Shahid, MBC’s streaming platform will air the TV series Beirut: 6:07 starting October 17. Produced by Imagic Group’s The Big Picture Studio, the series will pay tribute to the casualties of the Beirut port explosion via 15 short stories inspired by true events. Each episode will tell the story of a victim, survivor, through the [...]
MBC Group has introduced an array of special safety and educational features for children of all ages on its streaming platform Shahid. The features intend to limit kids’ access to what is chosen for them and at the same time helping them work on their Arabic-language skills due to the availability of Arabic dubbing. The [...]
MBC has inked a licensing partnership with Iwonder, Asia-Pacific’s fast-growing SVOD platform for exclusive documentaries and current affairs. The deal will bring over 100 hours of factual films and TV shows to subscribers of MBC’s Shahid and Shahid VIP VOD platform. Iwonder has more than 50 factual categories from climate change and crime, through to [...]
MBC Group and TCL Electronics have collaborated to offer MBC’s video-on-demand streaming platform Shahid on all TCL Android televisions. Shahid is now available via its app across all TCL Android TVs, with existing users able to find the Shahid app either via the launcher bar (home screen) or download it through Google Play. Customers across [...]
Shahid is the free VOD and catch-up portal in the Arab world, offering premium content to Arab modern families, including exclusive Shahid Originals, premieres, Arabic films and live TV channels in true HD quality as well as international offerings from Disney, Marvel, FOX and ABC Studios. Under the terms of the deal between the VOD [...]
After rolling out a new version of its OTT platform Shahid in January, MBC Group has collaborated with Spotify to offer Shahid VIP subscribers with six months of Spotify Premium for free (subject to Spotify’s eligibility criteria). The offer is available across all markets in MENA where Spotify is accessible. The new version of Shahid [...]
The Middle East’s giant broadcasting group, MBC, has unveiled its latest upgrades to its streaming platform, Shahid on Wednesday as the group partners with Disney, Fox and Spotify for exclusive content. Shahid will present 3,000 hours of content from entertainment companies Disney and Fox. Shahid, which was the first video-on-demand platform in the Arab world [...]
The battle for SVOD subscribers in the Middle East intensified this week with the news that MBC’s video-on-demand platform, Shahid, is about to broadcast its first original drama series on 27 November. This new series, called El Diva, explores Cyrine Abdel Nour in the lead role. Nour has already played in MBC series such as [...]
MBC Group reiterated its aim to line up its digital offerings with a strong investment strategy for the next five years by starting with the launch of Shahid and Shahid Plus. Leading this progress will be former Hulu and accomplished digital media executive, Johannes Larcher, who joins MBC Group as Managing Director, Digital & VOD [...]
