Users will have to pay an extra fee if an account is being used outside the primary residence location for more than two weeks
streaming media
Netflix
Netflix to interrupt basic streaming plan with adverts from November
The new ads will be of 15 or 30 seconds in length, and will play before and during TV series and movies, Netflix said
broadcast content
Netflix told to remove ‘offensive content’ in Arab countries
Legal measures will be taken if Netflix continues to broadcast “offensive content,” the GCC committee statement said
AB In Focus
Netflix rival Starzplay’s Maaz Sheikh on the UAE’s home-grown success stories
Dubbed the Emirates’ rival to Netflix, the UAE streaming service has signed a deal with E-vision from e& and ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based conglomerate, to acquire a majority stake – 57 percent – based on a post-money valuation of $420 million. The CEO and co-founder Maaz Sheikh sits down with Arabian Business
ADQ
E-vision, ADQ ink deal to buy majority stake in streaming platform Starzplay Arabia
Starzplay Arabia CEO says agreement will enable platform to grow further by ‘focusing on original content production’
AB In Focus
AB Talks: Anghami’s CEO on stock market success and that Amr Diab deal
Eddy Maroun, Co-Founder and CEO of Anghami to dive into the company’s success after becoming the first Arab tech company to list on the US Nasdaq Stock Market
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021
How live sport is driving business growth at UAE’s Netflix rival Starzplay
Subscriptions and revenue per user on the up as streaming platform Starzplay adds new sports content to offering
e-sports
Five ways that the future of live streaming is going to change over the next five years
More interactive and immersive user experiences are in the works
Anghami
Abu Dhabi’s Anghami set for Nasdaq listing as shareholders back SPAC merger plan
Music streaming firm’s merger with Vistas Media Acquisition Company is approved by 98% of the vote at special meeting
digital streaming
Belgium-based Proshot’s streaming venture in UAE will be global platform for new films
Industry experts say the revenue-sharing model could prove to be a game changer for the industry, which is facing uncertain times due to temporary cinema closures and movie goers’ increasing aversion to visit closed and crowded theatres
digital streaming
Belgium-based media company Proshot will launch Filmpot streaming service in Middle East
Filmpot, which is to make Dubai its headquarters, also has plans to form a joint venture with an Indian company for production of films and serials
digital streaming
Video: Starzplay’s middle east growth and expansion plans
The CEO of Dubai-based online streaming platform Starzplay, Maaz Sheikh, has revealed plans to take the company public are still up to three years away.
digital streaming
Video: Why you shouldn’t try to please your boss: Netflix CEO
With 193m subscribers worldwide, Netflix has revolutionised the TV and film industry.
Amazon
Video: How Spotify dominates Apple, Google and Amazon in music
Streaming has become this decade’s preferred way of listening to music. It’s an $11 billion dollar industry, making up 47% of global music industry revenues, and Spotify has become the clear winner globally in terms of paid subscribers.
Bollywood
Netflix inks content deal with feel-good king of Bollywood
The Los Gatos will work with a unit of the Karan Johar-owned Dharma Productions to create a range of films and series exclusively for Netflix
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How Spotify is listening for new Middle East advertising opportunities
Spotify for Brands has launched in the Middle East looking to disrupt traditional advertising markets
Camila Cabello
Revealed: Spotify’s most popular summer song in the UAE
Second collaboration between Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello has been named Spotify’s most-streamed song of the summer in the UAE