MBC Group announces plans to go public and list shares on Saudi Exchange
Saudi Arabia’s government owns 60% of the broadcaster, while Waleed Al-Ibrahim, the founder and chairman, owns the remaining stake.
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Saudi Arabia’s government owns 60% of the broadcaster, while Waleed Al-Ibrahim, the founder and chairman, owns the remaining stake.
Shahid has acquired the series for MENA territories, and Dubai Media secured the rights for its free TV channels, Dubai TV, and Dubai One.
ERCM aims to connect content creators and distributors with platforms seeking top-notch Ramadan content. The fourth edition of the event attracted companies like beIN, Shahid, Studio 100 Media and Abacus ...
Samsung has launched exclusive offers across its MENA eStores to celebrate the growth.
Kuwaiti entrepreneurs who are interested can submit their applications for 'Beban' through the website until September 16.
Ahmed El Cheikh, MENA Distribution and International Development Director at France Médias Monde, shares insights on the network's regional interests and audience expansion strategies in an interview with BroadcastPro ME ...
The ‘What to watch’ feature on Search will give users better access to a range of premium Arabic content on Shahid - available now for UAE residents.
The film is adapted from Ahmed Murad's 1919 novel, who also wrote the screenplay for 'Kira & El Gin'.
Over the past couple of years, Arabic content has undergone several stages of evolution, so it's safe to say that the Arab region is ready to emerge as a major player ...
The growth and expansion of the company has been driven by partnerships across industries, including telcos, device manufacturers, and banks, among others.
MBC Group has expanded its anime content on Shahid and introduced an investment fund for anime production.
The new service allows brands and advertisers to manage their own marketing campaigns from start to finish.
The series is written by Youssr Taher and Rana Abu Al Rish and directed by Khaled El Halafawy.
The extended licensing deal results in the ongoing broadcast of top titles across MBC2 and Shahid.
The streamer's subscribers can now pay for subscriptions via electronic wallets, powered by Paymob.
Vuz will launch special social channels for MBC Group on its platform.
Euronews will be the first and only international news channel available on the streaming platform.
This era has been one of the most impressive in the history of the Middle East, with prolific content production increasingly carving a space for itself on the world stage. ...
The extended deal will allow MBC Group to offer Hollywood, Cartoon Network content until 2026.
The nine-episode series is set in the 1900s and follows the journey of five main characters from around the world who fall into slavery.
The UAE consumer has access to 3.1 VOD services on average, followed by Saudi Arabia (3.0) and Kuwait (2.5).
From niche content to data-driven personalisation at every level, streaming players are using a variety of tactics to bring in new audiences. Delegates at the BroadcastPro ME summit were given ...
A total of $830,000 in cash prizes and $126,000 in-kind prizes were awarded to Saudi, Arab and African projects in the development and work-in-progress stages.
Family-focused content for 2023 will be revealed at E-Ramadan Content Market.
A number of series have been acquired by MBC Group, including 'Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War' by TV Tokyo.
For both local and international players, The Yard Films aims to develop and produce original scripted and non-scripted content.
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 new digital channel will specialise in broadcasting concerts, artistic shows, entertainment programmes and sporting events.
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.
The awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
‘Sikkat Safar’, a Saudi comedy series that premiered on MBC 1 this Ramadan, was well received by GCC audiences. BroadcastPro ME spotlights the show and profiles the production house that ...
FUNN has produced the series based on Emirati author Noura al Noman’s novel of the same name.
Canon recently hosted a panel discussion with three well-known content creators working in different spaces – films, documentaries and social media platforms – to explore how they have evolved on ...
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.
More than 135 hours of content will be available exclusively on Emirates’ ice from July onwards.
Think360’s personalisation and insights will help Shahid upsell free AVOD users to its SVOD packages.
The Arabic-language international TV production features Egyptian superstars Asser Yassin and Khaled El Sawy, along with Michael Beach, Pasha Lychnikoff, and Richard De Mayo, among others.
The first production, based on a science fiction novel, is expected to launch on Shahid VIP this July.
The agreement to include additional content on Shahid and live broadcast of the corporation’s channels.
Shahid will also launch a dedicated WWE channel, which will offer the entire WWE Network archive.
The film will be distributed by Vox Cinemas before being available on MBC's Shahid.
According to the report, SVOD revenue will reach $667m by 2026, driven by improvements in connectivity, elevated levels of pay-TV cord-cutting and the launch of new global platforms.
The four-episode programme will run weekly on Shahid starting the evening of February 2, 2022, in line with its release on Bahrain TV.
Monteiro has extensive experience in streaming, most recently serving as Director of AVOD at Arabic content streaming platform Shahid.
Heba Korayem discusses why Netflix had to take down 'The Good Doctor' in MENA and navigates content rights in the region.
It goes without saying that the pandemic has played a major role in accelerating the efforts of all sorts of companies towards digitisation.
The four-day event presented 23 projects in development, including 12 Red Sea Lodge projects, 11 Red Sea Souk projects, and five films in post-production.
MBC Group's Shahid will award a $100,000 cash prize to a Saudi project in development or production during the Talent Day programme.
The event acts as a bridge between those who want to tap into the MENA content market and the regional players.
The awards honoured the champions whose passion, ability and tech know-how are taking the industry to an unheralded era of innovation.
At the MENA OTT conference hosted by BroadcastPro Middle East, a panel of industry experts discussed emerging global and MENA business models to make streaming services commercially viable, the role ...
In the coming months, Shahid will also add new French and North African series to its platform.
The event features three dedicated, free-to-attend forums: Content Congress, SatExpo Summit, and NextGen Content.
Two shows from MBC’s streaming service Shahid have been nominated for International Emmy Awards.
The 12-episodes series was initially titled 'El Setat Bitaraf Teqtel' (Women know how to kill).
Globie is a new character on Shahid VIP for kids as part of the brand-new Shahid Originals animation series.
The series is currently in production and will be available on Sky’s on-demand service.
