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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…