Uturn Entertainment

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UTURN Entertainment is an online entertainment network providing Arabic video content.

UTURN was established in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as a digital production company in 2010.[1] It started by producing original YouTube shows (Eysh Elly, 3al6ayer, Noon Alniswa, Ana W Heya, Aldor Al3asher).[citation needed] After the first batch of shows, UTURN started to create and aggregate online video content, targeting Arab audiences worldwide, especially from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The Financial Times named UTURN the largest MCN (multi-channel network) in the region.[citation needed][when?]

Kaswara Alkhatib the CEO of UTURN was ranked #1 in the Forbes Middle East list of Entrepreneurs Shaping Saudi Arabia's Future in 2015.[2]

Awards

Name Award Year
The Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU[3]) BroadcastPro[4] Multi Channel Of The Year 2015
Arabian Business Achievement Award[5] Small Business of the Year[5] 2014

References

  1. ^ "UTURN". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ "UTURN Entertainment – Entrepreneurs Shaping Saudi Arabia's Future". Forbes Middle East. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "BroadcastPro ME". www.broadcastprome.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "BroadcastPro ME Awards 2015". www.broadcastprome.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ a b "Winners of the Arabian Business Achievement Awards 2014". Arabian Business. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-24.