Cartoon Network announced new season of ‘CN Tubers’

October 20, 2021
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October 20th, 2021
Cartoon Network announced the second season of CN Tubers. The show will return to Cartoon Network Arabic on October 22, celebrating local content in a fresh new format hosted by Saudi comedian Shakir Sharif. Sean Gorman, Head of Kids Channels UK, Nordics & MENAT at WarnerMedia commented on the release saying: “We were very much pleased by the success of the show and the overwhelmingly positive audience feedback for the first season of CN Tubers on Cartoon Network Arabic. This encouraged us to immediately start working on season two, which we promised our fans would be bigger and better. The appeal of this all-new format, which brings together the power of Cartoon Network with the charisma of the region’s biggest YouTube stars, has been irresistible for our audiences. We hope they love the new season as much as we enjoyed puttin...
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Zain launches ‘ZainTech’ to serve telecom operators in MENA
October 20, 2021
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October 20th, 2021
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ACE took down pirate streaming service Electro TV Sat in Morocco
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October 19th, 2021
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Unitel to invest in 5G services in Angola
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October 19th, 2021
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beIN debuts its Spooktober season
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