The Middle East Broadcasting Center, branded in the Arab world as MBC Group, is the largest private free-to-air satellite broadcasting company in the Middle East & North Africa region. It was launched in London in 1991 and later moved to its headquarters to Dubai in 2002. The group has a plethora of channel ranging from news to music and entertainment, some of these include MBC1, MBC2, MBC MAX, MBC3, MBC4, MBC Action,MBC 5,MBC Persia, MBC Bollywood, Al Arabiya, Wanasah and MBC Drama. The Group also has two radio stations: MBC FM and Panorama FM.
Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) is the official media organization of the government of Dubai. It was established in 2003 as a government-owned company comprising a number of print, radio and TV channels under its umbrella including: Dubai TV, Al Bayan, Sama Dubai TV, Dubai One, Dubai Sports, Dubai Racing, Dubai Zaman, Dubai Drama, Noor Dubai Radio & Noor Dubai TV, Dubai FM, Emarat Al Youm, Emirates 24/7, Tawseel and Masar Printing Press. The chairman of the board of directors of DMI, Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is also the deputy ruler of Dubai.
Keshet Media Group, also known as Keshet, is a private Israeli mass media company, which is headquartered in Tel Aviv.
Rotana Media Group, commonly known as Rotana, is the Arab World's largest entertainment company. It is primarily owned by Saudi prince Al-Waleed bin Talal.
Crunchyroll is an American distributor, publisher, and licensing company focused on streaming anime, manga, and dorama. Founded in 2006 by a group of University of California, Berkeley graduates, Crunchyroll's distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to 50 million registered users worldwide. Crunchyroll is a subsidiary of Otter Media, which is a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia. Crunchyroll has offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chișinău and Tokyo, and is a member of the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA). "Crunchyroll-Hime", also known as "Hime" is the official mascot of Crunchyroll.
Murr Television is a leading Lebanese television station based in Naccache, Metn District. Michel Gabriel El Murr, is its chairman and CEO.
Omar or Omar Farouk is a historical Arab television drama miniseries-serial that was produced and broadcast by MBC1 and directed by the Syrian director Hatem Ali. Co-produced by Qatar TV, the series is based on the life of Omar ibn Al-Khattab, the second Caliph of Islam, and depicts his life from 18 years old until the moments of his death. The series had to face large controversy due to its depiction of Omar, Abu Bakr, Uthman and Ali, the four Rashidun Caliphs, along with other characters, who some Muslims believe should not be depicted, much like Mohammad. The series consists of 30 episodes and was originally aired in the month of Ramadan since July 20, 2012. It was made at a cost of 200 million Saudi riyals and filmed in Morocco, primarily in the cities of Marakesh, Tangiers, El Jadida, Casablanca and Mohammedia. After the series was broadcast on MBC, it was dubbed into several languages for international broadcast and subtitled in English on YouTube; it received great support from many different scholarly bodies and people watching it. As the series depended largely on reliable historical established facts, the series did not face criticism in terms of its content, as past films faced.
Arab television drama or Arab soap opera is a television form of melodramatic serialized fiction. The musalsalat are similar in style to Latin American telenovelas. They are often historical epics about Islamic figures or love stories involving class conflict and intrigue. The word musalsal literally means "chained, continuous".
Turkish television drama is a genre of television serial dramas, melodramas, comedy dramas, romantic dramas, thriller dramas, or action dramas produced in and broadcast from Turkey. Most dramas reflect Turkish culture and are the country's most well known economic and cultural exports. Turkey is the world's fastest growing television series exporter and has currently overtaken both Mexico and Brazil as the world's second highest television series exporter after the United States. Turkish television dramas are among the world's lengthiest, ranging between 120 and 150 minutes per episode. The television industry has played a pivotal role in increasing Turkey's popularity in Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa.
Egyptian Arts Group is a production and distribution company operating business in the Middle East and North Africa and seeks to go worldwide.
