- Key decisions made by the Board of Directors under the Chairmanship of Waleed Al Ibrahim
- New structure designed to keep pace with massive growth experienced by digital activities including Shahid VIP and in line with the active corporate development pipeline
Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Keeping pace with the acceleration of opportunities in the digital media and OTT markets and facing the challenge of delivering on the Saudi Kingdom’s Vision 2030 media agenda, MBC GROUP’s Board of Directors today appoints Majid Al Ibrahim as a Board Representative to assess, oversee and facilitate the implementation of new initiatives and mandates. The Board also decided to appoint Sam Barnett as the new GROUP CEO succeeding Marc Antoine d’Halluin who was appointed as an Advisor to the Board, to guide its strategic vision. It’s worth noting that Barnett had spent more than 17 years with the GROUP, including as GROUP CEO until end of December 2019 and brings a wealth of experience to reinforce MBC GROUP’s senior management team.
In this context, MBC GROUP Chairman Waleed Al Ibrahim wished Majid Al Ibrahim, Marc Antoine d’Halluin and Sam Barnett, the best of success in their endeavors and thanked them for their continuous dedication to making MBC GROUP a global media leader which has successfully pivoted towards the OTT world.
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About MBC GROUP:
MBC GROUP (Middle East Broadcasting Centre) is the largest and leading media company in the Middle East & North Africa region that enriches people’s lives through information, interaction and entertainment. In 2002, nearly a decade after the launch of MBC1 in London, in 1991, and as the 1st private free-to-air Arab satellite TV channel, MBC Group moved its headquarters to Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates, where it remains.
Today, MBC GROUP includes 20 leading TV channels: MBC1 (general family entertainment); MBC2 & MBC MAX (24-hour western movies); MBC3 (children’s edutainment with a mix of both local productions and western acquisitions); MBC4 (entertainment for young families with a female-focus); MBC ACTION (an indigenous adrenaline-packed channel targeting young males with local and homegrown productions); MBC VARIETY (Western films and general entertainment with uninterrupted broadcasting); MBC DRAMA (24/7 Arabic drama) & MBC+ DRAMA; MBC PERSIA (general family entertainment dubbed and subtitled in Farsi); Al Arabiya (24-hour Arabic language News channel); Al Hadath (an extension of Al Arabiya News Channel with a specific focus on developing stories in the Arab world and beyond); WANASAH (24-hour Arabic music channel); MBC MASR & MBC MASR2 (general family entertainment geared towards the Egyptian family); MBC BOLLYWOOD (delivering the freshest in Bollywood content geared towards the region via an Arabized interface); MBC USA (on “Dish Network” in the US); MBC IRAQ (a premium channel aimed at the entire Iraqi family), MBC5 (new satellite channel dedicated to the Maghreb); and MBC STUDIOS (producing the region’s most compelling premium content for cinema, television and on-demand platforms;
MBC GROUP also includes two FM radio stations: MBC FM (Gulf music) and Panorama FM (contemporary Arabic hit music). Furthermore, The Group includes online platforms: www.shahid.net (Shahid is the first VOD and SVOD in the Arab world, offering premium content to Arab families), www.mbc.net , among others.
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