Kristin Brzoznowski

The SVOD sector in the Middle East and Africa is forecast to have nearly 20 million paying SVOD subscribers by 2021, up from 3.7 million expected by end-2016, according to Digital TV Research. Netflix is expected to reach 3.37 million subs in the MEA region by 2021, followed by Icflix with 1.85 million, iRoko with 1.55 million, Starz Play with 1.39 million and ShowMax with 992,000.

CAPE TOWN: DISCOP Johannesburg is hosting its first-ever Women in Media Awards, celebrating successful female media leaders and the organizations that they represent.

JOHANNESBURG: DISCOP Johannesburg has planned a pitching competition for its November edition, open to producers with projects in the genres of series, documentaries, formats and animation.

The number of pay-TV subscribers in Africa is forecast to reach 30 million in 2021, up from 16 million in 2015, according to the latest figures published by Dataxis.

Pay-TV subscriptions in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region are forecast to increase by 67 percent between 2015 and 2021, from 32.37 million to 54.09 million, according to Digital TV Research.

JOHANNESBURG: A+E Networks and Multichoice have renewed their agreement for the carriage of the HISTORY and Crime + Investigation channels in Africa.

DUBAI: David Butorac, who has served as OSN’s CEO since 2010, is exiting the company, with Martin Stewart tapped to take over the post.

LONDON: NBCUniversal International Networks and OSN have agreed to the exclusive launch of Syfy in the Middle East and North Africa on the pay-TV platform.

ABU DHABI: As part of an initiative from twofour54 and America Abroad Media (AAM), a number of executives from the U.S. TV and creative industry will travel to Abu Dhabi to help support local talent development.

A new report from IHS reveals that the pay-TV market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region saw rapid growth in 2015, passing the billion-euro mark in revenues for the first time.