Kristin Brzoznowski

The Joburg Film Festival, taking place from January 31 to February 5, 2023, has opened registration for its Youth and Audience Development program.

Prime Video has signed an exclusive overall deal with Nigerian filmmaker Jáde Osiberu, creator of the upcoming Amazon original movie Gangs of Lagos.

Digital TV Research is forecasting that there will be 21.52 million paying SVOD subscriptions across 13 Arabic countries by 2027, up from 9.49 million in 2021.

According to Digital TV Research, Africa will have 13.6 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2027, up from 4.9 million at the end of 2021.

STARZPLAY is looking to "disrupt live sports streaming" in the MENA region with the launch of the brand-new STARZPLAY Sports platform.

Abu Dhabi Media and STARZPLAY have secured exclusive rights to stream the Italian League (Serie A), Coppa Italia (Italy Cup) and Supercoppa Italiana (Italian Super Cup) for the next three seasons, starting this year.

The Abu Dhabi-based twofour54 has appointed Mark Whitehead, a veteran of the international media industry with 30 years of experience, as CEO.

The Shahid streaming platform has entered into a partnership with the animation and visual effects studio Barajoun Entertainment to produce original Arabic-language animated projects.

Scripted Israel, a brand-new summit promoting the Israeli scripted television industry on the global stage, is slated to be held in Los Angeles from September 19 to 22.

After a two-year pause, DISCOP is heading back to Dubai from May 17 to 19 at the Dubai World Trade Center.