Jamie Stalcup

SPI International’s FilmBox Action channel has debuted on StarTimes, one of Africa’s leading TV operators.

Fuse Media has expanded its global reach with the launch of its flagship Fuse channel in South Africa via Ultraview.

Envision Entertainment has teamed with South African production company Scene23 to develop Tighthead, an action-comedy crime procedural.

The winners of the 2023 Joburg Film Festival were announced in a ceremony on the penultimate day of the event, with the international jury naming the Egyptian feature Feathers best film.

All3Media International has closed a deal with African pay-TV broadcaster MultiChoice that sees its flagship channel M-Net acquire a package of over 40 hours of content.

The Joburg Film Festival, taking place January 31 to February 5, has unveiled the 2023 JBX Content Market and JFF Industry program.

MBC Group has secured the rights to various anime series, including TV Tokyo’s Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, for its streaming platform Shahid.

SPI/FilmBox and Canal+ Group have teamed to bring SPI’s gaming and esports channel Gametoon to Ethiopia.

MBC Group has signed a five-year agreement with Turkish production houses Medyapim and Ay Yapim for a first-look at their titles and to co-develop and commission Arabic-language productions.

SPI/FilmBox’s esports channel Gametoon and drama hub Dizi have launched in the Middle East via evision’s eLife TV, as well as through Switch TV and Mobily TV.