With the costs of buying legal World Cup TV subscriptions often too expensive for viewers, widespread piracy is leading to losses for broadcast rights owners across many regions in Africa.
Nahla Elmallawany, Head of Content at Discovery Middle East & Africa explains their approach to Ramadan programming.
As a means to entice productions to the nation, the Saudi Film Council, announced a 35-percent rebate on films shot in Saudi Arabia, and a 50-percent rebate for studios that use local talent. The object is to not just show the world that the nascent Saudi film industry is open for business, but also to spark a creative boom and empower Saudis to tell their own stories.
Mark Weeks, MD of EMEA of Akamai Technologies, looks at how technology will be enhancing our consumption this year
Technicolor colourist Maxine Gervais discusses her latest project, Marvel Studios’ epic Black Panther
The number of manufacturers with a broadcast pedigree at ISE 2018 underlines the level of convergence now taking place between the two sectors.
According to a new report, the Big-3 SVOD players – Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video will triple their content budgets from licensed content to originals, to spend $10 billion annually by 2022.
Opinion on Digital Transformation by Brian Morris, Vice President and General Manager of Global Media & Entertainment Services, Tata Communications
How can 4K herald new opportunities for manufacturers, broadcasters and content owners
Shifting consumption patterns point to a willingness of the younger, tech-savvy, population to pay for premium international and exclusive Arabic content, and for access to streaming big-ticket live sports and entertainment events.
In a recent speech at the “Asbar World Forum”, the CEO of Rotana group, Mr. Turki al Shabanah proposed a plan that would focus and elevate the future of Saudi media production.
Broadcasters and OTT streaming providers to produce a lot more of their own Arabic content
