Plans to start broadcasting in Turkey on June 14 Disney Plus, wants to open up in more countries during the year. The new country listing, stretching from the Middle East to North Africa, shows that Disney+ is looking to directly capture Netflix’s market share.
In which countries does Disney+ operate?
Walt Disney’s popular streaming service, MENA presented the new roadmap for the (Middle East and North Africa) region. in total in 16 countries Disney+, which plans to open up access, aims to offer region-specific content. Also for particularly popular content Arabic subtitles he said he will present.
Announcing that they want to expand to 160 countries at the previous in-house meeting, Disney+ is starting its broadcasting life in the Middle East and North African countries. Entertainment company for MENA, which is a little different than regular Disney+ Disney+Hotstar He said he will present the application.
While there is more than 100 thousand hours of content in the Disney + Hotstar broadcast; Ms. marvel, The MandalorianIt also features Disney’s own productions, such as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Moon Knight.
Although Netflix is a global competitor, this does not apply to the Middle East and North Africa. According to the report prepared in 2021, the most popular streaming service in the Middle East region is based in Abu Dhabi. starzplay it happened.
It is right behind Starzplay, which serves nearly 2 million subscribers, with 1.4 million subscribers. Amazon Prime Video is showing up.
It should also be noted that Netflix is preparing special productions for the MENA region. For the Arabic-speaking countries of the broadcasting giant “Al Rawabi School for Girls” and “Finding OlaIt has some original content such as ”. In fact, it has already started preparations for the second season for these series.
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