Discovery Inc. and Intigral, Saudi Arabia-based stc\u2019s digital media and entertainment arm, have entered a strategic long-term partnership to bring discovery+ content to the Jawwy TV OTT platform.<\/p>\n
Through this agreement, Jawwy TV subscribers will have access to select Discovery content in a discovery+ branded area on Jawwy TV. New and existing Jawwy TV subscribers who sign up will be offered 12 months of access to discovery+ content on Intigral. Jawwy TV subscribers will also receive seven of Discovery\u2019s international linear channels\u2014Discovery Channel, Fatafeat, TLC, Discovery Family, Animal Planet, Discovery Science and Investigation Discovery. More channels are to follow.<\/p>\n
Further, once available in the region, both parties will collaborate on making the discovery+ app available to stc\u2019s mobile customer base in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain. These customers will be offered access to the discovery+ app as an additional value to their existing service.<\/p>\n
Kasia Kieli, president and managing director of Discovery EMEA, said: \u201cWe are delighted to enter this new partnership with the leading telco operator in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and combine our strengths to provide customers access to our much-loved brands and content on discovery+. This agreement with Intigral reaffirms our digital strategy as we continue to grow our global footprint. Our commitment to Powering People\u2019s Passions is unwavering, and this agreement represents the first time that Discovery\u2019s fans in the Middle East will have access to their favourite content across both linear and on demand in an OTT only service.\u201d<\/p>\n
Markus Golder, CEO of Intigral, said: \u201cAs the entertainment arm of stc, the most valuable brand amongst telecommunications companies in the MENA region, we are thrilled to have partnered with Discovery to offer its extensive content portfolio to our subscribers. Jawwy TV is the leading content aggregation platform in the MENA region, and we are committed to delivering the widest portfolio of content to our subscribers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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