Doha: 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 to Ooredoo customers for the first time.
Customers of award-winning Next Generation Mozaic TV service will be able to access Disney movies and channels on demand and ABC TV on demand via the video-on-demand services inside the home and on-the-move with connected devices.
Services will be launched in Qatar later this year.
Families will be able to watch top Disney Channel TV shows like Shake It Up and premium blockbusters and classic movies from Disney and Disney Pixar such as Pinocchio, Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Cars and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Children will be able to watch and re-watch a huge set of favourite Disney moments again and again.
Customers can also 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 them to access the content via iPads, iPhones, PCs and home television.
Waleed Al Sayed, Chief Operating Officer, 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, The Walt Disney Company Middle East and North Africa, said: “Our deal with Ooredoo brings to audiences in Qatar a superb 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, the agreement gives viewers the content whenever they want.”
The agreement is part of Ooredoo’s commitment to bring the very best of family entertainment to customers in Qatar.
Next Generation Mozaic TV offers the largest rang of content in amazing HD picture quality, with on-demand features, including Pause and Record Live TV and a Catch-up missed TV facility.
As the Ooredoo Fibre network continues to roll out across Qatar, more and more homes are being upgraded to Ooredoo fibre so that customers are able to subscribe or upgrade to Next Generation Mozaic TV.
For details on Next Generation Mozaic TV or on the Ooredoo fibre programme, customers can visit Ooredoo’s website www.ooredoo.qa.
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