Former OSN, Warner Bros Discovery Execs Launch Mena-Focused Rise Studios
deadline.comIndustry veterans Emad Morcos, former OSN Chief Content and Commercial Officer; Amanda Turnbull, who was previously General Manager at Warner Bros Discovery Middle East, Africa and Turkey; and Amel Farag, former Head of Content Commercial Strategy at OSN have joined forces to launch Rise Studios.
The entertainment company will build a diverse and collaborative ecosystem to create content across all formats by talent based across the Middle East and North Africa.
With knowledge fueled by data-driven insights and commercial expertise, the company will develop content for movie chains, streaming platforms, free-to-air television, digital and social media channels.
The execs have already started bringing on the company’s first collaborators. First to join the group are Egyptian scripted series and movie specialist Partner Pro, and advertising creative house ASAP headed by Amin El Masri and renowned film director Sherif Arafa; along with Lebanese and UAE-based factual reality specialist Different Productions, headed by Mazen Laham; and Watan Network headed by Bassel Khair.
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