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November 21, 2023 Top Stories

OSN+ to Merge with Music Platform Anghami

November 21, 2023

OSN+ is merging with the MENA music platform Anghami to create a service that will deliver movies, TV shows, music and podcasts.

July 6, 2023 Top Stories

STARZPLAY Arabia Launches TVOD Service

July 6, 2023

STARZPLAY in the Middle East and North Africa has launched a TVOD service allowing users to rent or buy recent films shortly after their theatrical runs.

May 17, 2023 Top Stories

Mediawan Acquires Côte Ouest

May 17, 2023

Mediawan has picked up a majority stake in Côte Ouest, which distributes a catalog of more than 20,000 hours of content to clients across Africa.

March 2, 2023 Top Stories

NBCUniversal & Sky Partner with MultiChoice on Showmax

March 2, 2023

Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky have sealed a deal with MultiChoice to relaunch the Showmax streaming brand, available across 50 markets in Africa.

February 17, 2023 Analysis, Top Stories

MENA OTT Revenues to Double by 2028

February 17, 2023

The OTT streaming of TV episodes and movies in the Middle East and North Africa will generate revenues of $5.7 billion by 2028, up from $2.8 billion last year, according to Digital TV Research.

January 19, 2023 Top Stories

MBC Group Extends Warner Bros. Discovery Pact

January 19, 2023

MBC Group has extended its long-term partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery across the MENA region.

October 13, 2022 Top Stories

Ex-OSN, WBD Execs Unveil Rise Studios

October 13, 2022

Emad Morcos and Amel Farag, formerly of OSN, and Amanda Turnbull, previously with Warner Bros. Discovery, have unveiled Rise Studios, which will focus on developing content out of the Middle East and North Africa.

October 3, 2022 Top Stories

Viu South Africa in BBC Studios Volume Deal

October 3, 2022

BBC Studios has licensed more than 150 hours of content to the Viu streaming platform in South Africa across scripted, docs and kids' fare.

February 24, 2022 Analysis, Top Stories

AVOD, SVOD to Drive GCC Video Revenues

February 24, 2022

Video revenues in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are set to hit $2.1 billion by 2026, with AVOD and SVOD gains expected to make up for contractions in pay and free-to-air revenues, per a new report from Media Partners Asia (MPA).

August 26, 2021 Analysis, Top Stories

African SVOD Base to Triple

August 26, 2021

By 2026, there will be 15.06 million paying SVOD subscribers in Africa, three times the 5.11 million expected at the end of this year, Digital TV Research projects.

Mansha Daswani