STARZPLAY
Maaz Sheikh has extensive work experience, starting in 1996 with Sprint where they worked in corporate finance. Maaz then moved on to Cap Gemini Ernst & Young as a Consulting Manager from August 1997 to 1999. Following that, they joined XO Communications as a VPN Product Manager until 2001. From 2001 to 2005, they worked at Virtela Communications - NTT Communications Company as Vice-President of Sales & Marketing. Maaz then joined JDA Software as Vice-President of Worldwide Sales & Marketing from 2005 to 2007. Maaz later became the Chief Sales and Operations Officer at OSN starting in January 2007, where they stayed until 2014. Currently, they are serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of STARZ PLAY, a position they have held since 2014.
Maaz Sheikh completed their Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State University from 1989 to 1993. Maaz then went on to pursue an MBA in Marketing at The University of Kansas from 1994 to 1996.
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STARZPLAY is the destination for endless entertainment & live sports all year round. With 2.5 million subscriptions & 20% market share (Omdia Report 2022), we rank in the top 3 streaming platforms in MENA. We are a family of 200+ employees recruited from leading institutions & are headquartered in Abu Dhabi with offices in Dubai, Lahore, & Islamabad. Discover new content every day from leading global studios like Showtime, Paramount+, STARZ, discovery+, DC, Universal Studios, Warner Bros & more! From premium STARZPLAY Originals such as the Power franchise & Outlander to original local productions such as Kaboos & Million Dollar Listing UAE. STARZPLAY also streams fan favorites such as Dexter, The Big Bang Theory, Billions & more. Along with bringing direct-from-cinema movie releases, STARZPLAY also offers access to the WATCH IT library & is the home of anime, carrying franchises like Demon Slayer, Naruto & Attack on Titan. STARZPLAY Sports is the home of Italian football, with exclusive coverage of Serie A & Coppa Italia. Through CricLife, we are the home of cricket & cover major events & series, including ICC events, Asia Cup, TATA IPL, PSL & all India & Pakistan home matches. The service also streams UFC fights, NBA League Pass, AEW Wrestling, UCI World Tour events, World Championship Boxing & more. Our proprietary end-to-end streaming platform is used by other streaming companies across the world, like Twist TV in Egypt, Lionsgate India across Asia, Mobily TV in KSA & Shoq in Pakistan. STARZPLAY has experienced extraordinary growth since its launch in 2015, with the support of its regional & international investors. As of today, e& Group (one of the largest telecom operators in the world) & ADQ (one of the sovereign wealth funds of Abu Dhabi) own a majority equity stake, with the balance owned by STARZ (www.starz.com), a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), General Electric Pension Trust & technology investors SEQ Capital Partners & Delta Partners.