The Dubai International Content Market (DICM) will stage its 2026 edition on November 10-11 at Madinat Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates. More than 150 buyers are already registered, with participants hailing from more than from 50 countries.
Among the companies participating this year are TRT, Kanal D International, Calinos Entertainment, OGM Universe, Inter Medya, ATV, Moskino, Roskino, KBS Media, Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), CJ ENM, MBC Korea, SBS, Studio Gale, SMF Animation, Art Pictures Distribution, GPM Entertainment Television, Shemaroo Entertainment, OneGate Media, Assada Productions, Union Media, Vilpa Films, Prime Target, TelevisaUnivision and Caracol Television, alongside a wide range of regional broadcasters, distributors, platforms and producers.
Co-production will be a key part of the 2026 program. Through Producers Connect, producers will have the opportunity to meet potential partners and explore projects and collaborations, with companies including Blue Media, Assada Productions, TelevisaUnivision, Kaband, Prime Target and Inter Medya, among others, already registered with an interest in finding co-production partners.
DICM 2026 will also feature Spotlight Stories, its pitching initiative dedicated to discovering and championing original Arabic-language scripted projects from the MENA region. The selected creators will pitch their projects live on November 11 before a committee featuring Malek Jaber (Aflam Production), Sinan Mawad (Writables), Mishel Zreik and Madonna Khafaja (Whitebee Media).
The DICM Talks program will examine some of the key shifts affecting the global and regional content business, with sessions including: “Content Isn’t King Anymore” by Nad’s Review; “What Can Cinema and YouTube Learn From Each Other?” moderated by Zeina Merheb, joined by Gianluca Chakra from FrontRow Filmed Entertainment, Meryem Raji from YouTube, and Amanda Turnbull from Rise Studios;
“The Great Content Reset: Fewer Titles, Bigger Impact,” moderated by Michel Zreik, with film director Elie El Semaan, Assaad Ghanem, senior director of Programming at Viu, and actress Aimée Sayah; “The Future of TV in MENA” and “The Thirty-Day Race: Is Ramadan Still the Right Model for Arab Drama?”
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