Ooredoo has signed a multi-territory, multi-year deal with the Walt Disney Company (Middle East and North Africa) to bring some of the world’s best-loved entertainment direct to Ooredoo customers for the first time.
Customers of Ooredoo’s award-winning Next Generation Mozaic TV service will be able to access Disney Movies on Demand, Disney Channels on Demand and ABC TV on Demand via the Video-on-Demand services both inside the home and on the move with connected devices. Services are due to launch in Qatar later this year.
Families will be able to watch top Disney Channel TV shows like Shake It Up as well as blockbusters and classic movies from Disney and Disney-Pixar such as Pinocchio, Toy Story, Monsters, Inc, Cars and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Ooredoo’s unlimited, on-demand services will enable children to watch and re-watch a huge set of favourite Disney moments again and again.
In addition, customers can catch up on box sets of hit shows, including Desperate Housewives, Private Practice, Ugly Betty and Lost and watch recent ABC award-winning TV series such as Body of Proof.
The multi-screen agreement will enable customers to access the content via iPads, iPhones and PCs, as well as their home television.
Waleed al-Sayed, chief operating officer of Ooredoo, said: “This is a milestone agreement for Ooredoo as we link with one of the world’s leading companies to provide the very best content for our customers. Disney is a brand that is known and loved all around the world by children and families and we are delighted to be able to offer such a range of fantastic family entertainment directly to our customers.”
Didier Vanneste, country head of the Walt Disney Company (Middle East and North Africa), said: “Our deal with Ooredoo brings audiences in Qatar a range of quality content from Disney, Disney-Pixar and ABC Studios. With the launch of Disney Movies on Demand, ABC TV on Demand along with additional catch-up services and the ability for customers to access content on the move, this agreement gives viewers the content that they want, whenever they want it.”
Next Generation Mozaic TV offers a wide range of content in HD picture quality, with on-demand features such as Pause and Record Live TV and a Catch-up missed TV facility.
The deal brings audiences in Qatar a range of quality content from Disney, Disney-Pixar and ABC Studios.
