SRMG looks to take a slice of an emerging Arabic streaming market with Anghami investment
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Disney + Hotstar
Disney+ Hotstar loses highest ever number of subscribers at 12.5mn in Q3
This is the third consecutive quarter in which the video streaming service has lost subscribers
Bahrain
Bahrain’s BRAVE CF strikes partnership deal with Indonesian streaming platform VIDIO
The deal will help the MMA company to join other sporting giants such as Formula One, Champions League, NBA Premier League and the World Cup in VIDIO
Content piracy
Fighting piracy is like playing Whack-A-Mole, says OSN boss
“It doesn’t just hurt OSN, it hurts the whole chain of basically producers, content creators, writers and so on”
BRAVE CF
Bahrain’s BRAVE CF strikes content distribution deal with Indian streaming platform MX Player
The deal comes close on the heels of BRAVE CF emerging as the most global MMA organisation, having traveled to 28 countries in six years of operations
Cricket
How to watch IPL 2023: Streaming platform reveals live cricket package
STARZPLAY will broadcast 2023 IPL cricket matches on streaming platforms
broadcast
HBO, OSN sign Middle East exclusive mega licensing deal
OSN platforms will now feature all HBO shows and movies including The Suicide Squad, The Matrix Resurrections and more
Anghami
Anghami revenue jumps 36%, subscribers pass 1.5m
Anghami has more than 1.52m paying subscribers and aims to be profitable this year
digital streaming
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
Amazon Prime
UAE streaming ahead for video on demand in the Gulf
UAE consumers have access to an average 3.1 streaming video on demand services
Disney
Disney spent $90m making Moon Knight
The show, filmed partly in Jordan’s Wadi Rum, features the eponymous Moon Knight, a mystical Marvel Comics character
digital media
Qatar World Cup: Streaming platforms circle for piece of 1.1 billion viewer pie
The FIFA 2022 matches are projected to drive up advertisements and new subscriptions to help the industry to rake up huge revenues
acquisition
Spotify in talks to buy Anghami: Report
World leading music streaming platform could acquire Abu Dhabi based streaming service, Anghami
digital streaming
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
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
Saudi Arabia
Saudi ‘behavioral consultant’ says Netflix is ‘sponsor of homosexuality’
The Saudi state TV also aired a compilation of footages from specific Netflix shows that it deem to “threaten the healthy upbringing of children”
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