Saudi Arabia Thmanyah launches Thmanyah Hosting to connect publishers with advertisers Thmanyah, the media tech company and leading Arabic podcast network in the Middle East and North Africa, has launched the ‘Thmanyah... Press Release • 20 March, 2024 Thmanyah
Global Why are South Korea and the GCC so interested in one another? For many years the Middle East’s startup ecosystem has looked to the West, for inspiration, for investment and to scale. But as... Triska Hamid • 13 November, 2023 South Korea
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... News • 21 August, 2023 anghami SRMG VENTURES
Regional SRMG launches VC arm to back regional early-stage media companies Saudi Arabia-based media group SRMG has launched a new VC arm to back early-stage companies that focus on media creation, digital media,... News • 28 March, 2023 SRMG VENTURES FUZ Telfaz11
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... News • 04 February, 2022 anghami
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... News • 21 January, 2022 anghami SPAC
Egypt Minly acquires UAE’s shoutout platform Oulo Egypt-based celebrity shoutout platform Minly has acquired its UAE rival Oulo for an undisclosed amount. Minly’s decision to... News • 08 December, 2021 Minly oulo
Regional The regional race for content creators The arrival of social media platforms has not only changed the advertising and marketing sector, but entertainment too. Combined with... Triska Hamid • 08 December, 2021 Creative Industry Summit TikTok Peace Cake
Jordan Istikana: Streaming its way to production In most homes in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), the television is still the focal point of the living room, bringing together... Nesma Abdel Azim • 20 July, 2021 istikana Film Video Streaming
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... Shaimaa El Nazer • 03 March, 2021 anghami lebanon SPAC
U.A.E Rising Giants Network secures $1 million investment Dubai-based Rising Giants Network (RGN), a bilingual podcasting network, has secured a $1 million investment deal, led by Triangle Media,... News • 24 January, 2021 content podcasts Investment
U.A.E 360VUZ raises bridge round investment UAE-based Immersive video mobile app 360VUZ, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding as part of a bridge round from Knollwood,... Dunya Hassanein • 15 December, 2020 360vuz Bridge round
Jordan In conversation with Hussam Hammo of Tamatem The Middle East’s mobile gaming industry was already a booming one prior to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic that has seen... Triska Hamid • 08 April, 2020 Gaming gaming industry tamatem
Regional The Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the entrepreneurship ecosystem [Survey] As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the way we live, work and operate, very few startups in the region have managed to escape... Wamda • 06 April, 2020
Regional Competition rising: Video streaming in Mena If there is one pastime that people in the Middle East are unlikely to give up, it is watching television. In 2018, the daily time spent... Shaimaa El Nazer • 05 March, 2020 netflix streaming Media
U.A.E StudioRepublik’s Big Weekend A 2-day Festival to celebrate the opening of StudioRepublik is happening on January 10-11, 2020 from 9:00 AM - 5:00... Wamda • 09 January, 2020
Regional Trends to expect in 2020 With each passing year, the Middle East and North Africa’s (Mena) entrepreneurship ecosystem develops and cements itself as a core... Wamda • 05 January, 2020 Trends entrepreneurship MENA
U.A.E JumpAdvisor raises seed investment UAE-based JumpAdvisor recently raised a seed investment round from an angel investor, valuing the company at $400,000. JumpAdvisor is an... News • 22 December, 2019 seed investment
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... Triska Hamid • 31 October, 2019 Music streaming anghami
U.A.E VR in airports: Driving sales, beyond entertainment In early 2015, the Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways, in partnership with Samsung, brought Virtual Reality (VR) to its first-class... Rana Freifer • 31 May, 2018 uae Entertainment tech
Turkey The Blockchain can improve the profitability of online ads and this Turkish startup is kicking it off This year, internet ads are expected to overtake TV ads as the largest advertising segment, and the total spend on entertainment and media... Rana Freifer • 11 April, 2018 turkey Online ads Blockchain
Global User experience design: 4 tips from Apple’s Willy Lai We recently caught up with Willy Lai, a recent Apple user experience design director based in Silicon Valley who is teaching a user... Eslam Tawakol • 13 November, 2017 UX design Willy Lai apple
Egypt Egypt startup BSocial launches Quran VR app Marketing services company Bsocial has created a virtual reality (VR) app called Experience Quran for the Oculus store. It comes after... Wamda • 24 April, 2017 BSocial virtual reality Experience Quran
U.A.E Dubai is growing the sounds of local talent At 13 years old, Zain Khan, founder and CEO of The Sound Gaarden, started playing bass guitar for a few high school bands in... Archana Menon • 12 February, 2017 the sound gaarden freshly ground sounds Music