According to Samer Abdin, a co-founder of Istikana, the advertising-driven service is lining up content deals to increase the number of hours of programming Istikana has to offer. "In the bank, we have 4,000 [hours], and we aim to get that at least again this year," Abdin said. Istikana currently has deals in place with about 25 content suppliers, including Jordan's Arab Telemedia Group.

Business 24|7 reports that Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) has marked evident success at the 15th annual Arab Media Festival (AMF) held at the Egyptian Media Production City last week, claiming the biggest share at the awards through a number of quality productions