Diwan Videos is a leading multi-channel network, talent management agency, and media production company based in the MENA region, managing top creators and working with leading brands helping grow talents and reach audiences
Roya TV is a private Jordanian TV, was launched on January 1, 2011. It is part of Al-Sayegh Group. Roya announced its vision as being an institution that is based on establishing a quality media platform with modern content that lives up to the expectations of Arab audience in the 21st century. The station broadcasts a wide range of programs, including news, talk shows, documentaries and entertainment shows. HD version was launched on May 7, 2017 with all shows that aired on SD will launch on 25 May 2017. Roya TV is now also available to US viewers so that the Jordanians living there can feel at home when they turn on their TV. From now on, the audience can feel like you're actual cooking buddies with Dima Hijjawi, or as if they are sitting on the famous green sofa with the Caravan crew, or even like they're enjoying a Turkish coffee on a Friday morning with the company of Mais and Fuad. Roya TV is accessible on the Dish Network as a feature of its Super Elite Arabic bundle, which is home to other mainstream TV channels, including BBC Arabic, MBCs, Al Jazeera, MTV, Rotana, Al Nahar and different channels. US watchers can likewise enjoy Roya TV's various shows through Sling, Dish Network's OTT new stage, which offers more than 120 premium Arabic channels. Roya TV is among the best 50 allowed to-air channels on Sling. Roya TV is presently accessible to watchers in Canada, New Zealand and Australia through Mysat's OTT stage "MysatGo." The online TV stage can be gotten to on numerous gadgets, including Apple and Android cell phones, Apple and Android TVs, shrewd TVs, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV Stick, PCs and Foxtel TV. MysatGo is the only available Arabic pay TV platform in Australia and New Zealand and has been active since 1997. Audience members can download and enjoy the MysatGo app from the App Store and Google Play.
icflix is a Middle Eastern streaming and VoD platform that provides Jazwood, Bollywood and Hollywood movies and TV series. Icflix content is available in three languages: Arabic, English and French.
STX Financing, LLC, doing business as STX Entertainment, is a mini-major American entertainment and media company that creates, produces, distributes, finances and markets film, television and digital media, which includes live events and virtual reality.
Al Araby is a general television network launched in January 2015. It broadcasts a variety of programs and news shows in Arabic, covering society, politics, entertainment and culture. The channel's headquarters are in London and the network has bureaus in several Arab and Western capitals, through 11 bureaus in the Middle East and worldwide.
Adnan Al Awamleh, started his career with Jordan TV in 1968. After pursuing higher education at Beirut Arab University and BBC Institute, he rejoined Jordan TV as a director, working on several documentaries.
Mhd Moumen Almalla is a Syrian. He is known in the Arab world of Directing many TV famous series : Alzaeem Arabic: امسلسل الزعيم, Hamam Shami Arabic: حمام شامي and Bab Alharah باب الحارة
Talal Al-Awamleh is a Jordanian producer. He is the executive producer and CEO of Arab Telemedia Group which was founded by his father Adnan Al-Awamleh in 1983.
Tima Shomali is a Jordanian producer, director, writer, and comedy actress. Zainab Salbi called her "Tina Fey of the Arab world" during an interview with the young actress, in New York at the Woman in the World Summit. After earning an MFA degree in producing and screenwriting at RSICA, Shomali joined the YouTube show Bath Bayakha, where she was first recognized for her work as a writer and actress. Later in 2012, she founded her own production company which she called Filmizion Productions, and through the company, she created and starred in her first Web series titled Femaleshow. The show attracted millions of viewers from across the region online, which led to it being aired on different TV stations around the region. Becky Anderson described her as a national phenomena in a CNN interview with the young filmmaker. Currently, she is working on creating the second original Arabic Netflix series, in collaboration with her Jordanian production company Filmizion Productions, titled AlRawabi School for Girls.
Sony Channel (Russia), or Sony Pictures Television Russia is the Russian branch of international pay television Sony Channel, broadcasting TV shows and movies on air in Russia. Sony Channel provides high-quality television content from Sony Pictures as well as third-party distributors. Sony channel also provides a special original content commissioned by locals and global parties. It is a division of Sony Pictures Television Inc. (SPT), a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. The portfolio of SPT Networks reaches over 2 billion viewers around the world broadcasting in 178 countries worldwide and includes over 150 entertainment channels.
