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Intigral CEO Hamoud Al Rumayan explains how his company is changing viewing habits in Saudi Arabia, while supporting the kingdom’s vision for the future.

By Vinod Krishnan Viewers are watching more content than ever before, with expectations for nearly endless content choice anytime, anywhere and on any screen. To innovate and stay ahead of viewer demands requires the adoption of technologies and solutions that accelerate content production and delivery.  Today, cloud technology has the power to fundamentally change how media […]

For decades, free TV has coexisted alongside premium programming that requires a subscription to a cable or satellite service. Now that traditional TV content is shifting to the Internet, a similar dynamic is taking shape. Subscription streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are jockeying with a growing crop of free, ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) […]

With the emergence of subscription video-on-demand services (SVODs) such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, the media has been quick to foretell the demise of TV. But, is there any truth to those words? TV has remained a powerhouse and mainstay in modern life ever since its introduction in the 20th century. Many historical moments broke […]

The holy month of Ramadan is an introspective and spiritual time of the year, when people fast, pray, change their daily routines, catch up with their favorite TV drama series and spend more time with their near and dear ones. It’s also that time of year when television and digital screens are bombarded with commercials. […]

Etisalat launched an exclusive partnership with video-on-demand service Starz Play Arabia to offer a range of Hollywood movies and series directly to Etisalat’s eLife TV customers. Etisalat’s eLife TV subscribers can now watch Hollywood movies, original series & kids entertainment for free with their 30-day trial, exclusively available in the UAE to eLife TV customers. […]

Vuclip, the premium mobile video-on-demand (VOD) service for emerging markets, recently released a report revealing insights into consumer behavior associated with sharing videos on mobile. This past August, 5,000 responses were collected from Vuclip users throughout India, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and the UAE. Key Insights: The use of social networks and instant messaging platforms […]

The Oxford Dictionary defines a ‘mobile phone’ as “a telephone with access to a cellular radio system so it can be used over a wide area, without a physical connection to a network” and the word ‘mobile’ as “able to move or be moved freely or easily”. However, with the introduction of phablets, tablets and […]

In late 2014, MBC’s (Middle East Broadcasting Corporation) news channel, Al Arabiya News, announced the resignation of Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, who would move on from his position as general manager to become a board member at the group. Nearly a month into Al-Rashed’s resignation and the subsequent appointment of Adel Al-Toraifi (now Turki Al-Dakhil) in the same role, […]

  The news of Robin Williams’ suicide this Monday in his California home has shocked and saddened fans the world over from the entertainment industry and outside of it. In varying degrees of detail, almost every media outlet recounted and dissected the events that led up to Williams’ suicide, the suicide itself and, naturally, social […]

  Last year, Pepsi’s three-minute “Let’s Come Together” film for Ramadan was not only among the longest ads released in the Middle East for the Holy Month – with, presumably, a budget to match – but also the most watched video on YouTube outside of and in the MENA region, having clocked up close to […]

  The FIFA World Cup comprises eight groups with 32 teams playing 64 games over 30 days. There is a total of 5,760 minutes of football playing time – excluding the nerve-shredding extra time and penalty shoot-outs in the knock-out stages. Since a large proportion of this year’s World Cup coincides with Ramadan, with most of the matches during this time scheduled […]

  Angel investor, entrepreneur and founder of The SmartStart Fund, Prashant Gulati, has grown his share of MENA startups over the past years. He’s also grown intolerant to repetitive business concepts in the regional entrepreneurship scene – with a “What’s Not Next” list to match. The list goes something like this: “Don’t come to me and start with, ‘I’m developing an app’. […]

  The Social Network, a movie detailing the early days of peculiar, somewhat reclusive and smug Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, started an irrevocable trend in the startup world – a new generation of young entrepreneurs whose personas preceded any promise of a success story, or one of survival. The temptation to follow in Zuckerberg’s footsteps was too irresistible for even Evan Spiegel, the […]

Telly (www.telly.com), a platform allowing people to discover new video-on-demand content via social recommendations, announced today that it is launching a new premium service called Telly Plus for emerging markets, and that it has signed international distribution agreements with both Sony Pictures Television and Miramax to provide content for the service. The agreements enable Telly […]

Vuclip, mobile video on demand [VOD] service for emerging markets, has announced a partnership with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Ltd. to provide WWE fans with video clips on their mobile phones. Through this partnership, Vuclip will make available WWE’s video clips in India, Africa, Middle East and South East Asia. Via this arrangement, WWE […]

Vuclip, a premium mobile video on demand service for emerging markets, has announced a host of premium Arabic content for viewers to enjoy during Ramadan. For the first time in the Middle East, mobile users will be able to enjoy simulcast the latest Arabic drama series, Islamic shows and more alongside their TV release dates. […]

Carlos Tibi, CEO and co-founder of icflix with Fahad AlHassawi, chief commercial officer, du Icflix – the region’s Netflix – has collaborated with du, which enables customers to subscribe directly from their phone, eliminating the need for a credit card. The subscription fee will be charged to their monthly mobile bill or prepaid credit from du. This makes […]

  Compiling figures from IPG Mediabrands and the MAGNA Global Advertising Forecasts 2013 report, regional social video advertising platform Buzzeff recently stated that global investments into social video advertising have witnessed a growth of 37 percent in 2013, amounting to $8.26 billion. In the MENA region, it claims that social video advertising saw a 300 percent growth in 2013, when compared with the previous […]