Dubai Studio City is an all-inclusive film production, TV, music, and entertainment hub. Studio City was created to meet the increasingly sophisticated needs of the high growth media and entertainment industries. Dubai Studio City provides all features required for successful film/TV production: pre built studios, sound stages, warehouses, workshops, commercial space, modern satellite communication facilities, stage areas, production offices, recording studios, and a business center for freelancers. The development was launched in 2005 and today Dubai Studio City is a home for global and regional production companies, and is aimed at establishing Dubai as the region’s epicenter for the production, broadcast and content creation industries. The area also houses film and television academies, location approval services, entertainment and retail spaces, hotels and residential facilities.