Abu Dhabi Media, the UAE public service broadcaster, and StarzPlay, the SVoD service, have announced a strategic partnership to live-stream UFC events across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The launch comes ahead of UFC Fight Island’s return to Abu Dhabi from January 16th, and the eagerly anticipated bout between UFC superstar Conor McGregor […]
Discovery has announced a strategic partnership with STARZPLAY to launch discovery+ – the non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service – across the Middle East and North Africa. StarzPlay subscribers can now watch discovery+ content within a dedicated branded area across all existing StarzPlay platforms. The partnership was announced at a virtual launch broadcast from Dubai. […]
Starzplay, the streaming service from Starz, is celebrating a collection of partner launches in the second half of 2020 including a new presence in the Nordics with NENT/Viaplay. In addition, Starzplay has expanded in key markets this month with Vodafone in Italy, Sky in Switzerland and Molotov in France, with more still planned. Starzplay says […]
Media Partners Asia has published its first report on the Middle East region, entitled GCC Video & Broadband Distribution 2020. The report provides analysis of the current state and future outlook for telecoms, online video & pay-TV industries across the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia […]
StarzPlay, the SVoD service in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has demonstrated its competencies in creating end-to-end OTT infrastructure by signing a new multi-year project with Lionsgate Play India. This follows the successful partnership between StarzPlayand Lionsgate Play, forged a year ago where StarzPlay leveraged its in-house technology to provide its managed […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, and streaming platform Starz have announced a long-term agreement that makes NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service the exclusive Nordic launch partner for Starz’s international premium streaming service StarzPlay. Beginning in December, a wide selection of StarzPlay series will be available to Viaplay viewers across the Nordic […]
Amazon Prime Video Channels has launched in Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, allowing users to add more SVoD services to their Amazon acount. All Prime Video Channels content is available through the Amazon Prime Video app, on any compatible device, using the same user interface, and charged in the user’s same monthly bill. Channels available […]
The Spanish video market has witnessed a polarisation of fortunes in 2020. While many segments have been heavily impacted, others have seen their audiences expand due to stay-at-home measures and changing consumer attitudes towards entertainment. This is according to a Video Insights report from Futuresource Consulting, which shows consumer spend will grow by 11 per […]
StarzPlay is now available through Apple TV channels across the MENA region on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch and Mac, as well as select Samsung and LG smart TVs. Customers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt can sign up for a seven-day […]
StarzPlay, the SVoD service in the MENA region, has reported growth of 141 per cent in the number of unique users during April 2020, when the Covid-19 crisis peaked in the region, according to a study titled The Rise and Rise of Streaming Video in the MENA Market. Conducted by PSB Research, a leading global […]