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Africa
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Africa’s SVOD subs to rise to 16m by 2029, with Netflix and Showmax to lead
Sub-Saharan Africa SVOD subscriptions will soar to 16 million by 2029, with Netflix and Showmax…
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MultiChoice secures AFCON rights after potential blackout
MultiChoice has secured Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) rights, with the South African service SuperSport…
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Africa’s pay TV subscribers to reach 55m by 2029
Pay TV subscribers in Africa will rise by 12 million which will reach 55 million…
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FIFA opens bids for World Cups’ media rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
FIFA has opened bids for the broadcasting rights to the men’s World Cup 2026 and…
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Evergent deploys identity and subscriber management tools for South Africa’s e.tv
Evergent will deploy its tools for identity and subscriber management to South Africa’s free-to-air television…
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African SVOD set for take-off
In contrast with the tailing off of paid streaming growth in markets such as the…
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Canal+ expands its presence in Africa
Canal+ expands its reach in Africa with the launch of the digital creation centre, Digital…
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Africa will have 15.57m SVOD subscriptions by 2028
Africa will have 15.57 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2028, with Netflix subscribers expected to…
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Netflix ups Africa investment
Netflix has unveiled a slate of new and returning African originals, including a range of…
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StarTimes renews Italian football rights
Chinese-owned African digital pay TV operator StarTimes has renewed exclusive rights to broadcast Coppa Italia…
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Molotov hits 100,000 subs in Africa
French streaming service Molotov has announced a milestone of 100,000 subscribers in its initial African…
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SVOD subs to increase by six times in Africa
Revenues from African SVOD services are set to skyrocket over the next five years. According…
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Pay TV subs in Africa to grow by 17 million
Pay TV is set to continue its growth in Africa. According to new estimates from…
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Netflix orders first African original
Netflix has ordered Queen Sono, a drama about a secret agent, as its first African original…
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A+E Networks ups UK boss to EMEA content and creative role
A+E Networks has upped general manager for A+E Networks UK, Heather Jones, to senior vice-president…
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Naspers to spin off MultiChoice
South African conglomerate Naspers is to spin off Africa’s leading pay TV operator MultiChoice as…
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Awareness of digital TV ‘varies widely’ in Francophone Africa
Awareness of digital-terrestrial TV and intention to acquire equipment to receive it vary widely between…
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Africa’s OTT TV market ‘poised for growth’
Africa’s TV and OTT video markets are poised for growth, despite challenging conditions across much…
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Africa and wholesale market provide boost for Canal+
Strong growth in Africa and a slowing rate of attrition among subscribers in metropolitan France…
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New Africa team for Fox Networks Groups
Fox Networks Group (FNG) Europe and Africa has unveiled a new executive team structure for…
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Kwesé acquires ‘significant stake’ in Iflix Africa
Econoet Media-owned pay TV provider Kwesé has acquired a “significant stake” in Iflix Africa. The…
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Iflix strikes deal with Lego for Africa and the Middle East
‘Asian Netflix’ iflix has struck a deal with Lego Systems to launch a dedicated Lego…
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Ovum: African mobile broadband connections to double by 2022
The number of mobile broadband connections in Africa will more than double in the next…
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Kwesé TV launches in Nigeria
Econet Media-owned African pay TV service, Kwesé TV, has officially launched in Nigeria. Kwesé held…
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African pay TV subscriptions reach 23.7m
The total number of pay TV subscribers in Africa reached roughly 23.7 million in the…
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StarTimes to roll out free digital TV across parts of rural Africa
Chinese pay TV outfit StarTimes is to make free-to-air digital TV available across parts of…
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A+ Sport channel goes live in Africa
Canal+ International has launched a new sports channel for the African market branded A+ Sport….
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SVOD service iflix expands into Africa
Subscription VOD service iflix has opened an office in Cape Town as it launches a…
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Toonami headed for African pay TV
Turner is launching superhero-focused kids channel Toonami on African pay TV platform Kwesé TV. As…
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Zee expands in Africa with Mali DTT launch
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) is moving into Mali, launching its Zee Magic and Zee…