A year later, Malaysian Islamic streaming service Nurflix struggles to produce original content amid lockdown disruptions
KUALA LUMPUR - Video-on-demand or streaming services offering non-religious Islamic content are rare, with only UK-based Alchemiya achieving any kind of multi-country subscriber base. A Malaysian start-up entered the public eye a year ago but progress to start streaming original content has been slow amid lockdown restrictions.
Malaysia’s Nurflix said in February last year it aimed to produce a full catalogue of programming for its subscription platform within a year.
It has not been able to keep to its punishing schedule of filming a dozen shows amid the confines of strict social distancing rules on set. Still, it is hard to blame the media start-up for lagging.
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