Icflix, an internet streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has forged a strategic partnership with Asiacell, a provider of mobile telecommunications services in Iraq. This partnership will allow Asiacell’s entertainment loving customers access to Jazwood (Arabic), Hollywood and Bollywood content,… Read More
The growing issue of unauthorized streaming of Arabic channels in the MENA region was once again highlighted when US satellite operator DISH filed a lawsuit against the makers of the Loolbox streaming device. The streaming service was unlawfully retransmiting numerous Arabic TV channels like Al… Read More
The number of Free to Air (FTA) satellite channels targeting the Arab region continues to grow, according to the recent “Satellite TV in the Arab World 2016” report by Arab Advisors Group’s Media Strategic Research Service. The report states that the number of FTA satellite… Read More
One of the major routes which brands and marketers can take during Olympics to reach to their fans seems to be second-screening, according to the Global Web Index’s latest findings. Olympics are a week away and almost 85 percent of fans say that they use… Read More
Al Ahli Holding Group and 117 Live has appointed Plus 1 Communications to handle PR for PopCon, a three-day pop-culture festival taking place from October 27-29 in Dubai. The event will include various elements of pop culture by fusing movies, television, games, beauty and fashion,… Read More
After the recent announcement of Qatar’s BeIn Network launching five new channels with AMC Networks International, the network has entered a partnership with DreamWorks Animation (DWA) that will see the latter’s animation channel become available across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The programming… Read More
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) will launch five channels with beIN, a Pay TV and entertainment platforms in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The partnership, effective August 1st, will see entertainment channel AMC become exclusively available to beIN subscribers in the region in HD. … Read More
In response to growing demand for acceptable measurement standards within the regional media and advertising industries, independent media auditor Centre d’étude des supports de publicité (CESP) audited the national TView People Meter-based Television Audience Measurement (TAM) service in UAE and found it aligned with stringent… Read More
Now media websites and electronic media would have to procure license to run their businesses in Kuwait. A new electronic media law has been implemented which requires all web-based publications to obtain a license from the government before they can operate. As per reports the… Read More
The Holy Month of Ramadan is an important time for television viewership in the Middle East, with a huge surge in TV viewership, particularly, for Arabic dramas. However, according to Meltwater, an analysis of social media reactions around popular MBC TV channel’s Ramadan programs, show… Read More
