The French broadcasting giant Canal+ Group has taken a 6.5 percent stake in MultiChoice, Africa's largest pay-TV operator.

According to the latest figures from Digital TV Research, Africa will have 12.96 million SVOD subscriptions by 2025, up from 2.75 million at the end of 2019.

Basic Lead, the organizer of the DISCOP Johannesburg and DISCOP Abidjan markets, has transformed DISCOP Africa into a human-assisted, 24/7, virtual meeting-planning service.

Showmax has unveiled Showmax Pro, which bundles the existing Showmax entertainment service with music channels, news and live sport streaming from SuperSport.

beIN is bringing the latest movies straight to subscribers before they are available in cinemas with a new on-demand service for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Ruptly has unveiled its new Arabic-language service, allowing clients to access content tailored to the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA).

DISCOP Abidjan and DISCOP Johannesburg have been postponed to September and October, respectively.

Michael Garin is moving from Image Nation to twofour54 Abu Dhabi, where he has been tapped as CEO.

STARZPLAY has entered into a partnership with Asiacell in Iraq, which has a subscriber base of over 14 million customers.

STARZPLAY has entered into a partnership with Image Nation Abu Dhabi regarding the production of original Arabic content.