Zain Iraq officially launches IFLIX to watch movies and series via mobile phones

Zain has officially launched iflix that enables subscribers to watch movies and TV shows over the Internet.

Zain Iraq declared in press release that the iflix service will provide a range of thousands of Arab and International films and television programs with Arabic and English subtitles, as well as select (Avant-premiere) movie content, an exclusive series of academy-award winning programs and Bollywood features for Indian movie lovers, in addition to over 2000 shows and programs for children.

Zain Group announced its partnership with iflix, the world’s leading provider of film, programs and TV content, in order to create a joint business entity called iflix Arabia to provide world-class services to broadcast entertainment content to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, through collaborations with more than 170 studios and distributors worldwide.

Zain Iraq customers will be able to get an iflix subscription valid for two months when they subscribe to one of the unlimited internet offers (weekly or monthly).

Ali Al-Zahid, CEO of Zain Iraq said "This cooperation is complementary to Zain Iraq's strategy to drive our business and marketing operations towards new limits of creativity and innovation. We seek to diversify our service portfolio in a way that enriches our subscriber base experience, and the iflix service reflects our direction of leading the digital innovation across Iraq and keep pace with all developments, and provide all kinds of new digital technology available in the world."

He added: “By launching iflix, we are enriching the digital content of Iraqi youth, who represent the foundation of the community,” Al-Zahid said, “Zain was keen to provide digital solutions to its subscribers believing in the role of digital technology in developing this segment of society”.

Mark Britt, founder and CEO of iflix said: "We are extremely excited about bringing our service to the Middle East."

"We believe that we have found the perfect partner with the Zain Group, which is able to deliver the digital content on our platform and to meet the growing demand in the region for a world-class service like iflix," Britt added. "So we are looking forward to making the iflix content and service available to all Zain subscribers”.

iflix was launched in May 2015 in East Asia, and has rapidly built its own dominance across these markets, deploying its services in 10 markets in less than two years, and has been able to attract over 5 million subscribers during that period.

It is worth mentioning that subscribers can benefit from IFLIX's digital content offers and register by visiting the iflix website or downloading the application from the Google Play or App Store.

Each subscription will allow the user to access the iflix service through five devices, including mobile phones, laptops, tablets, and televisions, to watch the content at their convenience.

There is also an exclusive feature for iflix subscribers that will be able to download movies and TV shows on their mobile phones and tablets from the huge library in order to view them offline.

For more information on how to get a free subscription to the service and start enjoying unlimited entertainment with iflix, please visit www.iq.zain.com.