STARZ PLAY’s partnership will see its streaming application embedded directly onto LG Smart TVs
Video on Demand
digital content
40% increase in demand for Arabic video content
Research shows that viewings of Western dramas have fallen by as much as 55 percent since 2011
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iflix hires former Mobily, Vodafone exec as new MENA CEO
Subscription video on demand service, which launched in June, announces appointment of John Saad
BBC
Etisalat’s E-Vision signs first content deal with BBC Worldwide
Agreement will boost programming for video-on-demand service
Amazon
Video: Netflix to raise prices, Amazon testing its own delivery service
Today’s major tech headlines include a Netflix subscription price hike, Amazon testing its own proprietary delivery service and Microsoft bringing its Windows 10 Edge browser to mobile devices.