HBO Shows to Play Exclusively in Middle East on OSN Under Expanded Deal With...
Middle East satellite and streaming platform OSN Group has extended its relationship with Warner Bros. Discovery forging a new multi-year licensing deal under which it will become the exclusive home...
View ArticleDigital Startup Blinx Launches in Dubai to Produce ‘Genuine’ Arabic News and...
Prominent Arab journalist Nakhle Elhage, who ran the Al Arabiya news network for 16 years, is launching a digital startup called Blinx to produce news and short form storytelling content targeting Gen...
View ArticleOSN Chief on How the Middle East Pay-TV and Streamer Is Keeping a Competitive...
Dubai-based pay-TV and streamer OSN launched its rebranded OSN+ streaming service in March 2022 — and then lost some momentum when Disney+, the following June, pulled out its premium content and...
View ArticleSony Music Middle East Appoints Former Spotify Exec Rami Mohsen as Managing...
Sony Music Middle East has appointed veteran regional music exec Rami Mohsen, formerly with Spotify, as its new managing director. Prior to joining Sony Music Middle East, Mohsen was the head of music...
View ArticleAbu Dhabi-Based International Media Investments, in Which Jeff Zucker Has an...
Rani R. Raad, a former president of CNN Commercial Worldwide, has been appointed CEO of Abu Dhabi-based media company International Media Investments. The company is an integral part of the RedBird IMI...
View ArticleMiddle East Streamer OSN+ and Spotify Rival Anghami Join Forces on Content...
Middle East streamer OSN+ is joining forces with Anghami, the Arab world’s rival to Spotify, in what is being touted as a landmark deal. The combination of OSN+ and Anghami will become the first...
View ArticleSheikh Mohammed Youssef El Khereiji and 3SIX9 Studios Team on How New Saudi...
Reflecting Saudi Arabia’s ambitions as a film industry player, a new deep-pocketed outfit called 3SIX9 Studios launched recently from the Cannes Film Festival with the stated goal of becoming a bridge...
View ArticleRecording Academy Reveals Plans for Global Expansion in Africa and the Middle...
The Recording Academy is working to expand its global efforts for artists in rapidly advancing spaces. The Academy announced Tuesday it has inked agreements with Ministries of Cultures and key...
View ArticleProfessional Fighters League Teams With Starzplay on Multi-Year Middle East...
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has forged a major media rights agreement with Starzplay, a leading streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa. The multi-year deal will bring PFL’s...
View ArticleEd Sheeran and ‘World-Class Production’ Boost New Abu Dhabi Music Festival...
Last week, Ed Sheeran topped a bill of more than 20 multi-genre artists performing at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Park during the new Off Limits music festival, which aims to become the biggest event of this...
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