Chelsea Regan

Westbrook Studios, founded by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, and EbonyLife Studios in Nigeria have partnered for a multi-project slate of co-produced film and television projects, each connected to the African continent.

StarzPlay has brought more than 1,000 episodes of anime content from TV Tokyo Corporation to its subscribers across MENA.

MISTCO has secured the sale of ten movies from its catalog, including the animated features Rafadan: Göbeklitepe and Captain Pengu, into Israel.

TNT Africa, through a new partnership with Particular Crowd, is set to premiere a new original title from the movie banner every month exclusively throughout Africa.

Insight TV has entered into a programming partnership with SuperSport, a South Africa-based pan-African group of TV channels, to bring new sports content to the continent.

SPI International/FilmBox has inked a deal to bring Timeless Drama Channel (TDC) and Gametoon to StarTimes in Africa.

beIN has launched an array of entertainment upgrades and additional services for current and new subscribers as families across the Middle East and North Africa adjust to life at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

In Africa, SVOD revenues are expected to grow to $1,055 million by 2025, sextupling the 2019 total of $183 million.

By 2025, Africa is expected to have 47.3 million pay-TV subscribers, up from 30.7 million at the end of 2019.

With the increasing globalization of the media market, DISCOP Johannesburg 2019 hosted a panel discussion on the growing importance of dubbing and subtitling content that can travel.