iflix Ramps Up Linear Channel Offering

There are now 50 live linear channels available to users of iflix, with new additions that include Al Jazeera, Trace Sports and beIN.

The platform, targeted to emerging markets, says it is on track to offer 80 linear channels by the end of the year. The 13 new services added today include Al Jazeera, TRACE Urban, TRACE Sports, beIN 1 and 2, Outdoor Channel, Bernama, Kompas TV, DW News, France 24, CCTV4 and CGTN, joining 38 channels already available on the platform.

“With now 50 linear channels on offer—soon to be 80—iflix has created a universal remote control, consolidating a confusing array of entertainment options, personalized for each user’s individual preferences, all available on any device our users choose, with a single point of navigation to create a one-stop entertainment experience for all,” said Mark Britt, co-founder and CEO of iflix. “The expansion of our linear channel offerings is an important step forward for our service as we commit greater resources to our world-class live offerings hub focused on consumer innovation and customer engagement.”

iflix is currently available in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, Vietnam, the Maldives, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan, Cambodia, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Nepal, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Tanzania and Uganda.