of MENA-based broadcasters offered a candid ...
More than 120 professionals gathered together for the inaugural edition of the MENA Anti-Piracy conference, hosted by BroadcastPro ME.The inaugural Anti-Piracy Conference held on May 2, ...
Hasan Onal, Turkish Commercial Attache.Following the sudden announcement from MBC Group earlier this week that it would discontinue its Turkish series across all of its channels, Hasan ...
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MBC Group CEO Sam Barnett gives BroadcastPro ME a candid glimpse into the challenges of the past three months and the strategy ahead. When MBC Group Chairman Sheikh Waleed bin ...
Sam Barnett, CEO of MBC Group.The exclusive broadcast rights to Saudi Arabias Professional Football League matches, which MBC Group had secured as part of a ten-year, ...
Hamza Labyad.Moroccos Hamza Labyad has emerged the winner of the latest edition of The Voice Kids, an entertainment programme on MBC1 and MBC Masr that has ...
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 ...
The ballroom at Habtoor Grand was packed as industry professionals gathered to hear some of the most distinguished voices on the MENA broadcast landscape come together for the ASBU BroadcastPro ...
Sam Barnett, MBC Group CEO.The MENA Broadcast Satellite Anti-Piracy Coalition, which held its 11th meeting in Amsterdam recently, celebrated the shutting down of 30 Arabic and ...
Waleed Al Sayed and Sam Barnett with Ooredoo and MBC team.Ooredoo and MBC Group have announced the launch of MBC+ Ooredoo Channel for Ooredoo TV subscribers.The MBC+ Ooredoo ...
MENA's TV heads discussed the state of TV entertainment in theregion and the dynamics of free-to-air and pay-TV. The head honchos also shared insights about their strategies and business modelsThe ...
MBC Group channels announced the transition of its gulf channels and MBC Pro Sports Channels to Arabsat through a strategic partnership signed with Arabsat today.Previously, MBC shared its portfolio of ...
Left to right: Khalid Balkheyour with Sam Barnett.Arabsat will now host MBC Groups Gulf channels and MBC Pro Sports channels following a strategic partnership between Arabsat ...
MBC Groups Chief Executive, Sam Barnett is a keynote speaker at IBC Conference set to open tomorrow. The keynote panel on the opening day of IBC2014 will take the pulse ...
MENA's anti piracy coalition was announced on March 11, 2014.The newly formed Broadcast Satellite Anti-Piracy Coalition has taken some important steps in its battle against the ...
Warner Bros. Consumer Products EMEA (WBCP EMEA) in association with Shooting Stars, its Middle East licensing agent, has announced that Scooby-Doo, and Tom and Jerry are set to take to ...
MBC and OSN have managed to garner support to fight the illegitimate distribution of content on TV as well as online platforms. Vibhuti Arora finds out how legitimate players are ...
From left: Sam Barnett, MBC and Cliff Nelson, My-HD.In line with the long term partnership between My-HD and MBC Group, another high definition channel was made ...
The FIAT/IFTA world conference held for the first time in Dubai brought together a community of archivists and broadcasters from 40 different countries around the world. A report[caption id="attachment_20218" align="alignleft" ...
The FIAT IFTA World Conference welcomed dignitaries and broadcast professionals to its Save your Archive programme being held in Dubai. Hosted by Al Arabiya News Channel, the three-day conference is ...
