Lebanese actress, Nadine ElRassi won the first prize of $15,000 for her winning broadcast.UAE-based live streaming and broadcasting app Swoo has announced the final winners of...
MENA on-demand streaming platform Starz Play has partnered with LG to embed its video streaming application directly onto LG Smart TVs.Following the launch, select LG Smart TV models in the...
(l to r) Sanjay Das, Chief Works Officer with Pegah Ghaemi, Creative Head and Filmmaker at My Film Works.My Film Works, an online cinema platform for...
Divyesh Mahajan, acting CEO of Swoo.Swoo, a livestreaming mobile platform has announced its 3rd week winners for its competition themed SWOOperstar 2017.Swoo was developed by Algorythma,...
Wochit, the social video creation platform has announced the appointment of Colm Curneen, as the companys Director Of Business Development.Curneen, who is a media industry veteran with more than 15 years...
Facebook Inc and Universal Music Group have announced a global agreement that will enable users to upload videos featuring music from Universals library across the social media network as well as...
Three Amazon Studios executives have left the streaming service for similar positions at Apple, according to media reports.According to reports in Variety, Tara Sorensen, the head of Amazon kids programming, will take on a similar role...
(l to r) Badr Ward, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Lamsa with Neil Martin, Chief Commercial Officer, OSNOSN has partnered with the Arabic childrens edutainment provider,...
ESPN Films documentaries will be available to viewers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa on streaming service ESPN Player.The sports documentaries can be streamed on demand by anyone subscribing...
iflix has announced that the video streaming platform has had 10 billion minutes streamed across its platform in 2017.The achievement, equivalent to more than 19,000 years of content streamed, marks a...
MBC Groups video-on-demand (VOD) application, Shahid VOD has been named as one of the best apps of 2017 in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by the technology company Apple...
(second from right) Chief Executive Officer of OSN, Martin Stewart at the launchOSN has announced the launch of its latest digital offering, set to become the...
The second day of VIDXB brought another action-packed schedule of events for attendees. Starting the day on a light-hearted note, comedy creators Hatoon Al Kadi and Omar Hussein took to...
Arun Prakash, President and COO of VuclipVOD service provider for emerging markets Vuclip has announced that it will release a slate of original productions for Arab and...
Egyptian actor Ali AzabNetflix's new original web series, Netflix Anonymous, created and produced by MO4 Network, imagines a world where souls end up in a rehab centre...
Anevia, a software vendor providing solutions for TV and Video delivery including live, near-live, on-demand and multiscreen, has announced its all-in-one headend, Flamingo, has been selected by Sodic to launch...
A still from The DurrellsBBC Worldwide has announced at MIPCOM 2017 that it has concluded a content sales agreement with African SVOD service Showmax.The mixed-genre package which...
Osman Sultan (left), CEO Emirates Integrated Telecommunications, du and Martin Stewart, CEO OSN at the signing of partnership agreement at GITEX.Dubai-based telecom operator du has signed...
Adel KaramNetflix has announced the first local production in the Middle East starring Lebanese comedian and actor Adel Karam.The comedy special, produced by Creative Arab Talent, is scheduled...
Motorsport.tv has partnered with Tata Communications to power the international growth of the networks internet television platforms.The channel has reportedly grown its viewership in 2017, with the voices of Formula...
The Kick Off with Coral launched recently on YouTube Live to more than 500K views, with digitally enhanced football match analysis powered by Reality Check Systems (RCS) LaunchPad touchscreen sports...
#WhatsHappening, a daily social TV show produced by global indie studio Propagate, is set to start streaming live on Twitter on Monday 9 October, 2017.The show will deliver stories, tweets,...
Curt Marvis, CEO and Co-Founder, QYOU MediaQYOU Media a curator of video for multiscreen distribution, has announced that its programmes and linear channels reach an addressable...
Maaz Sheikh (l), CEO of Starz Play, inks the deal with Orange Egypt.Starz Play has announced a partnership with Orange Egypt that gives the telcos customers...
BBC Minute presenter Olivia Le PoidevinThe BBC World Service has launched new video versions of BBC Minute dynamic 60-second news bursts aimed at younger audiences...
From left: Wildmoka co-founders Cristian Livadiotti and Thomas Menguy.MBC GROUP has selected Wildmoka for its next-generation, live video editing and publishing platform. MBC will use Wildmokas...
Rohde & Schwarz has reportedly enhanced its R&S AVHE100 encoding and multiplexing solution by adding adaptive bit rate (ABR) encoding as well as packetising for all established formats for OTT...
Insight TV, a producer and broadcaster of adventure travel and extreme sports genres in 4K UHD HDR, has launched Secrets of Darkfest, a behind-the-scenes movie that delves into the trials and tribulations...
Dubai Airports and regional content provider Icflix are partnering to provide movies and TV shows free of charge to passengers.The initiative combines DXBs free Wi-Fi experience, WOW-Fi, with Icflixs video-on-demand service, allowing passengers...
