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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 two decades, with Marc Jury appointed as interim chief. Phahle’s departure was announced in a memo to staff from Calvo Mawela, CEO of Showmax parent company MultiChoice this week, who wrote: “It is with mixed emotions to announce that our […]

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 by 2029, according to a new report by Digital TV Research. This represents a 10 million increase from the 8 million subscribers expected in the continent at the close of 2023. The report however suggests that despite this fast growth, […]

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 speaks to key buyers about the shows they want and the models being used to pay for them Yolisa Phahle, CEO of Showmax & Connected Video, MultiChoice Group What’s on your commissioning wishlist at the moment? We are always looking […]

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 its streaming service Showmax in sub-Saharan Africa. The new Showmax group will be 70% owned by MultiChoice and 30% by NBCUniversal, with the latter holding an indirect 23.7% stake in Nigeria via its local subsidiary. The partnership has been struck […]

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 Switzerland, ABC Australia, and Showmax for Africa have picked up the first season of animated series Summer Memories following deals with Canada-based distributor Wildbrain. The 2D-animated series is created by Adam Yaniv and produced by A&N Productions, Aircraft Pictures and […]

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 from All3Media International for its M-Net channel and Showmax streamer. The deal includes Russell T Davies’ drama It’s A Sin, which will become available for African audiences for the first time via an exclusive deal with Showmax. The series is […]

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 set in Nigerian capital Abuja. The Real Housewives Of Abuja comes in the wake of a 2021 Lagos-based version for Showmax and marks the eighth remake in Africa, with Delmedia Productions behind the new show. It will follow the luxurious […]

Show of the week: Catch Me A Killer

This fact-based drama, based on the book of the same name, tells the true story of former journalist-turned-psychologist Micki Pistorius, who became South Africa’s first serial killer profiler. Set in 1994, this 9 x 60-minute & 1 x 90-minute drama (also available as 11 x 60-minutes), stars Charlotte Hope as Pistorius, who joins a team […]

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 set in the dangerous world of the motor sport of spinning. The 8 x 50-minute English, Kaaps and Afrikaans-language series entered production in Cape Town, South Africa, this week, with Joachim Landau and Raphaël Rocher producing for Empreinte Digitale, while […]

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