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Type of site | OTT platform |
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Available in | Arabic English French |
Founded | 2008 2011 (Official) |
Owner | MBC Group |
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Services | |
URL | shahid.mbc.net |
Registration | Required |
Current status | Active |
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]