OSN appoints Ahmad Zahidah as Director of Digtial

OSN has appointed Ahmad Zahidah to the newly created role of Director of Digital in a move that demonstrates OSN’s plans to position OSN at the forefront of the digital media arena and further cement its status as the leading and most innovative pay TV platform in the region.
Zahidah has a wealth of experience, previously working as one of the principals at MBC’s digital media department at MBC Group and has also held senior roles at Aramex and Batelco. Zahidah begins his new role immediately reporting into Emad Morcos, Vice President of Strategic and Business Development. Zahidah will be responsible for leading OSN’s digital strategy across the Middle East and North Africa and continue to develop the networks multi-platform offerings. Ahmed will work across all OSN’s digital platforms.
Emad Morcos, Vice President of Strategic and Business Development said of the appointment: “I’m delighted that Ahmad has joined OSN, Ahmad’s in-depth digital knowledge and significant regional experience within a broadcast environment puts him in prime position to drive forward OSN’s digital offering. We look forward to drawing on Ahmad’s proven creative and commercial success to help take OSN forward in what is an incredibly exciting field.”
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