“It doesn’t just hurt OSN, it hurts the whole chain of basically producers, content creators, writers and so on”
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Spotify releases new features as it crosses half a billion active monthly listeners
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Netflix announces account ban if user does not sign in from home
The streaming giant Netflix will now require shared users on its platform to connect to a home network at the primary’s user’s location
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Spotify in talks to buy Anghami: Report
World leading music streaming platform could acquire Abu Dhabi based streaming service, Anghami
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Netflix to charge for sharing accounts
Users will have to pay an extra fee if an account is being used outside the primary residence location for more than two weeks
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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
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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
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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
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Benny Pough: ‘If you don’t learn from near-death situations, then you’re a fool’
Music mogul Benny Pough reflects on 30 years at the pinnacle of the powerful US record industry, the Middle Eastern music scene, a life-changing accident, his new book, and more
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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
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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
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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.
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Video: Why you shouldn’t try to please your boss: Netflix CEO
With 193m subscribers worldwide, Netflix has revolutionised the TV and film industry.
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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.
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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
Apple
Apple prices TV+ video service at AED19.99 a month in the UAE
Apple TV+ – free for one year with purchases of new Apple devices – will launch with a slew of titles on November 1
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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