Egyptian actress Rosaline Elbay to star in Netflix drama ‘Jigsaw’
Elbay, who is also a writer, will play the role of Judy Goodwin, the crew’s demolition specialist.
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Elbay, who is also a writer, will play the role of Judy Goodwin, the crew’s demolition specialist.
The film is inspired by true events and is based on the popular espionage novel ‘Escape to Nowhere’ by Amar Bhushan.
Disney+ will reach 121m subscribers by 2026, double its 2021 total.
The beneficiaries hail from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
Saudi Arabia has selected the film as its national submission to the Oscars 2021 following a multi-award-winning global festival season.
The report predicts that OSN will overtake both Shahid VIP and StarzPlay, growing from 945,000 in 2021 to 2.56m by 2026.
Ezama replaces Jessica Neal and will begin at Netflix in mid-September.
The series will see old characters from the original, including actor Toni Tones, who reprises her role as a young Eniola Salami and musician Reminisce as Makanaki.
The series is set in Lahore, and tells the stories of the courtesans of Heeramandi.
The film received the Golden Dove Award for Best Film in the German competition in Dok Leipzig 2020 and three major awards at the 2020 Cairo International Film Festival.
Michael Schumacher, who won a record seven F1 titles, has not been seen in public since suffering severe head injuries in a skiing accident.
The series is produced in collaboration with Filmizion, a Jordanian Film and TV Production company founded by Shomali.
Amanda is the second ABC Signature executive to move to Netflix this month, joining ABC Studios/ABC Signature veteran Lisa Lang McMullen.
The series on the opioid crisis in the US will see the Saudi-born actress play a pharma representative.
The new feature will automatically download content whenever it senses a decent internet connection.
Despite Hollywood’s dominance, the smaller markets in regions such as Latin America, Africa and the Middle East experienced significant growth in 2020.
The eight-episode series will be available exclusively on Netflix from July 1, 2021.
The Netflix.shop is only running in the US for now, but will expand to other countries in the coming months.
The USD 500,000 fund will aid below-the-line crew, craftspeople, and freelancers across the Arab region, bringing the total hardship fund investment to USD1m.
The film recently ended a festival tour around the world, during which it picked up over 20 international awards.
Starring Egyptian actor Ahmed Malek, the film landed its world premiere at Venice International Film Festival and Arab premiere at El Gouna Film Festival.
Playing the character of Lyta Hall, Jammal will be joining a cast of Tom Sturridge, Gwendoline Christie, Jenna Coleman, David Thewlis, Niamh Walsh, and Donna Preston.
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'Myriam Fares: The Journey' is the first Netflix documentary to be based on an Arab artist.
The show will also see the return of Shaikha, a character played by Mahira Abdulaziz, along with the addition of new characters.
The HFPA, which runs the Golden Globe Awards, has faced mounting pressure and boycotts over the diversity issue.
N-Ko will stream a weekly show titled The N-Ko Show, with the first episode set to stream on the Netflix Anime YouTube channel on April 30.
Lebanese actresses and real-life sisters, Manal and Nathalie Issa will portray Yusra and Sarah Mardini in the upcoming movie.
The agreement covers new Sony films that debut in theatres between 2022 to 2026, that includes Marvel’s ‘Morbius,’ Brad Pitt-thriller ‘Bullet Train’, and more.
Netflix is starting to face competition in terms of content budgets with the likes of Disney+ looking to spend around $8bn a year over the next few years.
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'The Platform' is the first pan-Arab series to be broadcast on American TV networks.
A panel discussion dedicated to Hulu Original Comedy will take place on April 11 with Ramy Youssef, Billy Rosenberg and many others.
Online video subscriptions revenue grew by 142% in India in 2020, with SVOD revenues rising from $265m in 2019 to $639m at the end of 2020.
Johnson is returning to write and direct, while Daniel Craig is reprising his role as detective Benoit Blanc.
It's likely part of the company's efforts to appeal to audiences in Asia and international markets.
Originally from Senegal, Sy is a French actor and comedian best known for his role in the 2011 comedy-drama The Intouchables, which earned him the César Award for Best Actor.
The Oscar-nominated actor will play the lead in the revenge thriller alongside Sobhita Dhulipala and Sharlto Copley.
'The Present' is one of two Arab films that have been nominated for the 93rd Academy Awards for the Best Live Action Short Film category.
The film is co-written by Palestinian filmmaker and poet Hind Shoufani and produced by Philistine Films.
Netflix constantly tests new features with users and it is unclear if the household verification requirement will be implemented more widely.
The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of streamed video content (OTT video) and music in the region, and boosted the popularity of online gaming even further.
Four out of five OTT services are keen on investing in acquisition and retention strategies fuelled by the pandemic and market trends.
The official trailer shows behind-the-scenes action at a number of races, with all 10 teams set to be part of the series once again.
Cooper will write and direct 'The Pale Blue Eye', which is based on a 2003 novel by Louis Bayard.
The investment is part of Netflix’s newly created ‘Fund for Creative Equity’.
A study released by films from Netflix were more likely to have women directing (23.1%), writing (25.2%) or producing (29%) them than the top-grossing movies of 2018 and 2019.
The series is directed by Hadi El Bagoury, starring Hend Sabry who will also serve as Executive Producer for the first time.
The growth is expected to continue, adding to the overall demand for strong development and feeding competition for projects of interest in the region.
Abla Fahita is a popular puppet that appeared in 2011 and performed her first entertainment programme on CBC Channel.
Disney+ will only have more subscribers than Netflix in one country, namely India, according to analyst Digital TV Research.
Netflix also landed three times more nominations than any other studio or network in both film and TV categories.
The test is limited to select users globally with Android devices right now; Netflix will explore bringing it to other devices.
The AFI Awards tributes will take place on February 26 with a virtual event on AFI’s YouTube channel and on AFI.com.
The scholarship is to create more opportunities in the film and TV industries for youth from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds.
Post release of the report, Netflix shares marked a 12.4% jump in value in after-hours trading.
The 2D animated series consists of 10 episodes and is set to release on Netflix on February 2.
The streaming service has announced that it will release 70 new original movies this year.
While a standard plan has been hiked by £1 to £9.99 ($13.59) per month, its premium plan has been increased to £13.99 ($19.03) a month. The basic package remains the same at ...
Now shipping, FX6 was first teased by Sony in September before the detailed product specs were shared in November.
