By John Lee. Major international entertainment and sports organisations have launched a coordinated campaign urging the Iraqi government to shut down illegal streaming platforms that are costing the country's potential digital media market up to $1 billion annually. The campaign follows the Iraq Without Piracy Summit held in Baghdad in February, which brought together local, […]
By Omar al-Jaffal for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Saudi media group MBC announced in early February that it will launch a new TV channel — MBC Iraq — aimed at Iraqi viewers. Soon after the announcement, a number of angry responses emerged in […]
By John Lee. Dubai-based MBC Group is reportedly about to start a new family-oriented entertainment channel for Iraqi viewers. According to BroadcastPro Middle East, MBC Iraq is scheduled to be launched on the evening of Sunday, 17th February. CEO Sam Barnett is quoted as saying: “MBC Iraq is a premium television network that caters to […]
