Music Business News: United Arab Emirates News Sphere Entertainment generated $308.3m in Q4, missing earnings forecasts, but promises 2025 will be its ‘best year yet’ The company is forging ahead with a second Sphere in Abu Dhabi, and planning smaller Spheres for a wide range of markets News Anghami secures $55m investment from OSN Group following companies’ merger The new investment is aimed at expanding Anghami's content library and 'enhancing the user experience through cutting-edge technologies' News Believe unveils new leadership structure in MENA region Liliana Abudalo appointed Head of Label & Artist Solutions, MENA and Celine Hitti named Head of Artist Services, MENA News Abu Dhabi confirmed as location for second Vegas-style Sphere venue New entertainment venue promises 'to redefine entertainment in the region' News Abu Dhabi’s ESMAA and Anghami settle legal dispute and strike licensing agreement Deal marks the resolution of a legal dispute between Anghami and ESMAA (representing PopArabia and Reservoir) Interviews ‘Songwriters and publishers should be seeing a larger slice of the digital pie.’ MBW's World Leaders series meets Spek, PopArabia's Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Reservoir's Executive Vice President of International and Emerging Markets News Recording Academy to expand in Africa and Middle East The expansion aims to provide educational resources, advocate for intellectual property rights, and celebrate the musical heritage of these regions Analysis News Anghami’s paid subscribers jumped 18% in Q1 2024, after a 2023 of revenue ‘headwinds’ The MENA-focused streaming service expects a revenue boost following its merger with TV and film streamer OSN+1 2 … 6 Next
News Sphere Entertainment generated $308.3m in Q4, missing earnings forecasts, but promises 2025 will be its ‘best year yet’ The company is forging ahead with a second Sphere in Abu Dhabi, and planning smaller Spheres for a wide range of markets
News Anghami secures $55m investment from OSN Group following companies’ merger The new investment is aimed at expanding Anghami's content library and 'enhancing the user experience through cutting-edge technologies'
News Believe unveils new leadership structure in MENA region Liliana Abudalo appointed Head of Label & Artist Solutions, MENA and Celine Hitti named Head of Artist Services, MENA
News Abu Dhabi confirmed as location for second Vegas-style Sphere venue New entertainment venue promises 'to redefine entertainment in the region'
News Abu Dhabi’s ESMAA and Anghami settle legal dispute and strike licensing agreement Deal marks the resolution of a legal dispute between Anghami and ESMAA (representing PopArabia and Reservoir)
Interviews ‘Songwriters and publishers should be seeing a larger slice of the digital pie.’ MBW's World Leaders series meets Spek, PopArabia's Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Reservoir's Executive Vice President of International and Emerging Markets
News Recording Academy to expand in Africa and Middle East The expansion aims to provide educational resources, advocate for intellectual property rights, and celebrate the musical heritage of these regions
Analysis News Anghami’s paid subscribers jumped 18% in Q1 2024, after a 2023 of revenue ‘headwinds’ The MENA-focused streaming service expects a revenue boost following its merger with TV and film streamer OSN+
