As a strategic partner of CABSAT 2024, Dubai Studio City is offering a comprehensive calendar of networking and educational activities.
Dubai Studio City has announced a milestone, recording 358,000 minutes of original content across its interconnected ecosystem in 2023. This achievement underscores its commitment to accelerating the growth of localised content production in the region. The announcement was made on the sidelines of CABSAT 2024, held in Dubai from May 21-23.
Reinforcing its position as the major destination for content creation in the region, Dubai Studio City, part of TECOM Group PJSC and a Strategic Partner of the 30th edition of CABSAT, hosted 198 calendar days’ worth of shoots and recording sessions across its sound stages. The region’s largest facilities of their kind are experiencing soaring levels of production activity.
Majed Al Suwaidi, Senior Vice President of Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City, and Dubai Production City at TECOM Group PJSC, said: “The future of entertainment will be led by content creators whose voices and sensibilities are rooted in the local culture, and our industry has a moral responsibility to champion such creatives.
“The Middle East has a rich and diverse cultural heritage that deserves to be celebrated and shared with the world, and investing in local talent and stories must be prioritised to create a sustainable ecosystem that is reflective of our unique identity on the global stage. Dubai Studio City is a proud platform for this transformation and unites the world’s leading content producers in our city, helping to unlock the goals of Dubai Economic Agenda ‘D33’ and Dubai Media’s vision to strengthen the local content creation economy. We are pleased to reiterate our commitment to highlighting the vibrance and richness of our region as a Strategic Partner of CABSAT 2024.”
Dubai Studio City is home to prominent film, TV, and radio production companies such as Highend Films, Epic Films, and Big Kahuna, as well as digital broadcasters Playco Entertainment and Bytedance (TikTok), and satellite TV broadcasting companies MBC and Al Dafra. In January 2023, the Arabic-language channel Al Mashhad TV launched a new facility at the destination, focusing on developing and distributing customised content for Gen Z audiences. MAP-Media Arts Production also expanded its operations, enhancing its production capacity for successful projects like the renowned X-Factor TV series.
As the region’s largest media and broadcasting hub, Dubai Studio City offers a community experience tailored to the entertainment industry, with sector-specific infrastructure including backlots, sets, water tanks, production offices, and recording studios. The destination has hosted leading Hollywood projects like Vanguard and Star Trek Beyond. Part of TECOM Group’s Media Cluster, Dubai Studio City provides a supportive environment for creative innovators worldwide through in5 Media, a startup and entrepreneurship incubator based in Dubai Production City.
TECOM Group’s Media Cluster unites global leaders to elevate the regional media value chain and catalyse the local content production industry. With over 3,500 local, regional, and international customers and more than 38,000 creative professionals, it is a hub of excellence for future media innovators. The cluster includes talents from Rise Studios and Blinx at Dubai Media City, StarzPlay and Discovery Networks at Dubai Studio City, and Nadja Media at the in5 Media incubator in Dubai Production City.
As a Strategic Partner of CABSAT 2024, Dubai Studio City is presenting a full calendar of networking and educational opportunities at stand AR-H40 in Sheikh Saeed Hall 1. Highlights include details of an upcoming white paper by Dubai Media City and Dubai Design District (d3) on the prospects of the digital creative economy amid emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and augmented reality.
TECOM Group’s Media Cluster unites global leaders of all sizes with the common goal of elevating the regional media value chain and catalysing the local content production industry. With more than 3,500 local, regional, and international customers and over 38,000 creative professionals, it is a hub of excellence for tomorrow’s media innovators, co-locating exemplary talents from Rise Studios and Blinx at Dubai Media City; Starzplay and Discovery Networks at Dubai Studio City; and Nadja Media at the in5 Media incubator in Dubai Production City.
On day three, Dubai Studio City will feature a startup concept discussion with in5 Media enterprises Lichi Studios, Iinfinitty, Glocal, and Grambell.
