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Exclusive: MENA streaming revenues to exceed $1.2bn by end of 2024
Total streaming revenues in the MENA region exceeded $1bn in 2023 and are predicted to…
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Exclusive: StarzPlay CEO shares unscripted strategy as MENA streamer orders football talent show
MENA streamer StarzPlay has commissioned The Italian Dream, a new sports-focused reality series, in partnership…
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Arabic SVOD subs to hit 28 million by 2029, says report
The number of SVOD subscriptions across 13 Arabic countries will rise to reach 28 million…
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Exclusive: StarzPlay CEO Maaz Sheikh on fuelling growth with hyper-local drama & sports
Maaz Sheikh, CEO and co-founder of StarzPlay, tells Mark Layton why hyper-local drama and sports…
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Starzplay hires Intigral’s Tony Saab for original production & acquisitions
Dubai-based Starzplay has appointed Tony Saab as SVP of content and strategic partnerships. He will…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Starzplay’s originals strategy plays to younger audience ambition
Spending on local Arabic series is growing and demand is increasing from streamers and consumers…
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TBI’s 2023 Predictions: Maaz Sheikh, CEO & co-founder, StarzPlay
As the new year gets underway, TBI talks to some of the biggest names in…
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Starzplay Pakistan strikes Espresso deal for factual expansion
Starzplay in Pakistan has struck a factual content deal with Espresso Media International for more…
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Starzplay strikes Espresso deal to stock streamer’s new documentary strand
Middle East-based streamer Starzplay has picked up 100 titles from Espresso Media International for its…
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Exclusive: Starzplay CEO talks spend & strategy as MENA streamer pushes into originals
Dubai-based Starzplay is on the lookout for Arabic scripted shows skewing towards a younger adult…
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Lionsgate+ pulled from swathes of Europe & Japan as questions loom over originals
US media firm Lionsgate is pulling its streaming service Lionsgate+ (fka Starzplay International) out of…
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Starz streamer StarzPlay rebrands as Lionsgate+
Lionsgate-owned Starz has announced a full rebrand of streamer StarzPlay to Lionsgate+. The streamer will…
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StarzPlay teams with The Immigrant for Spanish-language dramedy
Lionsgate-owned streamer StarzPlay has commissioned dramedy series Yellow (working title), its first Spanish language project….
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Exclusive: Starzplay eyes ‘risky projects’ & thrillers aimed firmly at adult viewers
Starzplay in Spain is looking for “risky projects” that are firmly targeted at adults, with…
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Lionsgate CEO hopes to reveal Starz ‘plan’ by ‘end of the summer’
Lionsgate is hoping to have details of its “plan” for Starz by the end of the…
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Starzplay takes European rights to France Télévisions drama ‘Ouija’
Starzplay has joined France Télévisions and Fremantle’s French-language drama Ouija. The supernatural coming-of-age story is from Thomas…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What the Nordics tell us about streaming’s future
The Nordics have always tended to be at the forefront of global streaming trends, neatly…
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Starzplay expands Brazilian reach with Globoplay deal
Lionsgate-owned streamer Starzplay is to become available in Brazil via a partnership with Globoplay. Subscribers will…
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Starzplay acquires ‘Queer As Folk’ reboot for Europe, UK & Lat Am
Starzplay has acquired Peacock’s Queer As Folk reboot for its service in Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany,…
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Starzplay Arabia acquired by pay-TV operator E-Vision & ADQ in $420m deal
The owner of Middle East pay-TV operator E-Vision and Abu Dhabi-based investment group ADQ is…
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StarzPlay to adapt graphic novel ‘Night In Paradise’ as first German original
Lionsgate-owned streamer StarzPlay has ordered an adaptation of Frank Schmolke’s graphic novel Night In Paradise as…
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Viaplay orders first Dutch originals; strikes Starzplay & Hayu deals in region
NENT Group streamer Viaplay has unveiled its first two Dutch scripted originals ahead of the…
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Starzplay expands programming pact with Viaplay across Nordics
Nordic streamer Viaplay has extended its pact with Starzplay to provide full access to the…
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Starz rejigs int’l team with distribution & programming promotions
US-based Starz has promoted Darren Nielson to EVP of distribution & business development and Jeff…
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Scripted round-up: WOWOW seeks ‘Traitor’; Hulu picks up ‘Bloods’; Starzplay to revive ‘Party Down’
WOWOW seeks ‘Traitor’ Japanese broadcaster WOWOW has acquired Estonian spy drama Traitor for its linear…
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Drama round up: Netflix orders Brazilian thriller; ViacomCBS acquires NBCU’s ‘FBI’; Starzplay renews ‘BMF’
Netflix orders Brazilian thriller Netflix has commissioned Olhar Indiscreto, an original Brazilian psychological thriller set…
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Scripted round-up: US remake for Belgium’s ‘Team Chocolate’; Showtime adapts Swedish book for TV; Netflix reveals ‘All The Light We Cannot See’
LA-based STXtelevision has teamed with Newen’s Reel One Entertainment to develop and produce an English-language…
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Starzplay & Pantaya prep ‘El Refugio’ drama with Fremantle & Fabula
Starzplay and Spanish-language streamer Pantaya have partnered with Fremantle and Chile-based prodco Fabula on a…
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Starzplay joins TF1 on child murder drama ‘A French Case’
Global streamer Starzplay has partnered with French broadcaster TF1 on the upcoming anthology series A…
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Starz promotes Superna Kalle to president of international networks
US-based Starz has upped streaming chief Superna Kalle to become president of international networks. Kalle,…