Our media consumption habits have changed drastically in the last decade. Instead of restricting us in front of our television at a certain time for a particular channel, we now see programs and movies on demand, when we like it and when we like it, as in our televisions, tablets, phones or computers.
Services like Netflix and Amazon have helped shape this behavior and the costs to subscribe to these are also much lower than we used to pay for Orbit and Showtime tastes a decade ago.
If you are new to the UAE or to the world of video broadcasting in general, we have put together some of the best video streaming services available in the region.
Netflix
[19659002] Netflix has become a household name in TV broadcasting with a relentless marketing campaign and a growing amount of original content that includes hits like House of Cards and Orange is the New Black .
Like most of its competitors, the film's catalog has some holes (especially if it's looking for recent hits), but also a lot of movies that it will be encouraging to see again.
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STARZ PLAY is a broadcast service based in Dubai with links to STARZ, based in the United States, which gives the broadcasting service access to a lot of original content.
It also has agreements with Disney and other networks like SHOWTIME to bring programs like Bill transmitted at the same time as the EE. UU
STARZ PLAY also has content in Arabic and Bollywood content and costs $ 9.99 per month, which includes 4K and offline access.
Wavo
WAVO allows you to watch live TV, as well as series, movies and sports. However, each of these services has a separate price.
For TV, you pay $ 9.99 per month, while the movie package costs $ 6.99. Sports cost an additional $ 13.99 per month and that does not include WWE Network, which has an additional cost of $ 9.99.
Although there is a good selection of movies and series that include HBO programs, WAVO may end up costing significantly more than any other provider included in this list.
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon's Prime Video service is a large portion of value for those who have subscribed to the Prime service, which costs $ 99 per year and offers free deliveries and fast in many articles.
Amazon is also competing with Netflix to bring their own exclusive shows like The Grand Tour and The Man in the High Castle.
icflix
Like STARZ PLAY, icflix is also based outside of the region, although its selection of English content seems more limited than some of the other services.
You have a decent selection of Arabic programming, although you may want to check out the free SHAHID service from MBC before you sign up, which costs $ 8.99 per month.
SHAHID Plus
If you are looking for purely Arabic content, MBC's online streaming service is an excellent place to start.
It's free and has many TV series and movies. There is a paid version of the service called SHAHID PLUS which costs US $ 4.99 per month and offers a free commercial service with access to exclusive programming as well.
