U.A.E QiDZ raises $1 million in seed round Source: Gulf News QiDZ, a one-stop destination for kids-related fun, education and entertainment in the UAE, announced earlier today... News • 26 November, 2019 Education kids Entertainment
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Regional Ecommerce driving Middle East digital economy: Payfort Ecommerce is the furnace driving growth in the Middle East’s online economy but local online airline bookings are by far the highest... Rachel Williamson • 15 May, 2016 State of Payments 2016 Payfort Entertainment
Jordan The internet: is it good or bad for music? Music is one of the many industries that the internet has massively transformed. In 2014, the global recording industry, according to... Tala El Issa • 30 March, 2016 Disrupt! Music! Music streaming piracy
U.A.E STEP 2016: entertainment for the masses Last year's edition. (Images via STEP Conference) Expectations are running high for this year’s STEP Conference - and so are the n... Maya Rahal • 06 March, 2016 MAGNiTT 2016 Step Conference
Saudi Arabia UTURN cofounder launches a platform for outdoor activities in Jeddah This article has been crossposted from Firnas.org. Inspired by his personal struggle with finding out about outdoor activities in Jeddah,... Safar Ayad • 22 September, 2014 Saudi Arabia Entertainment Uturn
Virgin MENA’s Nisreen Shocair: Transforming a record store into an entertainment destination This article has been reposted from Knowledge@Wharton. Sir Richard Branson founded Virgin Megastores in 1971. Forty years later, after a... Knowledge @Wharton • 29 June, 2014 virgin megastore virgin Music
The rise of online video in the Middle East [Wamda TV] The rise of online video creation is one of the year’s biggest stories in the Middle East. With the region boasting 300 million views on Y... Zeina Tabbara • 10 September, 2013 Online video Entertainment Digital Media
How two Bahraini filmmakers launched their own studio to galvanize storytelling in the Arab world Five years ago, after a typical 18-hour day working on a particularly long and tiresome production in Bahrain, Saleh Nass and Chaker Ben... Leena AlOlaimy • 02 September, 2013 Film Entertainment
How comedy is reshaping entertainment in Saudi Arabia Comedy ventures have been at the forefront of the rapidly evolving entertainment industry in Saudi Arabia. Within the past few years,... Ahmed Al Majid • 26 August, 2013 Comedy Saudi Arabia Entertainment
Swiss Platform Works to Boost the Arab Film Industry Arab cinema is gaining popularity across the Arab world, as many young documentary and short film producers are making names for... Ahmed Gabr • 02 May, 2013 Entertainment Arabic Content
10 Secrets for Building Online Traffic from Women's Magazine Layalina After several years of working in the media production business on daily, weekly and monthly periodicals, Awi, a publication company based... Maya Rahal • 24 January, 2013 Advice Arabic Content Data
Music Marketing Platform Helps Artists Go Viral in the Arab World Today, viral YouTube videos propel artists to fame overnight, creating a completely new set of rules for music promotion. This is where the... Glen Dalakian II • 26 December, 2012 Entertainment Music Social Media
With Egyptian Style Parody, Video Magazine Disalata Goes Viral in Egypt Sometimes all it takes is one great hit to secure a content startup’s viability. Video magazine Disalata – which means “it is a ... Shaimaa El Nazer • 11 November, 2012 Digital Media Education Entertainment
Wild Peeta Goes Lean, Launching Crowdfunded Franchises and a New TV Show Dubai is not known for being lean. “Because the Gulf is such a new region, everything is geared towards big imported brands,” says Mohamed P... Nina Curley • 06 November, 2012 Scaling Entertainment Food & Beverage
Fatooosh Offers Mobile and SmartTV Video Streaming Tailored for the Arab World Amidst a rise in available Arabic content online, a new cross-platform SmartTV app has launched to offer seamless video viewing and... Glen Dalakian II • 05 November, 2012 Arabic Content Digital Media Entertainment
3rd MYCONTENT Show in Dubai On November 27-28th, the 3rd MYCONTENT Show will bring together players from across the content and media industry in the Middle East and N... Wamda • 29 October, 2012 Animation Conferences Developers
Spotify’s Axel Bringeus at Webrazzi 2012 At the Webrazzi conference earlier this month Axel Bringéus, Director of International Growth at Spotify, discussed Spotify’s goal to in... Wamda • 22 October, 2012 Conferences Digital Media E-commerce
10 Must-Watch Animation Startups in the Arab World This week we highlight some of the Arab world’s most creative and inspired animation startups. These artists are bringing new series, short ... Glen Dalakian II • 18 October, 2012 Animation Arabic Content Design
The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical Goods, Part 5 [Wamda TV] In the last segment of our CoE E-Commerce panel on The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical Goods, the panel fields audience questions. A... Wamda • 09 October, 2012 Advertising COE CoE E-Commerce
The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical Goods, Part 4 [Wamda TV] In Part 4 of our CoE E-Commerce panel on The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical Goods, moderator Abed Agha, Founder and CEO of Vinelab, in... Wamda • 08 October, 2012 Advertising COE CoE E-Commerce
The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical Goods, Part 2 [Wamda TV] At our June event, CoE E-Commerce, Abed Agha, Founder and CEO of Vinelab, moderated a panel on The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical ... Wamda • 04 October, 2012 COE CoE E-Commerce Digital Media