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Africa
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Iflix exits Africa to focus on core Asian markets
Iflix has sold the remaining stake in its African business, Kwesé Iflix, to local partner…
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Netflix orders first African original series
Netflix has ordered Queen Sono, a drama about a secret agent, as its first African…
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Africa’s TV & OTT markets set to grow, says IHS Markit
Africa’s TV and OTT video markets are poised for growth, despite challenging conditions across much…
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African SVOD to hit 10 million in 2023
Subscription video-on-demand users in sub-Saharan Africa will number 10 million by 2023, according to Digital…
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Out of Africa: a look at expanding TV markets
Africa’s television markets are rapidly expanding, as many of the nations gradually grow richer. Nick…
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Fox Networks Groups restructures African team
Fox Networks Group (FNG) Europe and Africa has unveiled a new executive team structure for…
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Africa launch for CBeebies
The BBC’s preschool channel CBeebies is launching in East Africa on the Zuku pay TV…
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Showcase: huge Asian VOD deal for BBCWW
BBC Worldwide has inked a 600-hour deal with SK Broadband’s video-on-demand service. The commercial arm…
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DTT making ‘huge gains’ in Africa
Digital terrestrial television (DTT), and pay DTT in particular, made “huge gains” in Sub-Saharan Africa…
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Ex-Discovery specials chief joins Mansfield’s Plimsoll
Former Discovery Communications and BBC factual programming boss Andrew Jackson has joined Grant Mansfield’s fledgling…
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BBC announces BBC Two/BBC Four controller
UK public broadcaster the BBC has appointed Kim Shillinglaw controller of its BBC Two and…
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Three Korean content deals for BBC Worldwide
A trio of South Korean broadcast platforms have acquired programming packages from the BBC’s commercial…
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BBC iPlayer demand up by third
Requests on the BBC iPlayer catch-up service grew by a third in 2013, with 2.2…
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BBC Worldwide and CCTV agree copro deal
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of UK pubcaster the BBC, and Chinese state broadcaster CCTV…
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NPO preps premium Dutch VOD service with US movies
Dutch public broadcasting organisation NPO is set to launch a subscription video-on-demand service early next…
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BBC and CCTV cut another coproduction deal
UK and Chinese public broadcasters the BBC and CCTV have agreed a coproduction deal for…
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iPlayer records record January
Continued strong increases in mobile and tablet use, as well as improved measurement of radio…
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BBC Worldwide says 10% uptick in buyers attending Showcase
BBC Worldwide says that 700 international buyers will attend the 2013 version of its annual…
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Comment: African film is changing the view of the continent
Mandy Roger, head of African acquisitions, sales and business development, group content services, M-Net The…
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Miami Five-O: NATPE 2013
Miami Beach-based programme market NATPE celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. And all the indications…
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ITV sells 50 hours to Belgium
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has sold a 50-hour package of its dramas to…
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Disney buys Henson’s Pajanimals
Disney has picked up animated series Pajanimals across a raft of territories. The 52x11mins series…
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Chellomedia’s Panda moves into original programming
Canal Panda has made its first major move into original content with the commission of…