Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentVariety partnered with U.K.-based consultancy Ampere Analysis to delve into the top local and regional ad-supported and pay TV services that are competing with behemoths like Netflix and Amazon.
For more, click here. In mid-January, Saudi-owned MBC Group, the Middle East’s largest free-to-air broadcaster, held a lavish launch of its revamped Shahid SVOD streaming service at the Dubai Opera, where the slogan “It’s Our Time” lit up the emirate’s iconic Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower.The pharaonic gala, attended by Saudi and UAE royals, Arab celebs and Middle East TV heavyweights, was peppered with proclamations.
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