VIVA strikes deal with OSN to provide WAVO

KUWAIT: VIVA Kuwait, Kuwait’s fastest-growing and most developed telecom operator, has signed a partnership agreement with OSN - the MENA region’s leading entertainment network - to provide its customers with access to WAVO, the video streaming entertainment platform, powered by OSN. Under the deal, VIVA Kuwait customers are eligible for a onemonth free trial to WAVO when they sign up by texting the word ‘WAVO’ to 55664 and follow the instructions on their phone. After the one-month free trial has expired customers will automatically remain subscribed to WAVO for KD3 a month unless they opt out.

Available on mobile devices and tablets (iOS/Android), Samsung and LG Smart TVs, PCs and laptops through the WAVO app, website - wavo.com, and Chromecast, WAVO combines a unique blend of live and On Demand TV, including English and Arabic family and kids shows, hit TV series, blockbuster movies and sports, which can be viewed anytime, anywhere, with no annual contract.

Abdulrazzaq Bader Al-Essa, Corporate Communications Director of VIVA Kuwait, said: “Our partnership with OSN is part of our continued focus and commitment of providing relevance and value to our customers. Augmented by our customers’ trust in us, VIVA in cooperation with OSN strives to create innovative solutions that address the needs of customers.”

Francesco Perta, VP Telecom Partnerships, OSN, said: “Our partnership with VIVA Kuwait for WAVO is testament to both companies’ shared values of providing customers with great entertainment and unbeatable value. Subscribing to WAVO is just a text message away and we are confident that once customers join they will be hooked on WAVO’s mix of live and On Demand TV, un-missable movies, series and sporting action which can be enjoyed across multiple devices anytime, anywhere.”

Since its launch WAVO has gone from strength to strength, boosting world-class content from OSN’s exclusive partnerships with major entertainment studios like HBO, Disney, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks, NBC Universal and Paramount. With WAVO customers can access hit Western series such as Game of Thrones and Westworld and un-missable Arabic series featuring top Arabic stars from across the region.

WAVO also offers 26 live TV channels and the ability to watch shows On Demand. Also the home of ASLI, the region’s first licensing ecosystem for content creators to produce and broadcast their original work, WAVO offers more than 40 hours of Arabic and English short-form content, made in the Middle East. With such a vast array of exclusive content available for customers to browse and enjoy at their convenience, WAVO offers great entertainment and unbeatable value.