Extreme E and Extreme H have announced a broadcast partnership with MBC Group, the MENA media company. The action begins in Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia with Extreme E’s Final Lap on October 4th to 5th, a celebratory farewell to electric racing, followed by the launch of the inaugural FIA Extreme H World Cup on October […]
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-backed Public Investment Fund (PIF) has bought a major slice of broadcaster MBC’s shares that it did not already own. PIF has acquired a 54 per cent stake in the broadcasting group for an aggregate price of SAR 7,469 million (€1.62bn), at a price of SAR 41.60 per share. The deal was carried […]
MBC says it has officially moved its Dubai-based Al Arabiya family of news channels to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. In what the broadcaster described as a defining moment in its history, the move into a purpose-built advanced infrastructure, is a very positive move. According to General Manager Mamdouh AlMuhaini, this move is far more than […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), is claiming a landmark victory for content creators after working with Egyptian authorities to shut down the largest piracy ring in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region. Operating since at least 2015, the Shahed4U ring was based in Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt. More than 25 per […]
KC Global Media, the Asian entertainment network and multi-channel operator, has announced a content partnership with Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), South Korea’s leading national broadcasting network, bringing more premium drama and variety shows to ONE. Fans can now enjoy all genres from MBC including romance fantasy series, Kokdu: Season of Deity, express within 24 hours […]
MBC Group, the Dubai and Riyadh-based pan-Arab broadcaster, will reportedly mount an IPO next year. Reports out of the Gulf say that MBC is working with investment bankers HSBC and JPMorgan Chase on the potential plan. At the moment, the amount to be raised and the structure of the float are unclear. Current ownership of […]
BBC Studios announced has completed a licence agreement with the MBC Group, the MENA media company, to bring the first Arabic language adaptation of Doctor Foster to audiences across the region. Originally created by Mike Bartlett and produced by Drama Republic, the series centres around a trusted doctor whose life implodes when she suspects her […]
Dubai-based broadcasting giant MBC is linking with Arabic animation house Barajoun Entertainment to co-produce five Arabic language animated feature films over the next three years. MBC’s Shahid VIP streaming service will air the originals exclusively. MBC Drama and Shahid VIP Content Tareq Al-Ibrahim, commented: “It is important for us to tell stories that reflect the […]
THEMA Company, a specialist of the edition and distribution of multicultural audiovisual contents, and a subsidiary of Canal+ International, has announced the integration of seven channels from MBC portfolio, commercialised in exclusivity within the offering of “Le Bouquet Maghreb” and “Le Bouquet Maghreb+”, available on all French operators. Since October 1st, the premium channels MBC […]
Ninetnine, a provider of content distribution services to cable and OTT platforms, has signed an agreement with MBC Group, a media company in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA). The multi-year agreement, which begins on October 1st, will see Ninetnine become the exclusive distributor of MBC channels in Europe with TV rights to its […]