Kuwait City, Kuwait: STARZPLAY, ranked consistently among the region’s top three subscription video on demand services, has partnered with Zain Kuwait, a pioneer of mobile telecommunications and digital services in the Middle East, as their commercial and retail distributor to bring STARZPLAY’s breadth of compelling sports and entertainment programming closer to subscribers in Kuwait.

As part of the distribution deal, Zain Kuwait will make STARZPLAY and STARZPLAY Sports Pack available to their customers with all-new MAX plans mobile and home internet packages across Kuwait. Zain’s new MAX plans offer the best way for post-paid customers to enjoy three essential features all in one comprehensive plan: superfast 5G Internet, the latest Internet device of their choosing, and unlimited subscriptions to STARZPLAY.

Raghida Abou Fadel, SVP for Business Development & Sales, STARZPLAY, said: “We are pleased to partner with Zain Kuwait to offer our services via their extensive network. Kuwait is an important market for our business, and we want to extend further to offer STARZPLAY’s diverse entertainment and sports portfolio to fans in the market. We have enjoyed a strong relationship with Zain across other markets and we look forward to our partnership in Kuwait as we continue to strengthen STARZPLAY’s geographical expansion across the MENA region.”

Meshal Mohammed, CCO, Zain Kuwait, said: “STARZPLAY is one of the region’s leading streaming platforms, and we are thrilled to bundle their amazing offerings with our all-new MAX plans. We are always on the lookout for lucrative partnerships with the region’s streaming giants to offer the best selection of entertainment and sports titles to our customers. By partnering with STARZPLAY, we open up new possibilities to what our customers can enjoy on the most powerful 5G network in Kuwait.”

STARZPLAY Sports is home to premium international and regional tournaments such as Serie A, Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana, Dutch Eredivisie, International Cricket, All Elite Wrestling, PGA Tour, EuroLeague & EuroCup basketball competitions, Queensbury Boxing, any many more sporting leagues.

With thousands of hours of premium content including the best western content, Arabic shows, Turkish favourites, anime, and live sports, STARZPLAY is available in 19 countries across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan for fans to enjoy quality content anytime, anywhere, and from any device. 

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About STARZPLAY: 

Ranked consistently among the region’s Top three subscription video on demand services, STARZPLAY Arabia (www.starzplay.com) streams an extensive bouquet of premium content covering Hollywood movies, TV shows, documentaries, the same-time-as-the-US series – plus live sports, dedicated kids’ entertainment and Arabic content – to 19 countries across MENA and Pakistan. 

STARZPLAY has thousands of premium titles including exclusive STARZPLAY Arabia original content such as Baghdad Central, STARZ Original content such as Power, Outlander, Spartacus and The White Queen as well as premium content with add-ons such as, Discovery+, UFC Arabia, BluTV, AD Sports, Rugby, and STARZPLAY Sports, the dedicated sports package covering football, wrestling, cricket, boxing, basketball, golf and more. 

STARZPLAY Arabia has secured tie ups with a host of leading, global studios including MGM, 20th Century Studios, Warner Bros, Universal, Discovery and Fox International Channels. Until 2022, STARZ (www.starz.com), a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) was the lead investor along with media and technology investment firms including SEQ Investors and Delta Partners. In early 2021, STARZPLAY Arabia secured its first independent financing in the region of US$25 million (approx. AED 92 million) from Abu Dhabi based Ruya Partners. In 2022, E-Vision, from e& and ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company acquired a majority equity stake of circa 57% in the company.   

Reaching over to 2.1 million subscribers, STARZPLAY Arabia allows subscribers to watch its full HD and 4K content via most internet-enabled devices, smart TVs and game consoles, and is widely available on regional IPTV services. Its iOS and Android apps – installed on more than three million devices – also allow downloads for offline playback. 

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