12 Friday, August 13, 2021 The Last Word

Qatar attends GCC meeting on human rights

Qatar participated in the coordination meeting for human rights apparatuses in the Gulf Cooperation Council member states, held in Kuwait. Qatar was represented in the meeting by Director of the Department of Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Turki bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud. (QNA) STARZPLAY provides tech QRCS celebrates Int’l infrastructure for Lionsgate Youth Day with series Play India’s Asia expansion Tribune News Network of training workshops Doha

STARZPLAY, the region’s fastest-growing sub- QRCS’ humanitarian operations and voluntary initiatives are designed in conformity with scription video on demand (SVOD) service, on the UN 2030 Agenda, which introduces the concept of youth social entrepreneurship Thursday announced that it will provide tech infrastructure to support Lionsgate Play’s ex- Tribune News Network pansion into multiple countries in Asia. Doha This builds on the multi-year deal signed by STARZPLAY with Lionsgate Play India to pro- Qatar Red Crescent Society vide end-to-end OTT infrastructure. An exten- (QRCS) celebrated Interna- sion of this partnership and as part of the new tional Youth Day 2021 with a long-term agreement, STARZPLAY will sup- series of workshops organised port in delivering a fully managed tech platform by the health education team using its in-house technology to successfully of QRCS’ Training and Devel- launch the Lionsgate platform in Asia. opment Center. STARZPLAY has a robust in-house tech in- The day is marked every frastructure that will enable Lionsgate India in year on August 12 under the its B2C and B2B expansion into Asia. United Nations General As- sembly Resolution 120/54 is- With thousands of hours of premium con- sued in 1999. and Saving Lives’, a third on- retary-general of the United and equipping them with the tent including blockbuster movies, exclu- Dr Ahmed Edlibi, head of line workshop was held for the Nations, stated, “Young peo- knowledge and skills they sive TV shows, kids content and Arabic Health Education at the Medi- members of Al-Wakra Youth ple are on the frontlines of need both to undertake their series, STARZPLAY is today the number one cal Affairs Division, delivered Center, in which they were the struggle to build a better different voluntary and com- player in the MENA region. The service is two informative and training educated on how to deal with future for all. The COVID-19 munity assignments and in workshops for the staff and su- emergencies. pandemic has highlighted the their future personal and pro- available in 20 countries across the Middle pervisors of the Orphan Care This year’s celebration fo- dire need for the kind of trans- fessional lives. East, North Africa and Pakistan for fans to Center (Dreama). cuses on ‘Transforming food formational change they seek QRCS’ humanitarian op- enjoy quality content anytime, anywhere Danny Bates, CCO and Co-Founder, STARZPLAY In the first workshop, the systems: Youth innovation for – and young people must be erations and voluntary ini- and from any device technical and administrative human and planetary health’. full partners in that effort.” tiatives are designed in con- STARZPLAY has finalised Direct Carrier staff received first-aid and car- Its purpose is to empower, ed- On this occasion, QRCS formity with the UN 2030 Billing (DCB) integrations with Indonesia’s diopulmonary resuscitation ucate and highlight the role of recognises the heroic dedica- Agenda, which introduces the Danny Bates, chief commercial officer, leading telco players Telkomsel and Telkom to (CPR) training to build their youths in finding exceptional tion of its young female and concept of youth social entre- STARZPLAY, said: “The focus on providing offer easy payment options for potential sub- emergency response capacity. and innovative solutions for male volunteers at the fore- preneurship. It seeks to help tech platform for Lionsgate India, as it expands scribers. STARZPLAY has also integrated Apple The second workshop covered the global issues of poverty, front of COVID-19 control young social entrepreneurs to Indonesia, marks the continued growth of TV+ with the Lionsgate Play platform whereby how to prevent communicable food security, environment efforts. It continues to pay and engage them in pursuing our partnership. Our cutting-edge technology Apple TV subscribers in Asia can access Lions- diseases, mainly COVID-19. and climate change. attention to building the ca- the Sustainable Development has been supporting Lionsgate Play in India gate Play’s diverse library of content. Under the title of ‘Youth António Guterres, sec- pacity of young generations Goals (SDGs). and we will continue to deliver our in-house Additionally, STARZPLAY has managed in- tech expertise to support the company as it ex- tegrations with local B2B entities that will ena- pands to other markets. We are committed to ble Lionsgate India to develop bundling options bolstering the online video entertainment in- with telecom partners. On direct-to-consumer dustry and partnering with a company sharing side, integrations with Android, iOS and web- the same vision as ours helps to strengthen this based devices were also developed. ever-evolving dynamic industry.” With thousands of hours of premium con- Amit Dhanuka, executive vice-president, tent including blockbuster movies, exclusive Lionsgate India, said: “We are excited to con- TV shows, kids content and Arabic series, tinue our partnership with STARZPLAY as we STARZPLAY is today the number one player in expand our services across Asia. STARZPLAY’s the MENA region. The service is available in 20 tech platform solutions and support will be key countries across the Middle East, North Africa to us as we expand Lionsgate Play operations and Pakistan for fans to enjoy quality content across Asian markets.” anytime, anywhere and from any device. Ooredoo: Galaxy Z Series now available for pre-order in Qatar Tribune News Network at Ooredoo as part of our corporate of use. The revolutionary Hidea- new Taskbar that enables easy app Doha strategy, and – given we know our way Hinge enables the devices to switching without returning to the customers look for access to the very stay in place at different angles for home screen and App Split View Ooredoo announced that the lat- latest technology, the most desir- innovative user experiences with allows users to view more infor- est Z Series is now able devices and the best network Flex mode. 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