Latest news of middle-east
17 JAN 2022
Operators
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).
16 MAR 2020
Distribution
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.
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.
31 JAN 2020
Deals
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”.
27 JAN 2020
Distribution
RED ARROW STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL SCORED ITS FIRST WAVE OF DEALS FOR "BEAT THE CHANNEL"
Adaptations of hit primetime gameshow were optioned for France, Spain, Portugal and the Middle East and also season three was commissioned in Germany.