Netflix is currently the streaming service with the biggest subscriber base across 13 Arabic-speaking countries but will lose this leadership position by 2029, according to a new forecast.
There will be 26 million SVOD subscriptions across the 13 Arabic markets by 2029, up from 14 million in 2023, according to research company Digital TV Research. Global streamer Netflix had 3.8 million subscribers as of the end of 2023, followed by Shahid VIP, a streamer owned by Middle Eastern media powerhouse Mbc Group, with 3.5 million and StarzPlay with 3.0 million, according to the firm’s estimates. The Saudi government owns a majority stake in Mbc Group.
The subscriber picture will, however, change in the coming years. By 2029, Shahid VIP will lead the pack with 5.8 million subscribers in the Arabic-speaking countries, followed by Netflix with 5.6 million and StarzPlay with 5 million, Digital TV Research predicts.
Its forecast also projects that Disney+ and Amazon will each reach 3.2 million subscribers across the Arabic-speaking countries in...
There will be 26 million SVOD subscriptions across the 13 Arabic markets by 2029, up from 14 million in 2023, according to research company Digital TV Research. Global streamer Netflix had 3.8 million subscribers as of the end of 2023, followed by Shahid VIP, a streamer owned by Middle Eastern media powerhouse Mbc Group, with 3.5 million and StarzPlay with 3.0 million, according to the firm’s estimates. The Saudi government owns a majority stake in Mbc Group.
The subscriber picture will, however, change in the coming years. By 2029, Shahid VIP will lead the pack with 5.8 million subscribers in the Arabic-speaking countries, followed by Netflix with 5.6 million and StarzPlay with 5 million, Digital TV Research predicts.
Its forecast also projects that Disney+ and Amazon will each reach 3.2 million subscribers across the Arabic-speaking countries in...
- 2/19/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has unveiled the highlights of its Original Arabic-language content for the Middle East and North Africa in 2024, with shows coming out of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Kuwait and Jordan.
Fresh announcements included the second season of hit female-driven, Kuwaiti finance world drama The Exchange and a third season of unscripted show Dubai Bling, which Netflix promised would “delve deeper” into the lives of the existing characters and expand the “Dubai Bling family”.
Netflix also announced the arrival of Tunisia acting star Dhafer L’Abidine in the cast of the second season of Hend Sabry’s drama Finding Ola.
He joins Sabry in a cast also featuring Sawsan Badr, Hany Adel, Nada Moussa, Mahmoud El Leithy, Acel Ramzy, Omar Sherif, Yasmina El-Abd and Tarek el Ebiary.
In this new season, as the titular Ola’s business teeters on the edge of collapse, she discovers the need to reinvent herself and embarks...
Fresh announcements included the second season of hit female-driven, Kuwaiti finance world drama The Exchange and a third season of unscripted show Dubai Bling, which Netflix promised would “delve deeper” into the lives of the existing characters and expand the “Dubai Bling family”.
Netflix also announced the arrival of Tunisia acting star Dhafer L’Abidine in the cast of the second season of Hend Sabry’s drama Finding Ola.
He joins Sabry in a cast also featuring Sawsan Badr, Hany Adel, Nada Moussa, Mahmoud El Leithy, Acel Ramzy, Omar Sherif, Yasmina El-Abd and Tarek el Ebiary.
In this new season, as the titular Ola’s business teeters on the edge of collapse, she discovers the need to reinvent herself and embarks...
- 2/1/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix's Dubai Bling brings back most of its wealthy cast for Season 2, with a few newcomers to spice things up.
Dubai Bling, a reality show featuring the affluent celebrities of Dubai such as Kris Fade, DJ Bliss, Ebraheem Al Samadi, Zeina Khoury, Lojain Omran, Safa Siddiqui, Farhana Bodi, and Loujain Adada, gained a massive fan following upon its release in 2022.
Season 1 achieved global success, trending in the Global Top 10 for non-English series for four consecutive weeks and ranking in the top 10 list in 47 countries.
Read full article on The Direct.
Dubai Bling, a reality show featuring the affluent celebrities of Dubai such as Kris Fade, DJ Bliss, Ebraheem Al Samadi, Zeina Khoury, Lojain Omran, Safa Siddiqui, Farhana Bodi, and Loujain Adada, gained a massive fan following upon its release in 2022.
Season 1 achieved global success, trending in the Global Top 10 for non-English series for four consecutive weeks and ranking in the top 10 list in 47 countries.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 12/14/2023
- by David Thompson
- The Direct
Netflix’s slate for November 2023 has much to offer as the transition from Halloween to Thanksgiving and eventually Christmas begins. Many favorite movies such as Jennifer Garner’s “13 Going on 30” and “The Big Lebowski” arrive Nov. 1, while Garner’s new movie “The Family Switch” rounds out the month when it arrives on the streamer Nov. 30. Other can’t-miss film arrivals on November first include “Whiplash,” “Sixteen Candles,” “The Social Network” and “Pitch Perfect.”
Several new seasons of Netflix shows arrive this month as well, the most highly anticipated of which might be “The Crown” Season 6 Part 1. The first half of the final season of the royal drama series arrives Nov. 16. The limited series adaptation of “All the Light We Cannot See” by Shawn Levy and Steven Knight launches November 2. Levy directed all four episodes of the epic drama series, adapted from the Pulitzer prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr.
Several new seasons of Netflix shows arrive this month as well, the most highly anticipated of which might be “The Crown” Season 6 Part 1. The first half of the final season of the royal drama series arrives Nov. 16. The limited series adaptation of “All the Light We Cannot See” by Shawn Levy and Steven Knight launches November 2. Levy directed all four episodes of the epic drama series, adapted from the Pulitzer prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr.
