Wamda

Kuwait

OSN+ completes acquisition of majority stake in Anghami

UAE-based online streaming platform OSN+ and Lebanon-founded music streaming app Anghami Inc. have officially merged into one media...

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Lebanon

MBC Group acquires 14% stake in Anghami

Saudi Arabian media conglomerate MBC Group, through its MBC Ventures arm, has purchased 4,074,533 ordinary shares in music streaming...

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Regional

Anghami, OSN+ merge to create regional entertainment conglomerate

UAE-based online streaming platform OSN+ has merged with the Lebanon-founded music streaming app Anghami Inc. in a deal worth $50...

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Regional

Anghami receives additional $5 million investment from SRMG Ventures

Lebanon-founded and UAE-based music streaming platform Anghami has raised a $5 million investment from Saudi VC firm SRMG...

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U.A.E

Anghami acquires live events management company Spotlight

UAE-based music streaming app Anghami has acquired the Dubai-based live events and concert company Spotlight Event for an unknown...

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Global

Anghami officially lists on US NASDAQ

Music streaming platform Anghami has completed its business combination with Vistas Media Acquisition Company and has listed its shares...

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U.A.E

Anghami set for NASDAQ listing as Vistas shareholders approve merger

A merger between Lebanon-founded music streaming startup Anghami and Vistas Media Acquisition Company, a publicly traded special...

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Regional

Anghami: Success built on localisation

When Eddy Maroun was skiing in a Lebanese mountain resort back in 2011, accessing music was a cumbersome affair. Music players like the...

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Global

Anghami's story is one to celebrate and emulate

Anghami is now the first home grown company to go public on Nasdaq since Aramex 24 years ago. This is a fantastic story that should be...

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Global

Anghami goes public on NASDAQ via SPAC

Music streaming platform Anghami is listing on the New York NASDAQ exchange via a merger with special purpose acquisition company...

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Lebanon

Anghami raises investment from SHUAA Capital

Lebanon-based music streaming platform Anghami, has raised a fresh investment from UAE-based investment firm SHUAA Capital alongside other...

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U.A.E

Anghami pledges $3 million to SMEs

Source: ITP Leading Middle East music platform Anghami has revealed a $3 million budget to help small businesses survive during the...

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Regional

In conversation with Hans-Holger Albrecht of Deezer

When France-based music streaming service Deezer, launched in the Middle East in 2018, followed swiftly by Sweden’s Spotify, it...

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Lebanon

The music revolution will not be live, it will be digital [Part1]

In the first piece of this two-part series, we will be looking at the business of online music in the MENA, what are the numbers,...

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Regional

What do MENA telcos want to be when they grow up? Part II

This is the second article of two about telecom companies in MENA and how they should be adapting. The first is here. In this part we are...

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U.A.E

What do MENA telcos want to be when they grow up? Part I

This is the first article of two about telecom companies in MENA and how they should be adapting. In the opening sequence of...

Telcos du anghami

Lebanon

Arab world’s streaming app Anghami raises Series B

Lebanon-born music streaming app Anghami has raised a Series B round at an undisclosed value, the company said in a statement. The round...

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Lebanon

Lebanon's startup clusters go beyond Beirut

As Lebanon develops its tech startup culture to become a serious player in the region, the capital of Beirut has become the country’s u...

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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...

Disrupt! Music! Music streaming piracy

Lebanon

What we learned: Mix N’ Mentor Beirut

Even the most amazing of ideas need a little help. (Images via Wamda with Sam Fakhoury) During our Mix N’ Mentor Beirut we gained s...

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Lebanon

Marketplace Edition pulls in the entrepreneurs for Mix N’ Mentor Beirut

Getting to know you. Mix N' Mentor Beirut kicks off. (Images Wamda with Sam Fakhoury) Not too far from the location of recent...

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Regional

Digital music in the Arab world, 4 industry players give their insights

There is no doubt that music is important to us, there is also no doubt that the same goes for the way in which we listen to it. But while...

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Regional

What turns an investor off? Mobily Ventures’ director answers

No different from any other relationship, the one between an investor and an entrepreneur should also be built on mutual trust and...

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Newly launched Mobily Ventures invests in Anghami, Easy Taxi

Mobily, a leading telecom in Saudi Arabia, will announce today the launch of Mobily Ventures, a venture capital fund seeking to invest...

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