DUBAI MEDIA CITY, UAE -- UAE based AppyKids, who are renowned for creating culturally-relevant ‘edutainment’ content for children, have partnered with icflix, the Middle East and North Africa’s leading internet streaming service.
The partnership will aim introduce The Adventures of Zee to a whole new audience. The series aimed at children age 7 and below, follows the adventures of Zee, a bright young Arab girl with a passion for exploration and discovery who is influenced by the great Arab explorer, Ibn Battuta.
Dinesh Lalvani, CEO, Growl Media, AppyKids parent company said “Zee has a fantastic spirit of adventure and our partnership with icflix is a great adventure for us. We care passionately about our audience, creating quality content that parents trust and are happy to allow their children watch.”
“The series explores universal themes such as teamwork, cultural tolerance and climate change in fun and engaging ways, with original Arabic and English songs,” he added.
Season one of The Adventures of Zee is available on www.icflix.com and also through the dedicated icflix kids application available on all Android devices.
“Children will enjoy watching Zee, which will not only help them learn Arabic but also give them an insight into Arab culture,” said Carlos Tibi, CEO, icflix.
“As there is also a large expat population across the region, there is an English language version available, which will appeal to all nationalities,” he further added.
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Notes for Editors
ICFLIX provides its users with access to its Jazwood (Arabic), Hollywood and Bollywood content, including the largest library of Arabic movies and shows available online. Additionally, subtitles and alternative audio options are available for a majority of the content, making it accessible for French, Arabic and English speakers.
About ICFLIX
ICFLIX media FZ LLC was established in Dubai in 2012. The company provides its members with convenient access to Hollywood, Bollywood and Jazwood (Arabic) content. It is the first subscription-based online streaming service of its kind and offers movies, TV series, cartoons, and documentaries. The service is currently available on over 900 different mobile and fixed Internet enabled devices including PCs, Macs, smart phones, tablets, smart TVs and gaming consoles. Aside from its UAE headquarters, ICFLIX has offices in Morocco, Egypt and Czech Republic.
www.icflix.com
www.twitter.com/icflixjazwood
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About AppyKids
AppyKids is a subsidiary of Growl Media and was established in April 2013 in Dubai, UAE. AppyKids is a 360° edutainment brand that creates culturally relevant content for children in the MENASA region.
To date they have over 1.3 million app downloads, have launched fourteen apps, which have ranked #1 in 18 countries and ‘The Adventures of Zee’ has been viewed over 3 million times since it’s launch in November 2014.
www.appykids.com
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