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Ramadan 2024: New trends in the Middle East entertainment industry 10 MAY 2024

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Ramadan 2024: New trends in the Middle East entertainment industry

During Ramadan 2024, the media and entertainment landscape across the Middle East and other regions with Muslim communities witnessed a significant transformation.
MENA pay TV revenues to fall by $1.5 billion 17 JAN 2022

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MENA pay TV revenues to fall by $1.5 billion

A study from Digital TV Research is forecasting that pay-TV revenues for 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region will fall by 38% between peak year 2016 ($3.84 billion) and 2027 ($2.39 billion).
BANIJAY RIGHTS’ FORMATS ARE GROWING IN MIDDLE EAST 16 MAR 2020

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BANIJAY RIGHTS’ FORMATS ARE GROWING IN MIDDLE EAST

"Beat Your Host" will be adapted for MBC; "Fort Boyard" and "Strike" will have new seasson in the territory and "Popstars" goes to Algeria.
STARZPLAY AND FREMANTLE JOINT FORCES FOR HIGH-END DRAMAS IN MENA 10 FEB 2020

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STARZPLAY AND FREMANTLE JOINT FORCES FOR HIGH-END DRAMAS IN MENA

The SVOD service has acquired "Baghdad Central" and "The Luminaries" to launch in 2020 and the crime series "Dublin Murders" is currently available on the platform.
HASBRO NAMED MAXX GROUP AS TOY LICENSEE FOR EMEA MARKETS 31 JAN 2020

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HASBRO NAMED MAXX GROUP AS TOY LICENSEE FOR EMEA MARKETS

The multi-year agreement granting Maxx Group rights to a number of its most popular brands as “My Little Pony”, “Power Rangers” and “Transformers”.