MBC Studios, a privately owned company headquartered in Saudi Arabia, is a subsidiary of MBC Group. Founded in 2018, the company has approximately 120 employees and reported $169.5M in revenue as of 2025, specializing in entertainment content rights. It functions as the content development arm of MBC Group. Headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with established production bases spanning multiple countries, the studio focuses on the development of Arabic cinematic and serialised intellectual property (IP). It adapts Middle Eastern historical, cultural, and contemporary narratives into internationally scalable media formats. Its intellectual property library includes cinematic features and streaming titles such as the fantasy epic HWJN, the action film Desert Warrior, and a pipeline of local-language drama series commissioned for its parent group’s OTT video-on-demand platform, Shahid.
Saudi Arabia is reportedly set to cancel next year's Joy Awards, an event often compared to the Oscars or Grammys, citing financial strain and the Iran war's impact on the country's nascent entertainment sector, sources indicated on October 4, 2026. This development affects the broader Middle East and North African media landscape where MBC Group, the region's largest media company, holds significant influence. On October 2, 2026, it was highlighted that MMS, the commercial arm of MBC Group, manages an extensive inventory including the MBC Shahid VOD platform, linear TV, and radio, asserting a notable cultural reach.
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MBC Studios offers products in the media and telecoms services industry. MBC Studios's product portfolio comprises of entertainment content rights.
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MBC Studios's revenues were less than $250M in 2025. All the revenue comes from entertainment rights and distribution.
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