The indie distributor has sold world affairs programmes to Al Arabiya; Al Jazeera Arabic, Arabic VOD service Shahid and history titles to Al Jazeera’s Documentary channel and BBC Arabic.
A study by Digital TV Research predicts that Netflix's growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will be surpassed by its competitor, Shahid VIP, based in Saudi Arabia.
MBC’s VOD Platform “Shahid” acquired the Spanish drama for MENA territories, while Dubai Media secured the rights for its Free TV channels Dubai TV and Dubai one.
Middle Eastern media group MBC has acquired the Turkish drama “Golden Boy” from Eccho Rights, to air on free-to-air channel MBC4 and SVOD platform Shahid.
Its presence in the region is growing and new releases are planned for the coming months. Now Globo is available on MBC's Shahid, a leading streaming service in the Arab world.