Uturn Entertainment

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UTURN Entertainment is a pioneer in Arabic online video content. The company started in Saudi Arabia, Jeddah as a digital production company in mid 2010 with original YouTube shows. After the initial success of the first batch of shows UTURN pushed itself to create and aggregate edgy, relevant, and quality online video content targeting Arab audiences worldwide through innovation and creativity.

Now It is one of the top multi channel networks in MENA with 1.7 billion views, 20 talent and +70 shows. Kaswara Alkhatib the CEO of UTURN was ranked #1 in forbes middle east list of Entrepreneurs Shaping Saudi Arabia's Future in 2015.[1]

Uturn is known for producing shows such as "Takki Series" "3l6ayer" with presenter Omar Hussain and "Eysh Elly" with the comedian Badr Saleh.[2]

Anmar Fathaldin, 26, Abdullah Mando and Omar Murad, both 29, founded UTURN Entertainment in 2010 as a YouTube channel. It quickly became a hit with its mix of irreverent content. In 2010, they met Kaswara Al-Khatib, 46, who invested $150,000. A disagreement between Al-Khatib and the founders led them to sell their shares to Al-Khatib for $2 million in 2014; he now heads the startup. The platform attracts 84 million views per month, making it the largest online entertainment network in the Middle East. UTURN has extended its reach to other social media platforms. Besides YouTube, it produces and distributes content on Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus, among other outlets. In November 2015, Beirut-based growth venture fund Leap Ventures invested $10 million in UTURN.[3]

Awards

Uturn won many awards in MENA.

Name Award Year
The Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU[4]) BroadcastPro[5] Multi Channel Of The Year 2015
Arabian Business Achievement Award[6] Small Business of the Year[7] 2014

References

  1. ↑ "UTURN Entertainment - Entrepreneurs Shaping Saudi Arabia's Future | Forbes Middle East". Forbes Middle East. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  2. ↑ "Badr Saleh — the funny face of a Saudi". www.arabnews.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  3. ↑ Team, Forbes. "UTURN Entertainment - Entrepreneurs Shaping Saudi Arabia's Future | Forbes Middle East". Forbes Middle East. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  4. ↑ "BroadcastPro ME". BroadcastPro ME. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  5. ↑ "BroadcastPro ME Awards 2015". www.broadcastprome.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Winners of the Arabian Business Achievement Awards 2014". Arabian Business. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  7. ↑ "Winners of the Arabian Business Achievement Awards 2014". Arabian Business. Retrieved 2015-12-21.

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