Arabic SVOD market to near 22MNsubs by 2027
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| 22 August 2022
A study from Digital TV Research is predicting string growth for the subscription video-on-demand industry in Arabic countries over the next five years, with 21.52 million paying SVOD subscriptions across 13 territories by 2027, up from 9.49 million in 2021.
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The Middle East and North Africa SVOD Forecasts report tracked business including TV episodes and films and found that even though Disney+ has provided a strong challenge since launch in June, Netflix will continue to lead the market, The analysis assumes that Netflix and Disney+ will add hybrid ad-supported tiers in a pan-Arabic platform from 2024.

Yet despite its fast growth, Disney+ is expected to remain behind StarzPlay , which will draw 3.47 million subscribers by 2027, and Shahid VIP, 3.77 million subscribers by 2027.

MENA pay-TV provider OSN lost some momentum after Disney+ withdrew its content and started as a standalone platform, but it has retained exclusive rights to HBO Max and Paramount+ content and is expected to have 1.60 million paying SVOD subscribers by 2027.