The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) is partnering with the SVoD service, STARZPLAY, to establish the company’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The partnership is part of ADIO’s AED 2 billion (€457m) Innovation Programme, an initiative of the Abu Dhabi government’s Ghadan 21 accelerator programme. Establishing its headquarters in Abu Dhabi with ADIO’s support will enable […]

Abu Dhabi is accelerating the growth of the Culture and Creative Industries (CCI) through a AED 30+ billion (€6.7bn) investment strategy that sees the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) cement its leadership position as the custodian of all the multidisciplinary sectors within the CCI. The Culture and Creative Industries […]

Abu Dhabi Police have arrested three people and raided several shops as part of a concerted effort against TV piracy, following a complaint from pay-TV operator OSN. “Piracy is causing enormous losses for the entertainment industry, the authorities and the end users,” declared Hanif Khan, director of anti-piracy and content security at OSN, who noted […]