Middle East

Middle East

FESTIVALS: 'Sheikh Jackson' To Open El Gouna Film Festival

Amr Salama’s Sheikh Jackson has been selected as the opening film of the inaugural edition of the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt.

Middle East

Starz Play Arabia Eyes Expansion Beyond MENA Region

Dubai-based streamer is eyeing Eastern Europe, Africa and Southeast Asia.

Middle East

HEADLINES FROM ASIA: Amazon, Okja, YuppTV & Alibaba

Amazon unveils first India original, Netflix's Okja shut out of Korean cinemas, plus latest news from Alibaba, YuppTV, Youku and iQiyi.

Africa

iflix To Launch In 23 Countries In Sub-Saharan Africa

Kuala Lumpur-based streaming service iflix is continuing its march across emerging markets with a launch in 23 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Middle East

Netflix Teams With O3 Medya On First Turkish Series

Netflix is moving into the production of Turkish-language content with a 10-episode series co-produced with Istanbul-based O3 Medya.

Middle East

Asia’s Original Content Wars Heat Up

While Netflix and Amazon are pouring investment into local-language content across Asia, several regional platforms are entering the fray with a slew of announcements in recent months.

Middle East

FESTIVALS: Focus Asia Unveils Inaugural Line-up

Focus Asia, the genre-themed co-production market of Udine’s Far East Film Festival, has unveiled its inaugural selection of 13 projects.

Middle East

Middle East OTT Heats Up With Viu Launch

Competition in the OTT space in the Middle East is intensifying with PCCW’s Viu becoming the latest platform to roll out across the region.

Middle East

iflix, Zain Form Joint Venture To Launch MENA Service

Southeast Asian SVOD platform iflix has formed a joint venture with Kuwait-based mobile operator Zain to launch its services across the MENA region.

Middle East

FilmDoo Scoops Up Slate Of 19 Asian Titles

UK-based streaming platform FilmDoo has acquired TVOD rights to 19 Asian films from distributors including Asian Shadows and Stardust Pictures.

Middle East

INTERVIEW: FilmDoo Co-founder, Weerada Sucharitkul

The co-founder of UK-based streaming site FilmDoo talks marketing strategy for TVOD releases and where exactly you can find an audience for foreign-language films.

Middle East

Tencent Acquires Majority Stake In Supercell

Following weeks of speculation, Chinese digital titan Tencent has bought a majority stake in Finnish mobile gaming company Supercell from Japan’s Softbank for $8.6bn.