beIN, a Pay TV and entertainment platform in MENA, has added six channels from Discovery Communications to its bouquet. The channels include Animal Planet, DMAX, DTX (Discovery Turbo Xtra), Discovery Kids, Discovery Life Channel and Fatafeat. beIN will be the exclusive platform for five of… Read More
Dubai-based Orient TV is celebrating its seventh anniversary with expansion into newer markets in the region. The media company inaugurated a six-story studio and bureau in Istanbul. Orient TV also embarked on a multimedia branding campaign at the occasion. As part of the new branding campaign,… Read More
Largest shopping and entertainment extravaganza in the Middle East, the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), celebrated its 21st anniversary this year. DSF commenced from January 1, under the tagline ‘Unwrap The Exceptional’. It had already acquired more than 2550 mentions on social media in the UAE… Read More
Abu Dhabi Media’s first free-to-air Arabic documentary channel, National Geographic Abu Dhabi, has embarked on a local and regional campaign to showcase the diverse fabrics of local and Arab society. The initiative ‘Real-Life Stories from our World’ aims to entrench the channel’s ties to the… Read More
For the longest time, global visionaries have stressed that if content is king, distribution is god. The digital media landscape in many ways was expected to have leveled the playing field, putting control back in the hands of the creative professionals instead of players with… Read More
OSN is gearing up to add five new channels to its bouquet beginning February 1, 2016. The new channels highlights OSN’s strategy for 2016, which is to consolidate its market presence by offering subscribers premium content that is available in HD and to strengthen its… Read More
Legitimate pay TV operators in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are increasingly relying on exclusive content rights to gain subscribers. This is especially true for satellite TV platforms such as beIN and OSN. Despite various hurdles, the number of pay TV homes… Read More
CNN International has promoted Rani Raad from Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer to the newly created role of President, CNN International Commercial. He will report to Gerhard Zeiler, President, Turner International. While in the new role, Mr Raad will continue to be responsible for… Read More
Coke Studio is all set to come back to MBC4 – this season with the aim to celebrate heritage and tradition through music on the streets of the Arab world. The ‘Coke Studio Bel 3arabi’ season four will be launching on January 15, 2016 with… Read More
Adding more to its bouquet of content, OSN has signed an, exclusive, long term deal with NBC Universal International (NBCUI), a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. The deal will give OSN first and exclusive access to content from NBCUI. The deal secures pay window and over-the-top… Read More
