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Showmax CEO Yolisa Phahle exits African streamer
Yolisa Phahle, CEO of African streamer Showmax, is stepping down from the company after almost…
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Netflix & Showmax predicted to boost African SVOD subs to 18 million by 2029
The number of African SVOD subscribers will grow to reach a total of 18 million…
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What Buyers Want: Yolisa Phahle, CEO of Showmax & Connected Video, MultiChoice Group
With a flurry of markets, conferences & co-production-focused events taking place this month, Mark Layton…
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Sony strikes global deals for ‘Twisted Metal’, ‘Winter King’ & ‘Ten Pound Poms’
A slew of international broadcasters and platforms have struck deals for Sony Pictures Television (SPT)…
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MultiChoice links with NBCUniversal & Sky for Showmax relaunch
South Africa’s MultiChoice has partnered with Comcast-owned NBCUniversal and European pay-TV giant Sky to relaunch…
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News round-up: Prime Video & ABC pick up ‘Summer Memories’; Abacus shops Andrew Tate doc; Netflix & NITV kids’ co-commission
Prime Video, ABC & Showmax think on ‘Summer Memories’ Prime Video for Germany, Austria and…
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Showmax to debut ‘It’s A Sin’ across Africa as part of Multichoice deal with All3
South Africa-based pay TV broadcaster MultiChoice has picked up more than 40 hours of programming…
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Showmax extends NBCU’s ‘Real Housewives’ franchise into Abuja
Showmax in Africa is prepping a second version of NBCUniversal’s Real Housewives format, this time…
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Show of the week: Catch Me A Killer
This fact-based drama, based on the book of the same name, tells the true story…
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Canal+ & Showmax team for South African motor sport drama
Canal + has partnered with African streamer Showmax to co-produce Spinners, a new original action-drama…
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African streamer Showmax expands originals with Kenyan scripted quartet
African streamer Showmax is ramping up its original scripted output with four new shows from…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Disney+ fits into South Africa’s SVOD boom
South Africa’s SVOD landscape has seen rapid growth over recent years with global players joining…
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TBI Weekly: What’s next for Africa’s blooming drama business?
From the impact of streamers such as Amazon, Showmax and Netflix, to the acceptance of…
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TBI Spotlight On Africa: MultiChoice Group CEO Yolisa Phahle
TBI has partnered with US-based cable and streaming service The Africa Channel, which develops, produces…
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Abacus Media snags sales rights to Media Musketeers’ African drama ‘Pulse’
Abacus Media Rights (AMR) has partnered with European producer group Media Musketeers to pick up…
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Showmax boosts Nigerian reality offering with ‘Real Housewives’ commission
African streaming service Showmax has commissioned The Real Housewives Of Lagos, the first Nigerian instalment…
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Round-up: Vietnam’s Galaxy imports from Harbour; Showmax takes ‘Big Brother Naija’ to UK; Insight & Xiaomi prep FAST launch
Vietnam’s Galaxy Play & more take factual shows Vietnamese streaming platform Galaxy Play, Da Ai…
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Round-up: Fugitives strike South African drama pact; Starzplay welcomes ‘Dr. Death’; Int’l nets add ‘Angelo Rules’
Fugitives strikes South Africa drama pact Production and financing company Fugitive has struck a deal…
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African SVOD Showmax moves into reality formats with ‘Temptation Island’
South African streamer Showmax is moving into reality formats with a local adaptation of Banijay’s…
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Kagan: European SVOD revenues to reach $6.8bn in 2022
The European subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market is due to reach revenues of US$6.8 billion in…
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BBC Showcase to host tech giants Apple, Netflix & more
BBC Worldwide Showcase 2018, held later this month (February 18-21), will be hosting Apple, Netflix,…
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African SVOD service gets in The QYou
Naspsers-owned South African subscription video-on-demand provider ShowMax has teamed up with short-form best-of-the-internet channel The…
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BBC Four plants Roots with A+E
UK pubcaster the BBC is among the latest to buy A+E Networks’ reworking of the…
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Trace buys African SVOD service
Trace has acquired African subscription video-on-demand service Buni.tv as it gears up to launch its…
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Naspers ‘preps international SVOD service’
Africa-based media giant Naspers is going to roll out its Showmax SVOD service in a…
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ITV’s Jekyll and Hyde to South African SVOD
South African SVOD service ShowMax has bought 125 hours from ITV Studios Global Entertainment, including…
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‘Unashamedly ambitious’ Netflix rival launches
South African SVOD platform ShowMax has launched with “more than a year’s continuous viewing” for…