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Shahid (streaming platform)

Shahid is a Saudi Arabian content-streaming platform created and operated by the MBC Group, It is the most-watched Arabic streaming service in the MENA region, offering a wide range of entertainment content, including movies, TV shows, original productions, and sports events.

The platform was launched in 2008 by MBC Group and rebranded in 2020. 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 senior management of Shahid consists of Sam

MBC Group's CEO Saudi Arabian businessman Waleed Al-Ibrahim is the founder and chairman of MBC Group, which launched Shahid.

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. The platform only had archives of the MBC's content and served as a catch-up service for MBC's channels.

2009 – Launched www.Shahid.net

In 2009, MBC extended Shahid Online to Shahid.net – a free Video on Demand streaming platform (AVOD), which was made available in multiple regions. In July 2012, the Shahid app was launched and it reached the top of the App store in the Middle East and North Africa in one week.

2014 – Introduced SVOD service

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. Thereby, it allowed subscribers to view all the available content without the interruption of any advertisements.

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