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Dubai Media City is the TECOM media cluster: broadcasters, publishers, advertising agencies and production companies license here, alongside the regional offices of international media groups. We file the licence, run KYC and handle the visa.
Dubai Media City is the region's established media address: a cluster built for agencies, publishers and production companies rather than a general-purpose licence.
Agencies, broadcasters and publishers sit on one campus, which shortens the distance to clients, freelancers and partners.
The activity list is built around advertising, publishing, production and communications rather than adapted from a general list.
An established media address makes hiring producers, editors and creative staff a more familiar conversation.
Regional marketing teams and media buyers work from the same cluster, which matters for agency businesses.
Full foreign ownership with no local partner requirement, as across the UAE free zones.
Qualifying Free Zone Person status keeps corporate tax at 0% on qualifying income when the structure and activity support it.
Dubai Media City licenses media, marketing and communications activities from premises inside the TECOM cluster. The office you take is part of the licence and sets the visa allocation, so we scope them together.
Dubai Media City suits media and communications businesses that want to sit inside the cluster their clients, talent and partners already work in.
Agencies, media buying, brand and communications consultancies.
Editorial businesses, publishing houses and content studios.
Broadcast operations, production services and post-production businesses.
Public relations, corporate communications and events-adjacent services.
Day 1–5
Diagnostic, KYC, activity scoping, Dubai Media City name reservation.
Week 2–4
Filing, MOA, initial approval.
Week 5–6
Licence issuance, establishment card, eSignature.
Week 7–9
Investor visa: entry permit, medical, Emirates ID.
Week 8–12
Corporate bank account (varies by bank).
Final cost depends on the zone, activity and visa count.
| Feature | Dubai Media City |  Dubai Production City |  Sharjah Media City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal framework | UAE Civil Law | UAE Civil Law | UAE Civil Law |
| 100% foreign ownership | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 0% on qualifying income | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 100% profit repatriation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Emirate | Dubai | Dubai | Sharjah |
| Focus | Advertising, publishing, broadcast and communications | Film, print and broadcast production | Media, content and creative licensing |
| Best for | Agencies, publishers and regional media HQs | Production companies and content studios | Creators, small agencies and content businesses |
Bank suitability depends on your activity, ownership, documents and transaction profile.
Tell us the activity and headcount. We shortlist the zones that actually accept it.
No obligation. We tell you if it is not the right route.
Sonsoto quoted us a line-item budget for the licence, visas and the bank pack up front. Nothing crept in later. That alone was worth the fee.
I’d already been rejected by two banks. Sonsoto told me why, changed the pack, and we opened with WIO in three weeks. Straight answers, no theatre.
They caught a corporate-tax filing we were about to miss and re-scoped the renewals so we stopped paying twice for the same work. Now they run everything.
We’d spoken to four firms and got four different price sheets. Sonsoto was the only one that showed us where the extras came from — and we didn’t need them.
Golden Visa done, family visas done, licence renewed. Same team, same WhatsApp thread. I don’t chase PRO agents anymore.
They told me RAK was a better fit than Dubai for our margin. I’d already paid a deposit somewhere else. They still refunded my Sonsoto retainer and helped me exit.
More clients onboarded, higher payout.
Straight to the account.
More referrals unlocks higher payouts.
