The companies behind Saudi Arabia’s media and information economy
Explore the broadcasters, press groups, digital publishers, podcast and production companies, advertising businesses, telecom operators, satellite infrastructure and AI companies mapped by GMFM across Saudi Arabia. The registry follows the market from legacy media ownership into the fast-expanding digital and information-infrastructure layer.
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GMFM publishes selected company-level financial histories while the broader Saudi registry tracks ownership, operating companies and the infrastructure increasingly shaping the information market.
MBC Group
MBC entered 2026 with a materially different ownership structure. The Public Investment Fund completed its acquisition of 54% of the listed group in September 2025. FY2025 revenue rose 28.5% to SAR 5.39 billion, while the group reported SAR 437.5 million in net profit.
Read full profile →A media market expanding into infrastructure and AI
Saudi Arabia’s media economy is concentrated around several powerful broadcasting and publishing groups, but the growth layer is increasingly digital: streaming, podcasts, sports rights, advertising technology, telecom distribution, data centres, satellite services and AI infrastructure.
Media-sector GDP contribution
General Authority for Media Regulation estimate for 2024, as reported ahead of the 2026 Saudi Media Forum.
Share of GDP
Up from 0.52% in 2023, with the official sector strategy targeting 0.8% by 2030.
Media-sector jobs
Employment at the end of 2024, reported as 22% higher than the previous level measured by the regulator.
2030 employment target
The stated target as Saudi Arabia seeks to expand content production, digital media and the wider creative economy.
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How this registry was checked
The registry was checked through 6 September 2026 against Saudi Exchange disclosures, regulator and government material, official company sites, investor reports, current publisher and broadcaster pages, and MJRC’s own verified company profiles.
FY2025 financial results, shareholder structure and completion of PIF’s 54% acquisition.
Open source →FY2025 results, 2026 disclosures, Thmanyah ownership changes and SRMG Media Solutions transactions.
Open source →Current sector indicators: SAR 16bn contribution, 0.57% of GDP, 67,000 jobs and 2030 targets.
Open source →Current television and radio network, including Al Saudiya, Al Ekhbariya, SBC and the SBA radio services.
Open source →MBC, HUMAIN, TAWAL and Neo Space Group ownership and operating developments.
Open source →2025 annual-report data and the December 2025 integration of Intigral into stc while stc tv continued.
Open source →Official sites for Okaz, Al Riyadh, Al Madina, Al Jazirah, Al Watan, Al Yaum, Ajel, Al-Marsd, Manga Arabia, Telfaz11, Merwas, Manga Productions and other mapped operators.
Example source →MJRC’s verified company-level financial history and analysis through FY2025.
Read profile →GMFM counts companies and material operating organisations rather than individual brands. The registry is intentionally broader than conventional newspaper/TV ownership maps because GMFM also follows the technology, distribution and AI layer that increasingly determines how information is produced and reaches audiences.