Bigo Live, one of the MENA region’s most popular and fastest-growing livestreaming platforms, recently launched a new weekly reality-show-like series titled “1 VS 6”. During each livestream, seven prominent social media personalities from across the region will participate against each other, sharing details about themselves on a specific theme set for that week. Six participants will be telling the truth and one will not. Participants and audience members who can correctly identify the odd one out will get a chance to win incredible in-app prizes.
The “1 VS 6” weekly series will take place every Wednesday on Bigo Live channel MENABC1 at 8:00pm KSA time. The theme of this week’s episode is driving.
Participating in the 13th of October edition of “1 VS 6” are social media personalities that include: fashion influencer Aya Alhajj Ali (ID: 779453426); singer Ali Shaddad (ID: 781491302) , fashion blogger Iman Elwan (ID:starlive4), actor Mishary (ID: m_gm11) , model U1.RR (ID: U1.RR), lifestyle influencer Khaled AlKhalidi (ID: _khii24) , lifestyle influencer Meshari Faidhi (ID: MKFaidhi), and host Sophie (ID: sophie.mouis).
A recent report titled GCC Video & Broadband Distribution 2020 stated: “GCC video industry revenues are forecast by MPA to increase to USD 2 billion by 2025, a CAGR of 5 percent from 2020. Online video will surpass TV to account for the lion’s share (>60 percent) of total video industry revenue by 2025.”
“We are very excited to see how our users and creators from the MENA region respond to the weekly ‘1 VS 6’ series,” said a spokesperson from Bigo Live. “We are constantly listening to our audience, the market and team of developers to identify opportunities that could captivate the market and evolve to something special in the long run. People from the MENA region love comedy and thematic events; and having a weekly show with a format that consists of some of the most prominent and popular influencers will not only engage the audience, but inspire them to be more creative in terms of how they conceptualize, create and share their own talent both in their own personalized livestreams and collectively through shows like the ‘1 VS 6’. We look forward to welcoming users to this week’s episode and expect some really great things for everyone that participates during each series now and in the months to come.”
The first episode of “1 VS 6” has been received quite well by the audience and participants as both have shared positive reviews and their thoughts on both the first episode and the weekly series in general.
Users who wish to view the “1 VS 6” series can download the app through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
Livestreaming is here to stay and Bigo Live intends to become the platform that provides users with value – be it informative, educational, entertaining, financial or social. One can only speculate how livestreaming will evolve in the years to come, but as it stands, it certainly is helping to shape the present and redefine the future.
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