- 11/1/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
The Real Housewives of Dubai star Nina Ali announced that she will not be returning to the Bravo show. Here’s why Nina says she is leaving after one season.
Nina Ali | Bravo/NBCUniversal Nina Ali starred in season 1 of ‘The Real Housewives of Dubai’
The debut season of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Dubai premiered in June 2022. The original cast included Nina Ali, Caroline Stanbury, Caroline Brooks, Chanel Ayan, Lesa Milan, and Sara Al Madani, with The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks appearing as a recurring guest.
Nina is a businesswoman and influencer. She was born in Lebanon and moved to Austin, Texas, when she was 4 years old. In 2010, she married Munaf Ali, CEO of the United Arab Emirates-based Phoenix Store, and moved to Dubai. The couple has three children: daughters Sophia and Nour and son Ayan.
The Rhod star runs an Instagram account focused on...
Nina Ali | Bravo/NBCUniversal Nina Ali starred in season 1 of ‘The Real Housewives of Dubai’
The debut season of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Dubai premiered in June 2022. The original cast included Nina Ali, Caroline Stanbury, Caroline Brooks, Chanel Ayan, Lesa Milan, and Sara Al Madani, with The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks appearing as a recurring guest.
Nina is a businesswoman and influencer. She was born in Lebanon and moved to Austin, Texas, when she was 4 years old. In 2010, she married Munaf Ali, CEO of the United Arab Emirates-based Phoenix Store, and moved to Dubai. The couple has three children: daughters Sophia and Nour and son Ayan.
The Rhod star runs an Instagram account focused on...
- 1/31/2023
- by Grace Turney
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Season 3 of Dead to Me racked up 30.3M hours viewed in its first four days on Netflix.
The final installment of Liz Feldman’s dark comedy series starring Linda Cardellini and Christina Applegate comes in at No. 4 among the English-language television series on the Netflix Top 10 for the week of November 7 to 20.
The Crown once again sits atop the throne, with another 84.3M hours viewed in its second week on Netflix. Add that to the 107.4M viewing hours it managed in its first week, and Season 5 of the royal drama has amassed 191.7M hours viewed since its November 9 release.
Coming in at No. 2 is 1899, the series about a group of European migrants traveling from London on a steamship named Kerberos to start new lives in New York City. The series, from the creators of Dark, has notched 79.3M hours viewed since it launched on November 17.
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The final installment of Liz Feldman’s dark comedy series starring Linda Cardellini and Christina Applegate comes in at No. 4 among the English-language television series on the Netflix Top 10 for the week of November 7 to 20.
The Crown once again sits atop the throne, with another 84.3M hours viewed in its second week on Netflix. Add that to the 107.4M viewing hours it managed in its first week, and Season 5 of the royal drama has amassed 191.7M hours viewed since its November 9 release.
Coming in at No. 2 is 1899, the series about a group of European migrants traveling from London on a steamship named Kerberos to start new lives in New York City. The series, from the creators of Dark, has notched 79.3M hours viewed since it launched on November 17.
Related Story ‘Dead To Me...
- 11/22/2022
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Manifest is proving to be an asset for Netflix. The sci-fi drama debuted the first half its fourth and final season on the streamer on Friday, easily making its way to the No. 1 spot on last week’s Top 10 list.
The first 10 episodes of the final installment, which was ordered at Netflix after NBC cancelled the series, racked up about 57.1M hours viewed in their first three days on the service. Manifest Season 1 also made its way to No. 10 with 20.3M hours viewed as audiences prepared for the new season to drop.
There’s no word yet on when the second half of Season 4 will land on the streamer.
Steven Moffat’s four-episode series Inside Man also debuted on Netflix last week after first airing on BBC One in September. The David Tennant and Stanley Tucci led series about an American death row prisoner who helps a British journalist search...
The first 10 episodes of the final installment, which was ordered at Netflix after NBC cancelled the series, racked up about 57.1M hours viewed in their first three days on the service. Manifest Season 1 also made its way to No. 10 with 20.3M hours viewed as audiences prepared for the new season to drop.
There’s no word yet on when the second half of Season 4 will land on the streamer.
Steven Moffat’s four-episode series Inside Man also debuted on Netflix last week after first airing on BBC One in September. The David Tennant and Stanley Tucci led series about an American death row prisoner who helps a British journalist search...
- 11/8/2022
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Ryan Murphy has been dethroned. Tembi and Attica Locke’s limited series From Scratch has taken over from The Watcher as the most-viewed series on Netflix last week.
The drama series, starring Zoe Saldaña, about an artist who finds romance with a chef in Italy notched 72.02M hours watched in its second week on the streamer. It managed to chart in the Netflix Top 10 in 84 countries.
In its third week since release, The Watcher was bumped to the No. 2 spot from October 24-30, with another 67.51M hours viewed — which is less than half the viewership it drew last week. In total, the series has managed more than 340M hours viewed.
Murphy’s serial killer series Dahmer is also still putting up some impressive numbers in its last week on the Netflix Top 10 with 40.96M hours viewed (No. 5 on the list). The series has now amassed more than 865 million hours viewed...
The drama series, starring Zoe Saldaña, about an artist who finds romance with a chef in Italy notched 72.02M hours watched in its second week on the streamer. It managed to chart in the Netflix Top 10 in 84 countries.
In its third week since release, The Watcher was bumped to the No. 2 spot from October 24-30, with another 67.51M hours viewed — which is less than half the viewership it drew last week. In total, the series has managed more than 340M hours viewed.
Murphy’s serial killer series Dahmer is also still putting up some impressive numbers in its last week on the Netflix Top 10 with 40.96M hours viewed (No. 5 on the list). The series has now amassed more than 865 million hours viewed...
- 11/1/2022
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
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