There will be 28 million SVOD subscriptions across 13 Arabic countries by 2029, up from 15 million in 2023. Netflix will still lead the market, but local players will provide a strong challenge. Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital TV Research, said: “As some of the US-based platforms lower their global rollout and local content commitments, the Arabic players will thrive.” StarzPlay, Shahid VIP and OSN+ will account for 46% of the Arabic total subscriptions by 2029 – collectively adding 4.7 million subscribers from 2023.