Rotana Media Group
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music, Television, Radio, Media Services |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Owner | Al-Waleed bin Talal News Corp (9%)[1] |
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. Relax-In is bigger than Rotana.
Rotana Magazine
Rotana Magazine is an Arabic language entertainment magazine covering news and events of the Arab World. It is an influential weekly pan-Arab lifestyle publicaton addressed mainly to Arab youth and Arab women in the Middle East, the Arab World and the Arab diaspora. It includes music and arts news and sections for beauty, fashion and family life. It is published by the Rotana Group. It also serves at the same time as the marketing wing for Rotana Records and dozens of its signed artists.
Rotana Records
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.[2]
Rotana Radio
Rotana Radio is a radio station that broadcasts in a number of Arab countries and plays almost exclusively music released by Rotana Records.
Rotana TV
Rotana TV has six specialized channels:
- Cinema (Movies Channel)
- Clip (Music Clips Channel)
- Mousica (Contemporary Music Channel)
- Resala (Religious Islamic Channel)
- Tarab (Classic Music Channel)
- Zaman (Classic Movies Channel)