Private company

Rotana Media Group

Logo: Rotana Group, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Saudi entertainment company

Rotana Media Group, commonly known as Rotana (Arabic: روتانا, romanized: Rōtānā), is a Saudi Arabian entertainment company. It is primarily owned by Saudi prince Al Waleed bin Talal through Kingdom Holding Company. The media conglomerate includes a film production company (Rotana Studios), free to air television stations (Rotana TV), music channels (Rotana Radio), a record label (Rotana Music Group) and other businesses.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Dec 3, 1987Founded1
  • Industryentertainment industry, music industry, radio industry1
  • HeadquartersRiyadh1
  • Websiterotana.net

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Rotana Media Group, commonly known as Rotana (Arabic: روتانا, romanized: Rōtānā), is a Saudi Arabian entertainment company. It is primarily owned by Saudi prince Al Waleed bin Talal through Kingdom Holding Company.2

Corporate structure

Rotana Media Group sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Rotana Media Group Riyadh
    • Rotana Cinema Subsidiary · Dubai
    • Rotana Music Group Subsidiary · Saudi Arabia

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Rotana Media Group reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Rotana was founded by Ibrahim Nagro and his brothers, with a 50% share to the Saudi business man Saleeh Kameel.

In 2003, Al Waleed increased his stake to 100 percent, after initially acquiring a 48 percent stake in 2002. He developed Rotana Music Channel as a 24-hour free-to-air service for Rotana artists. This was followed by Rotana 2, Rotana Clip, augmented with SMS, and Rotana 3 for classical Arab music, followed by a movie channel.

From Wikipedia’s article on Rotana Media Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • satellite television

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • Rotana Music Group

Divisions

  • Rotana Music Group

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Dec 3, 1987Founded Founded1

Sources

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