UAE has issued a new law to regulate the media sector, including radio, television, newspapers and cinemas in the country
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Dubai
Dubai Bling Season 2 delayed over Israel-Gaza war
Netflix refuses to say when show will be launched
Kuwait
Kuwait TV cast under investigation for ‘insulting’ scene, Minister says
The series has since been removed from streaming platform Shahid
digital streaming
When the Starz align: How the Arab world’s streaming heavyweight plans to stay ahead of Netflix
Meet Maaz Sheikh, the man behind Dubai-based streaming service Starz Play, which is beating Netflix at its own game
digital streaming
Traditional TV to phase out in 5-7 years, says Starz Play CEO
Millennials are leading industry shift from linear television to on demand video streaming
broadcast
Netflix, Starzplay and Wavo to face new Mideast competitor
Fox’s regional chief says success in South East Asia tests leave it optimistic about a similar product in the Middle East
Arab youth
For better and for worse, the dissemination and consumption of Arab media is fragmented as never before
Democratisation of information has transformed our media landscape, writes Khalid Al Maeena, managing partner of Quartz Communication Company
broadcast
New Saudi TV station feeds into modernisation drive
Branded “SBC”, the channel will broadcast exclusive content including films, talk shows and cooking programmes
music streaming
Video: What impact will digital streaming have on media consumption
Streaming service providers such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Spotify have amassed millions of subscribers and redefined the model for how we consume content.
Entertainment
Video: Future TV screens won’t look like TVs
From mobile robots like Keecker to LG’s rollable screens, reports on the devices changing how we’ll watch TV.
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Dubai’s OSN unveils TV line-up for early 2018
Pay-TV operator promises ‘biggest and most explosive line-up of television yet’
Al-Ikhbariya
Saudi Arabia launches new TV channel
The upgraded Al-Ikhbariya satellite TV channel will be turned into an LLC with an English-language service