STARZPLAY is bringing the world of Disney to everyone at home with the first-ever ‘Disney Princesses – Eid Family Festival’. The festival will start from Saturday, May 23, where subscribers can enjoy the long holiday accompanied by their favourite Disney characters from the comfort of their homes. Khaled Benchouche, SVP Programming and Acquisitions at STARZPLAY [...]
StarzPlay has collaborated with Zain, the mobile communications and data services provider in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to give even easier payment options for existing and would-be subscribers. StarzPlay will boost customer acquisition through Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) integration, having agreements with Zain in three countries – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq. This also [...]
Dubai head quartered SVOD streaming platform, StarzPlay has announced a multi-year deal with Warner Bros. The deal enables StarzPlay to bring new and exclusive content franchises to the platform as well as expand existing ones for its one million plus subscribers across MENA. Maaz Sheikh, Co-founder and CEO, StarzPlay said: “We have enjoyed a [...]
Etisalat announced a bundle of free services with its eLife TV box. Viewers will have access to free on-demand movies each week for the next six weeks as well as enjoy free StarzPlay for three months with the latest Arabic and International TV series and movies by simply subscribing on-screen. Those who want more premium [...]
StarzPlay and Discovery have signed a three-year agreement that will see the MENA debut of Dplay which will be available via StarzPlay apps including Apple TV. According to the deal, subscribers can access Dplay for an additional AED 15 per month. Subscribers, both existing and new, will be able to trial the service for a [...]
SVOD service StarzPlay will offer its users a line-up of some of the biggest Marvel blockbusters. The list of Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films that will be available on the streaming platform include the Iron Man trilogy, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, the Thor trilogy including Thor: The Dark World and Thor: Ragnarok. [...]
The 14-episodes historical drama Kingdoms of Fire in 4K will be aired exclusively on StarzPlay. The series is directed by Peter Weber, best known for films like Girl with a Pearl Earring and Emperor. Kingdoms of Fire has a pan-Arab cast of stars that includes Khaled Al Nabawi, Mahmoud Nasr, Rachid Assaf, Kinda Hanna, Suhair [...]
The collaboration will offer an array of exclusive dramas to audiences including “Baghdad Central” and “The Luminaries” on StarzPlay in MENA. Subscription video on demand (SVOD) service StarzPlay has partnered with production and distribution company Freemantle to ensure it stays as the leading platform in the delivery of content. The contract comprises Fremantle’s Euston Films [...]
StarzPlay, the SVoD service, has partnered with Finyal Media, the Arab production company in MENA specializing in podcast creation, to produce a series of podcasts in Arabic. The announcement follows StarzPlay’s growing focus on producing Arabic content on multiple digital media, after also announcing its first series of original content earlier this month. StarzPlay will [...]
The leader SVOD Starzplay signed an agreement with the telecommunications company Asiacell in an attempt to target the Iraq market. The agreement will allow subscribers to the operator’s “unlimited” monthly plan to have access to the streamer at no additional cost. In total, Asiacell reaches 99% of the Iraqi population and has a total subscriber [...]
