STARZPLAY partners with Calinos and Mistco
April 8, 2021
STARZPLAY, the MENA SVOD service, has partnered with leading distributors to bring the best Turkish content for viewers across the Middle East and North Africa region.
The platform has joined forces with MISTCO, an international brand management and content distribution agency and Calinos, the Istanbul headquartered Turkish company that distributes Turkish series, movies and television programmes across international platforms, to stream the very best of Turkish entertainment.
With these partnerships, STARZPLAY subscribers will have exclusive access to the most popular Turkish series of all time. From Resurrection: Ertugrulto The Innocents, Our Story and Filinta, STARZPLAY will bring fans of Turkish entertainment all the exciting series to binge-watch this season. All the titles will be dubbed in Arabic with English subtitles.
Nadim Dada, VP Content Acquisitions,STARZPLAY, said: “The demand for quality Turkish series dubbed in Arabic hasn’t really changed in our region, especially when it comes to smart and compelling stories. This is why we at STARZPLAY have partnered with globally recognised content distributors MISTCO and Calinos to bring some of the best stories for our subscribers. Through these partnerships, we will gain access to a vast selection of popular TV shows and also introduce new and exclusive content to our region. With Ramadan approaching, we are confident that these new stories will be a popular household addition.”
Mahmut Ipsirli, Chairman MISTCO commented:“We are proud to partner with the leading SVOD service-STARZPLAY who will further enable us to reach a significant number of viewers across the region. We are excited to bring them the most diverse Turkish catalogue to date and we look forward to our continued collaboration with STARZPLAY.”
FıratGülgen, Calinos Entertainment’s CEO,added: “At Calinos we take pride to bring incredible Turkish entertainment to international platforms. We have seen an increasing interest towards Turkish content from various countries and we are thrilled to partner with MENA region’s leading streaming platform STARZPLAY. The platform’s strong presence in the region will certainly help us take Turkish content to newer audiences.”