Services Performance Statistics

Total for the year 2023

• Media production and distribution: 5,254
• Operating cinemas: 22
• Media Broadcasting and Distribution Services: 27
• Certificates of No Objection: 1,474
• Professional Registration Requests for Media Professionals: 928
• Number of Licenses and Certificates Issued: 6,777

Media Production and Distribution

• Media Content Production: 477
• Studio Operation (Production): 76
• Retail Sales of Content Receivers: 270
• Retail and Rental of Media Content: 166
• Importing and Distributing Media Content Receivers: 13
• Advertising and Marketing Agencies: 1,425
• Importing and Distributing Media Content via Broadcast Media: 8
• Distribution and Import of Cinematic Films and Television Programs: 8
• Electronic Publishing: 151
• Individuals Providing Advertising Content via Social Media Platforms: 1,641

Operating Cinemas

• Operating Permanent Cinemas: 15
• Operating Temporary Cinemas: 2

Cinematic Films

• Number of Non-Profit Cleared Films: 395
• Commercial Advertisements for Cinemas: 649
• Cinema Posters: 2,827
• Cinematic Teasers: 2,349
• Out-of-Cinema Visual Content: 1,293
• Number of Commercially Cleared Films: 1,971

Certificates of No Objection

• Establishment of Training Centers and Institutes: 5
• Filming Permit: 971
• Conducting Television or Radio Competitions: 983
• Hajj Filming Permit: 73
• Public Broadcasting of Media Content: 7

Electronic Games

• The Classification of Electronic Games: 2,875
• Electronic Games Licensing: 2,163
• Clearance for Electronic Games Covers: 525

Activities

• Retail Sales of Software: 31
• Retail Sales of Books, Magazines, Newspapers, and Educational Materials: 505
• Printing Services: 374
• Photography Activities: 465
• Calligraphy and Painting Activities: 474
• Copying and Reproduction Activities: 1,016
• Custom Software Design and Programming: 220