Free zone | Dubai Development Authority (TECOM Group cluster)
Dubai Media City Free Zone Company Setup
The media and advertising cluster, from broadcasters to agencies.
The Dubai Media City free zone suits you if you work in media, advertising, production or communications and want the licence category and the neighbours that go with it. It is a TECOM Group cluster licensed by the Dubai Development Authority, with 100% foreign ownership.
We handle the activity selection, the facility that sets your visa allocation, incorporation and the corporate bank account, and we tell you when a cheaper zone would serve you just as well.
What should you know about Dubai Media City?
Before you commit, these are the facts that decide how a company is licensed here and whether the property route to a Golden Visa is open to you: the ownership status, the licensing authority, where the local stock sits against the AED 2 million threshold, and how the area is reached. We confirm each of them for your exact plan before any fee is paid.
Why set up a company in Dubai Media City?
The reasons that matter are the practical ones: what the licence lets you do, the visa allocation you get, the cost of the office or address the jurisdiction requires, and how quickly you can open a bank account and start invoicing. Here is where Dubai Media City is genuinely strong for the kind of company most of our clients build, and where it is not the right fit.
The right licence category
Media and advertising activities are core to this zone, so the licence names what you actually do.
Cluster of clients and talent
Agencies, broadcasters and production crews sit in the same district, which shortens hiring and pitching.
Individual or company
It suits a single media professional as well as an agency with a team, and we advise which structure fits.
How can we help you set up in Dubai Media City?
We are one accountable team for every step of setting up in Dubai Media City: choosing the right licence and jurisdiction, arranging the office or serviced address the licence needs, processing your residence and family visas, opening the corporate bank account, and handling the Golden Visa where your property qualifies. You deal with one advisor, on one fixed quote, from the first question to a live company and a stamped visa.
Frequently asked questions
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Is Dubai Media City a free zone?
Yes. It is a TECOM Group cluster licensed by the Dubai Development Authority, giving 100% foreign ownership under its own authority rather than a mainland licence.
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What activities does Dubai Media City licence?
Media, advertising, production, publishing and communications activities. We confirm the exact activity code against what you will actually invoice for.
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Can a single media freelancer set up here?
Yes. The cluster has long served individual media professionals as well as companies. We compare it against a freelance permit so you take the cheaper route where that is the honest answer.
Nearby and related
Sources
- TECOM Group, operator of the Dubai creative and business clusters tecomgroup.ae
- Dubai Development Authority dda.gov.ae
- UAE Government, free zones u.ae
Set up in Dubai Media City
Tell us what you are planning and we will reply with the right structure and a fixed quote.