African mobile video platform VeeTee will now offer eight channels from SPIs worldwide portfolio to MTN customers in Nigeria. The VeeTee portfolio includes movies, TV series, documentary and sports channels...
Music streaming company Anghami has announced the launch of its first digital Audio Day conference in the region, organised with the support of its exclusive media representative Digital Media Services (DMS),...
BBC World Service is launching a new language service for its digital platforms for West and Central Africa. As part of its expansion strategy, the BBC is launching its service in...
Rafael Soltanovich, VP of Software Development, Hulu.Hulu has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its cloud provider, and leveraged AWS to launch its new, over-the-top (OTT)...
OSN has announced its all-new online and mobile app entertainment platform, WAVO which is now available to download from the App Store and Google Play.WAVO builds on the model of...
Mandatory Credit: Photo by GIAN EHRENZELLER/EPA/REX/Shutterstock (7916860az)The facebook logo inside the facebook Chalet on the sideline of the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum,...
Disney is planning to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming service in 2019 starting in the U.S. and expanding globally.Disney announced in a statement that it would spend heavily on original programming...
In a first ever company acquisition by Netflix, the streaming giant has bought comics publisher Millarworld. The acquisition brings on board renowned comic book writer Mark Millar and a host...
Mark Britt, CEO of iflix.Iflix has announced that it has secured additional $133 million funding from both new investors and existing shareholders. iflix has raised approximately...
Video-On-Demand (VOD) service iflix and Econet Medias African media company Kwese announced a partnership to bring streaming entertainment services to sub-Saharan Africa.As part of the partnership with Econet Group, iflix...
The social network headed by Mark Zuckerberg says that it plans to launch shows specifically for Facebook's mobile-first video environment.Facebook is preparing to monetise its video...
Stockholm-based media-tech company Newstag has announced plans to launch a new experience specially designed for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) later this year. Newstag Arabic will be available...
LinkedIn began rolling out its new video feature via its mobile app, allowing users to record and upload up to 10 minutes of native video. Like other platforms, videos on LinkedIn...
OTT platform Viu has announced the second season of its cricket-comedy chat show, What the Duck. The 1st Season, which debuted last year, is hosted by Vikram Sathaye, cricket presenter and...
Maaz Sheikh, CEO of Starz Play.Starz Play has revealed that it has raised additional funding in 2017 although it hasnt divulged the amount it has secured recently....
TV and VOD distributor Mobibase is distributing Arabic and Turkish ethnic TV packages for MAXtv, an IPTV platform based in Bosnia and Herzegovina.MAXtv provides more than 100 thematic TV channels through its...
Starz Play has unveiled its new summer season viewing schedule with a number of old-favourites and new shows, exclusive to the SVOD service.A number of shows will debut this summer at...
Turner Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) along with its exclusive ad sales agency, ATL Media, have announced a three-year partnership with MeMob, the mobile division of Mediaquest, to...
Starz Play has announced its partnership with Ooredoo Algeria. The agreement, which will see the SVOD service being provided to Ooredoo Algeria customers for the first time, launched during the holy...
A screenshot of Netflix's offerings in Turkey.As part of its efforts to expand into global markets, Netflix has invested in its first original series from Turkey....
Iflix will now be available in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). iflix Africa will be headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa and trade commercially as iflix. With launches planned in Nigeria, Ghana Kenya, Tanzania...
Icflix will be showcasing Zel Al Raes, Caramel and Ward Joury available to watch-on-demand, during the holy month of Ramadan.Zel Al Raes, directed by Ahmed Samir Farag depicts the chaotic political...
ALTV has launched a user-generated current events show in Morocco.The Moroccan launch of the daily show, Li Share3 Wijhat Nadar (Streets Point of View). The show was launched in Egypt earlier this...
Dr Yaser Bishr.Al Jazeera Media Network has announced the launch of its daily channel on Snapchats Discover which the network sees as one of the key mediums...
Broadcast specialist, Vision 247s XtremePlatform, has been deployed to enable Saudi Arabian broadcaster Al Majds new over-the-top (OTT) television service Hadif for global Arabic communities. Vision247 partnered with UAE-based solutions...
Arabian Radio Network (ARN) and Unlockd have announced a joint partnership to launch a mobile application that gives subscribers an opportunity to earn up to AED 15 every month by...
Google has acquired VR game studio, Owlchemy, the creator of popular gaming titles as Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality.The founding team of Owlchemy Labs announced in a blog post...
Voddler Group has provided MENA OTT and IP video product provider Intigral with its VoddlerNet hybrid peer-assisted video streaming solution to optimise the subscriber viewing experience on Saudi Telecom Company...
ALTV is partnering with Jordanian broadcaster Roya TV in a deal that will see the broadcasters upcoming comedy show Al Hob! Al Hob! made available to online audiences exclusively through ALTVs free...
Music streaming company Anghami has revealed that it recorded a three-fold growth in audio ad revenue last year. Anghamis music marketing services are supported by DMS, the digital arm of...
OTT video service Viu hit six million monthly active users (MAU) across its markets in March this year, representing a 50% growth from four million as of November 2016. Since...
