Football is back this weekend on STARZPLAY Sports as the new Serie A season kicks off on Saturday August 19th. All 380 matches will be broadcast across two channels dedicated to the league, Abu Dhabi Sports 1 & 2 Premium which are exclusively on STARZPLAY Sports.

The first match on the opening day of the 2023/24 season sees newly promoted Frosinone welcome last term’s champions Napoli at 8:30pm UAE, followed by the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League finalists Inter Milan at home to Monza at 10:45pm UAE. On Sunday, last season's UEFA Europa League finalists, Roma host Salernitana in the Stadio Olimpico at 8.30pm UAE then Udinese face Juventus at 10:45 UAE. AC Milan travel to Bologna on Monday at 10:45pm UAE rounding off the weekend’s action.

Launched ahead of the new 2023/24 season, fans can now engage with the Serie A like never before with STARZPLAY Fantasy Sports. Players can make predictions around live Serie A matches, from forecasting scores and possession percentages to identifying the first goal scorer via in-game arenas, in order to win fantastic prizes.

Serie A recently jumped to second in the updated UEFA League rankings for 2022-23. The combination of exciting football, incredible players, massive clubs, different title winners over the past four seasons and success in Europe including a team in each of the three UEFA finals has seen the rise of Serie A which is now ranked higher than La Liga and Bundesliga. The league is packed with star power players like Di Maria, Lautaro, Pogba, Dybala, Osimhen, Leao and Immobile.

Serie A coverage includes some of the most popular commentators and analysts in the Arab world elevating the match day viewing experience. In celebration of the start of the season, STARZPLAY is offering SERIE A fans a 30% discount on the annual package. 

With thousands of hours of premium content including blockbuster movies, exclusive TV shows, kids’ content, Arabic series, as well as varied content via add-on channels, STARZPLAY is a leading video-on-demand subscription service in the MENA region. The service is available across 19 countries 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 variety of premium content covering Hollywood movies, TV shows, documentaries and 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 prime titles including exclusive STARZPLAY Arabia original content such as Kaboos, Say Yes to the Dress Arabia, Baghdad Central, STARZ Original content such as Power, Outlander, Spartacus and The White Queen as well as a range of content with add-ons such as AD Sports, Premier Sports (Rugby), NBA League Pass and STARZPLAY Sports, the dedicated sports package covering football (Italian Serie A and Dutch Eredivisie leagues), wrestling (All Elite Wrestling), cricket, UFC Arabia, boxing, basketball and more.

      

STARZPLAY Arabia has secured tie ups with a host of leading, global studios, including Lionsgate, MGM, Warner Bros, Universal, Discovery and Sony Studios along with regional producers such as UMS, Eagle Films and Falcon. 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 2.9 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 over three million devices – also allow downloads for offline playback.

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Srishti Soni | Janine Alamir
ASDA’A BCW
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