Producers, distributors, and broadcasters of music, movies, television shows, and musical radio shows

Cinema operators:

Companies deriving revenue from advertising and media businesses are considered Shariah non-permissible. Advertising is considered Shariah repugnant as they may contain such visuals/language which may be considered inappropriate from a Shariah perspective. Companies producing, airing, distributing or marketing entertainment content such as feature films, music, television soaps etc. are also considered non-permissible.

Exceptions:

1). News Channels

2). Newspapers

3). Sports Channels

4). Children’s Channels

5). Educational Channels

News Channels

Advertising revenues of News Channels are considered compliant as it is assumed that advertising content on such channels would be less inappropriate from a Shariah perspective. Further, such channels seem to serve a greater social good.

Newspapers

Advertising content in Newspapers is generally textual rather than pictorial. Textual advertising revenues are permissible from a Shariah standpoint as they may not be repugnant to Shariah. Further, such media seem to serve a greater social good.

Sports Channels Advertising revenues of Sports Channels are considered compliant as it is assumed that advertising content on such channels would be less inappropriate from a Shariah perspective.

Look out for:

1). Text-based advertising revenues are permissible such as Google ads.

2). Advertising content producers are considered non-compliant

3). Media companies carrying these adverts and generating revenues from the same are considered non-compliant

4). Media companies which produce film content, television soap content are considered non-compliant

5). Animated films and media content producers/distributors are considered compliant.

6). Revenue proportion derived from supermarkets and bookstores selling music and film CDs or DVDs is considered non-compliant.

Children’s Channels

Educational Channels