The first Shahid Original series was ‘El Diva’, a drama series with Cyrine Abdel Nour and Yacob Alfarhan. Shahid started with its originals productions in 2019, making the premium Arabic content available to its subscribers on Shahid VIP. See also: List of Shahid original programming Shahid provides original and premium content along with content from the media partners.
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Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Xiaomi Mi Box streaming devices also support the programming through Shahid app. Shahid VIP is also available on all VIDAA Smart OS-powered Hisense smart TVs globally, as well as on select Toshiba, Tornado, Wansa, and G-guard models. Sony TV MENA started embedding the Shahid app in its new TVs from May 2020. In 2018, TCL made Shahid VIP’s content accessible for its TV users via the Shahid app in MENA markets. Shahid partnered with the Samsung in 2014 allowing the users to access Shahid VIP’s content via app.
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In Saudi Arabia, Shahid VIP content is provided through Saudi Telecom Company (STC), which started with a partnership between the two companies in May 2020 and a free two-month subscription to Shahid VIP was given to all STC users. Vodafone Egypt entered the network in 2020 making Shahid VIP available for Vodafone subscribers without any additional costs.
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In 2018, a partnership took place with Omantel, the telecom provider in Oman giving its users access to Shahid PLUS subscription. It started with a partnership with Viva in 2015, the telecom operator in Kuwait, which facilitated subscriber payment via their mobile phones. Shahid VIP has been entering into strategic partnerships with relevant companies to increase accessibility.
Shahid VIP launched its branded remote control button in October 2020. The video streaming service also transitioned to the cloud infrastructure.
Additionally, the rebranding included new features such as the English interface for the platform and login functionality using mobile number or Apple ID. The paid tier was rebranded as ‘Shahid VIP’ and the platform increased the ease of viewing, speed, quality of streaming, improved discoverability of the relevant content by providing access through mobile phones and various large TV screens using Chromecast and AirPlay functionality followed by the launch of its app on all major connected TV platforms - Smart TVs and streaming players. The offerings of the platform in both the free (Shahid) and paid tier (Shahid VIP) were re-strategized. The Burj Khalifa was lit up with the slogan ‘It’s our Time’ marking the launch of the rebranded platform. The revamped Shahid was launched during a ceremony held at the Dubai Opera on January 15, 2020. In 2020, Shahid VIP went through rebranding and technical advancement. Ģ020 – Revamp and rebranding - Shahid VIP, the premium subscription-based service This resulted in 2x increase in unique users outside of the MENA region. The first episode of all the shows was made available for free, while the rest of the episodes were available through the subscription service of Shahid PLUS. In 2019, the platform provided the audiences outside the MENA region access to the regular MBC programmes. Thereby, allowing subscribers to view all the available content without the interruption of any advertisements. The premium subscription-based service ‘Shahid PLUS’ (now Shahid VIP) was launched in 2014, which provided users with a variant of the free video on demand (VOD) service. In July 2012, the Shahid app was launched and it reached the top slot on the App store for Middle East and North Africa in a week's time. In 2009, MBC extended Shahid Online to – a free Video on Demand streaming platform (AVOD), which was made available in multiple regions. The platform only had archives of the MBC’s content and served as a ‘catch-up’ service for MBC’s channels. It was launched in 2008 titled MBC Shahid Online, a platform created to allow MBC users to view its TV programmes at their own convenience. 3.7 Documentaries and real-life stories.Furthermore, Shahid VIP also offers International content of partner TV channels. The content provided by Shahid VIP includes Shahid Original series, long window premieres, pre-theatrical movies, access to MBC’s TV channels in true HD, as well as western content, documentaries and offering for kids. The platform is available in 23 countries, including MENA region, Australia, US and Canada. The senior management of Shahid consists of Sam Barnett, MBC GROUP’s CEO Jakob Mejlhede Andersen serving as the Chief Content Officer (CCO) and Dominic Farrell as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Shahid. More than 27 million unique monthly users were reported by the end of Ramadan 2019, and it managed to capture a market share of 85% VOD viewership in the MENA. The platform was launched in 2008 and rebranded in 2020. Shahid ( Arabic: شاهد) is an Arabic content streaming platform, headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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