2nd edition of CABSAT’s MENA Co-Production Salon: Exciting opportunities to content creators production houses, investors
BY: Hana Saada
ALGIERS– CABSAT, the flagship event for broadcast, media, satellite, and entertainment industries, is once again teaming up with HConsult to host the second annual MENA region Co-Production Salon at the show’s upcoming edition, slated from May 16-18, 2023 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
The Co-Production Salon will be held with the aim to encourage investment in MENA content projects through co-funding, co-production, and commissioning. It will also facilitate opportunities to explore other content funding avenues such as brand integration, private investments, and product placement.
Noting that the first Co-Production Salon held in 2022 attracted more than 40 participating companies, including reputed international platforms, TV channels, production houses, and private investors. This year’s Salon will once again be based in a dedicated meeting lounge that promises to be even more expansive and well-equipped than before, complete with private areas to meet, network, and discuss business.
With its 29th edition fast approaching, CABSAT is once again working with the most innovative content creators, producers, broadcast technology providers, as well as satellite distribution and content delivery companies, to identify common traits of success across all verticals that can serve as the blueprint for future growth.
2023 edition will welcome both Arabic and foreign film content looking to explore opportunities for co-production in long-form entertainment content, co-funding entertainment content, and commissioning projects for OTT Originals.
About CABSAT:
With a history of over 28 years, CABSAT is the only specialised event that draws more than 14,000 business professionals from the MEASA region’s media, content, and digital industries. Over the years, the event has welcomed the highest number of regional attendees, including engineers, system integrators, and broadcasters from the content creation, broadcast, and satellite industries, as well as content buyers, sellers, producers, and distributors. In line with its vision to provide a platform for business, networking, and knowledge sharing for the MEASA region’s media markets, CABSAT continues to work with innovative content creators, producers, broadcast technology providers, and content delivery companies to identify traits of success that will fuel the growth of the industry.
About HConsult: A Dubai-based consultancy specialized in facilitating business within the Content production and distribution industry in the Arabic- Speaking MENA region. With a network of more than 100 broadcasters and the region’s 50 OTT platforms, HConsult is known for tracking the MENA region’s content market activities, such as investment and distribution patterns for different types of Arabic and imported content within the Arabic-speaking world. HConsult uses this data to help international companies evaluate the scope of opportunity in the region, as well as identifying scalable opportunities for investors in entertainment content.
For further information, please contact:
Orient Planet Group (OPG)
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Website: www.orientplanet.com
