BROADCASTERS &
STREAMERS
ROTANA | SAUDI ARABIA
CAREER HIGHLIGHT(S):
A media conglomerate that includes a film production company (Rotana Studios), free-to-air television stations (Rotana TV), music channels (Rotana Radio), a record label (Rotana Music Group), and other businesses. As the owner of the most extensive Arabic movie library with over 2,000 titles, Rotana has focused on licensing content to other regional streaming platforms rather than competing directly with them. It has also hatched a partnership deal with MBC Group to make its TV channels available on-demand to Shahid VIP subscribers.
TWELVE-MONTH HIGHLIGHT(S):
THE SQUADRON: Co-produced by Rotana Studios, the Egyptian action and war film was released across the Arab World in summer 2024.
UNIDENTIFIED: Rotana Studios co-produces Saudi filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour’s upcoming feature.
PRINCE AL WALEED BIN TALAL
OWNER of Rotana
SAUDI
PRINCESS LAMIA BINT MAJID AL SAUD
CEO OF ROTANA STUDIOS
SAUDI
MOHAMMED BIN FAYEZ WAFA
GENERAL MANAGER OF ROTANA
STUDIOS