India, Oct. 7 -- JioHotstar has entered the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market through a distribution partnership with Starzplay, extending the Indian streaming platform's international expansion beyond the UK, Canada and Singapore.

Under the partnership, JioHotstar will be offered as a dedicated streaming destination within the Starzplay app and website. The move gives JioHotstar access to MENA's sizeable South Asian audience base while allowing Starzplay to add Indian television, films and original programming to its existing content portfolio.

The MENA offering will include new JioHotstar Originals alongside their India releases, television content from JioStar channels, films and reality programming. Content will be availabl...