| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music, Television, Radio, Media Services |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Owner(s) | Al-Waleed bin Talal News Corp (9%)[1][2] |
Rotana Group (Arabic: روتانا), also known simply as Rotana is the Arab World's largest entertainment company. It is owned by the Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal & 9% by News Corp.
It is considered a huge pan-Arab media conglomerate that includes a film production company, a magazine (Rotana Magazine), television (Rotana TV), and seven music channels (Rotana Radio), a record label Rotana Records among others. More than 100 Arab artists are reportedly signed to Rotana Records.
Contents |
Rotana Records (Arabic: تسجيلات روتانا) is the Arab World's largest record label. It is owned by Rotana. More than 100 artists are signed to Rotana.[3]
Rotana Radio is a series of radio stations that broadcasts in a number of Arab countries:
The stations play almost mostly music released by Rotana Records.
Rotana TV has many specialized channels. General programming stations include Khalijia in Arabic الخليجية), LBCSat (Al Fadaiyah al Lubnaniyyah in Arabic الفضائية البنانية), Rotana Media Services (RMS) and RMS Outdoor. Rotana film channels include Fox Movies, Fox (formerly Fox Series), Rotana Cinema and Rotana Zaman (for classic movies). Rotana also runs a number of music channels including Rotana Clip, Rotana Mousica and Nagham, and an Islamic religious channel Al-Resala.
Rotana has developed an extensive network of companies that provide a comprehensive support for the various radio, television stations. These include:
|
|||||||||||