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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…