Streaming in the MENA region is becoming more and more popular, especially with new content paving the way. With our panelists heading leading media companies in MENA, Richard Fitzgerald of Augustus Media, Alaa Fadan of Telfaz11, and Butheina Kazim of Cinema Akil, the future of the industry is revealed, including digital content, production, technology, subscription, and streaming platforms.
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HIGHLIGHTS:
0:00 - Intro
2:17 - Watching content
5:38 - Content from MENA
12:50 - Future of technology in live streaming
16:21 - Subscriptions & platforms
22:23 - Specialized subscription windows
26:26 - Future of theatrical for Saudi
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QUOTES
"VOD revenues for 20 countries in the Middle East grew by $2.3 billion between 2021 and 2027 reaching a total of $4 billion Netflix "
"It's all leading towards like a very, very strong and very big industry,"
"You're gonna see a lot more stories actually coming from this region"
"Streaming is different from linear programming and formats are unconstrained"
"We're trying to build technology and we're also trying to build content all together at the same time,"
"We're going to see a lot of demand a lot of kind of competition on contents"
"The region has opportunity to create its own narrative"
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