Starzplay, the international premium streaming service from Starz, has has extended its offering for customers in the Nordics with the launch of the direct-to-consumer Starzplay app and a dedicated Starzplay channel on the Apple TV app. In addition, after releasing an early selection of Starzplay content that launched across all five Nordic territories on NENT’s […]
SVoD revenues for 20 countries in the MENA region will grow by $2.3 billion (€2.03bn) between 2021 and 2027 to reach $4 billion, according to the Middle East and North Africa OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Leader Turkey will triple its total to $1.27 billion by 2027. “Netflix […]
Starz Original Series Power Book IV: Force debuted as the most-watched premiere ever in Starz history with 3.3 Million multiplatform views in the US on one day (February 6th) alone, based on early reporting.For the second time in less than three months, Starz broke app viewership records on with the Power Book IV: Force premiere […]
ZEASN, a provider of OTT and smart TV solutions, has announced that streaming service Claro video is now made available on multiple ZEASN-supported smart TV brands, including AOC, Whale OS powered connected televisions. Through this collaboration, Claro video will increase its presence on TV screens in the Latin American market, at the same time bringing […]
Starzplay, the SVoD service in the MENA region, has partnered with Discovery to present its ‘Original’, ‘Say Yes to the Dress Arabia,’ available to stream exclusively on the platform from February 11, 2022, with two episodes released each week. ‘Say Yes To The Dress Arabia’, a Starzplay Original, is coming to the Middle East for […]
Starzplay, the MENA SVoD service has partnered with Discovery to offer GOLFTV to its subscribers. GOLFTV will be available as a stand-alone channel on Starzplay for $9.99 while all existing and potential Starzplay subscribers who have a Starzplay subscription can access the new add-on free for one year. Danny Bates, Chief Commercial Officer, Starzplay, said: […]
Superna Kalle, President of International Networks for Starz, has announced the promotions of Darren Nielson to Executive Vice President of Distribution and Business Development and Jeff Cooke to Senior Vice President of Programming for International Networks.“These are two well-deserved promotions that recognize Darren and Jeff’s invaluable and integral contributions to the success of Starzplay since […]
In advanced TV markets, OTT developments have initially entailed revenue losses for operators who had been counting on high pay-TV penetrations for years, often associated with a preponderance of expensive cable offers, as is the case in North America, reports Dataxis. In MENA, the TV market follows an opposite model, characterised by the predominance of […]
STARZPLAY, the MENA region SVoD service, has signed a deal with STAR TV network to bring six of their popular entertainment channels on the platform. With this deal, STARZPLAY will foray into the South Asian entertainment segment with plans to further expand this entertainment space. STARZPLAY has now introduced an all-new dedicated South Asian entertainment […]
A White Paper from Comcast Technology Solutions, released ahead of Dubai’s CabSat, says that the MENA region offers “a thriving and dynamic market in which to operate for content, streaming providers, and distributors”. But the broadcast market cannot stand still, warns the study. It quotes Luis Duran, the former CCO at MBC’s Shahid and now […]