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STARZPLAY Partners With Seekr To Enhance AI Streaming

Seekr’s AI technology will enhance content discovery on STARZPLAY, with mood-based search, AI-driven recommendations, and more.

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Streaming on STARZPLAY has just received a major upgrade. The popular subscription video-on-demand service has teamed up with Seekr, an AI-as-a-Service provider, to introduce a more intuitive and personalized content discovery experience. Starting March 2025, STARZPLAY viewers will spend less time browsing and more time watching, thanks to an AI-powered search tool designed to match content with their moods.

Seekr’s advanced GenAI technology, integrated with its SeekrFlow Enterprise AI platform, will introduce a sentiment-based search feature that allows users to find content simply by typing keywords that reflect how they’re feeling.

“STARZPLAY is dedicated to enhancing the entertainment experience for our users. This collaboration with Seekr empowers you to take charge of your entertainment journey like never before,” said Maaz Sheikh, CEO of STARZPLAY, adding: “The introduction of sentiment search and improved profiling is merely the beginning of our efforts to utilize AI in transforming how individuals discover and enjoy content”.

Beyond sentiment-based search, STARZPLAY is rolling out deep-learning search capabilities, AI-powered chatbots, and metadata extraction — technologies that will refine user profiles and offer highly personalized recommendations. Viewers can also expect real-time subtitles, content highlights, and smarter search functions that align with their unique interests.

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By leveraging Seekr’s machine learning expertise, STARZPLAY aims to revolutionize how content is delivered, discovered, and consumed. The end goal? A more engaging and seamless viewing experience that keeps users connected to the content they love.

“We are excited to partner with STARZPLAY to introduce AI-driven technology and services to viewers. Together, we aim to realize a shared vision of creating user experiences that are more relatable, seamless, and superior than ever before. We look forward to witnessing how STARZPLAY users adopt these innovative methods of discovering content with enhanced relevance and precision,” remarked Rob Clark, President of Seekr.

As part of STARZPLAY’s 2025 growth strategy, the integration of AI solutions will further cement its position as a leader in the streaming industry, while at the same time solidifying Seekr’s position as the platform’s exclusive SaaS partner in the GCC region.

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Samsung And Spotify Offer Free Premium Deal In MENA

Nearly seven in ten streams in the region come from 18-to-34-year-olds — the audience Samsung is hoping to entice into its ecosystem.

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Samsung has announced a partnership with Spotify spanning the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye, bundling Spotify Premium with select devices across its ecosystem. The headline offer — up to four months of Premium for free — is a first for the region.

Customers in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Türkiye who buy any OLED or 98-inch television, or any Galaxy S or Z series mobile device, get four months of Spotify Premium. The offer, tiered by market and device, is available at retail and on Samsung.com, and redeemed through the Samsung Promotion and Samsung Members apps.

For Samsung, the strategy is less about free music than about lock-in. The Korean tech giant’s pitch is continuity: a track starts on a Galaxy smartphone through Galaxy Buds on the commute, moves to a Samsung TV and soundbar in the living room, and stays controllable from a Galaxy Watch. The more seamlessly music travels between those devices, the harder it becomes to swap any one of them for a rival’s.

“Technology should bring people closer to the things they love, and few things connect people the way music does,” said Omar Saheb, Regional VP of Marketing and Online Business at Samsung Electronics MENA. The partnership, he added, gives customers “a genuine reason to choose Samsung for the experience, not only the product”.

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For subscribers, Premium brings the usual package: ad-free listening, offline downloads, richer audio quality on Galaxy Buds and Samsung sound devices, and Jam, which lets friends build a shared queue.

“At Spotify, we are always working to make every listening moment feel more personal, meaningful, and worth it,” said Rami Jamal, Head of Partnerships at Spotify for South Asia, Middle East, and Africa.

The demographics go a long way to explaining the strategy. Across MENA, Türkiye, and Pakistan, nearly seven in ten Spotify streams come from listeners aged 18 to 34, according to the company — precisely the audience Samsung wants inside its hardware ecosystem before buying habits harden.

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