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Jan 2023
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Who are our content gatekeepers? In this first episode of Season 2, Nick Grande joins Strategy& partners Karim Sarkis and Karim Daoud to uncover the media landscape. Listen in as we dive into global trends in the creator's economy, the oligopolies of the global media market, the future of Arabic content, and how it all shapes the Middle East. 
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