Du partners with Shahid to enhance content experience for home and mobile customers
This Ramadan offer is exclusively available to new customers.
This Ramadan offer is exclusively available to new customers.
Netflix had 3.8m subscribers by end-2023, followed by Shahid VIP with 3.5m and StarzPlay with 3m.
The series will see Egyptian superstars Yousra and Nelly Karim starring together for the first time.
According to the report, Netflix will still lead the market, but local players will provide a strong challenge.
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More than 240 meetings were held during the salon, during which co-funding and rights sharing discussions were encouraged.
According to the report, with 2.7m subscribers, Shahid VIP is the leading Arabic video-on-demand service.
Mohamed Shaker Khudair directed the 15-episode series.
Smith joined MBC Studios in 2018 as it launched as the production arm of the free-to-air network MBC Group.
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It is expected that the group will make the move as soon as next year.
The new digital channel will specialise in broadcasting concerts, artistic shows, entertainment programmes and sporting events.
The series, which used the UAE capital as a filming destination, has also benefited from the 30% cashback rebate.
The series is penned by British television screenwriter Tony Jordan, along with Anji Loman Field, Richard Bellamy, Sheikha Suha Al Khalifa, and Radwa Shahine.
MGM International TV Productions produced the series in partnership with MBC Group, Peacock, Viaplay, and Stan.
According to the study, Netflix will reach more than 5.4m customers in Arab countries by 2027 from 3.5m subs in 2021.
Shahid has strengthened its distribution through MENA telco partners jumping from 17 to over 30 partnerships in just one year.
On the list of BBC's 100 greatest TV shows of the 21st century, 'The Killing' is ranked 78.
Boxxer events will be broadcast live and exclusively to Shahid VIP subscribers.
Think360’s personalisation and insights will help Shahid upsell free AVOD users to its SVOD packages.
The Arabic-language international TV production features Egyptian superstars Asser Yassin and Khaled El Sawy, along with Michael Beach, Pasha Lychnikoff, and Richard De Mayo, among others.
The first production, based on a science fiction novel, is expected to launch on Shahid VIP this July.
Set to begin filming this month, ‘Al Maktab’ will be directed by Hisham Fathi, with Alessandro Martella as DOP and AFLAM’s Shadi Mcdad as producer.
The series is available in both dubbed and subtitled versions, with episodes being dropped weekly.
The series will see Egyptian superstars Yousra and Nelly Karim starring together for the first time.
Customers with a postpaid package of $37.13 and a broadband/fibre package over $39.79 are eligible for the offer.
The show will air on a yet-to-be-announced MBC Group TV channel, as well as on its streaming platform Shahid VIP.
Some of the titles include 'Studio 22’, 'Amina Haf 2', 'Natihat Sahab', 'Bibi', and 'Al-Mishwar', among others.
According to an independent analysis by Dataxis, Shahid VIP’s subscriber base is expected to reach at least 7m by 2026.
MBC Group will release the series exclusively on its streaming service Shahid VIP.
Shahid VIP is expected to have 1.351m subscribers by 2027, while StarzPlay is predicted to have 2.98m subscribers.
'Joelle Unfiltered' has been in the making for four years, and will stream on February 14, 2022.
Customers will get a free subscription to Shahid VIP upon purchasing a new phone or television from B.Tech.
The additional shows are intended to provide a wider variety of entertainment and educational hybrid TV programmes for families.
MBC Group's Shahid will award a $100,000 cash prize to a Saudi project in development or production during the Talent Day programme.
Shahid VIP Mobile will cost $2.06 in Morocco and $1.73 in Tunisia.
The agreement between Cedars Art and Ay Yapim marks the first international adaptation of an Arabic long-form format in recent times.
In the coming months, Shahid will also add new French and North African series to its platform.
This is the first time PUBG Mobile is offering its Elite Pass to any partner.
Blue Engine Studios has secured exclusive access to Talpa's catalogues, such as 'Avastars', 'Hit the Road' and 'Marble Mania' among others.
Directed by Emmy award-winner Amin Dora, 'Hell’s Gate' unites a host of talent from the Middle East region and beyond.
Globie is a new character on Shahid VIP for kids as part of the brand-new Shahid Originals animation series.
The report predicts that OSN will overtake both Shahid VIP and StarzPlay, growing from 945,000 in 2021 to 2.56m by 2026.
The series outlines Saudi criminal Rashash’s life of crime, beginning with his entry into the underworld, and ending with his arrest.
Despite Hollywood’s dominance, the smaller markets in regions such as Latin America, Africa and the Middle East experienced significant growth in 2020.
Directed by Nick Green and executive produced by Nora Melhli, the documentary offers exclusive access to Ghosn, his wife Carole, and through other interviews and archival footage.
The series is produced by MBC and will stream on Shahid VIP.
Directed by Emmy award-winner Amin Dora, 'Hell’s Gate' unites a host of talent from the Middle East region and beyond.
With a career spanning decades, Ghanem was renowned throughout the Middle East as an actor, singer and entertainer.
MBC Group will present its latest series on exclusive online Eid concerts featuring some of the GCC’s and Arab world’s biggest stars.
The show will be permanently available on Shahid, with the premiere date to be revealed soon.
The move is in line with Shahid’s mission to produce more original premium quality content for younger viewers.
This marks the first time a MENA-based streaming service will have its own branded button on a Samsung smart TV remote control.
This latest announcement reinforces Shahid VIP’s mission to bring the best content from around the world to its audience through strategic partnerships.
M6 Group, one of France’s top TV broadcasters, is bringing M6 International, TiJi and Gulli Bil Arabi to Shahid VIP viewers.
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Some of the titles include 'Souk Al Hareer', 'Mamnou’ Al Tajawul' and 'Salamat Abou Al-Banat' among others.
The film stars Najla Ben Abdallah, Bahri Rahali, Ghanem Zrelli, Rabeb Srairi and Ahmed Berrhouma among others.