Shahid (streaming platform)

Shahid
Type of site
OTT platform
Available inArabic
English
French
Founded2008
2011 (Official)
OwnerMBC Group
Industry
Services
URLshahid.mbc.net
RegistrationRequired
Current statusActive

Shahid (Arabic: شاهد) is an Arabic content-streaming platform operated by the Saudi state-owned MBC Group.

The platform was launched in 2008 by MBC Group and rebranded in 2020.[1] More than 27 million unique monthly users were reported by the end of Ramadan 2019,[2] and it managed to capture a market share of 85% VOD viewership in the MENA.[3] The senior management of Shahid consists of Sam Barnett, MBC Group's CEO,[4] and Dominic Farrell as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Shahid. Saudi Arabian businessman Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim is the founder and chairman of MBC Group, which launched Shahid.[5]

  1. ^ "MBC's Shahid VOD service announces second movie release: Al Hareth". Al Arabiya English. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Shahid reports 23% surge in viewer numbers year on year".
  3. ^ "SHAHID, MBC Group's VOD platform, continues its surge in users, subscribers and viewership". arabadonline. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. ^ Nagraj, Aarti (22 December 2020). "MBC Group reappoints Sam Barnett as CEO". Gulf Business. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim". Global Competitiveness Forum. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

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