Mansha Daswani

The CEO talks about how OSN is reinventing itself for the future.                               

Netflix is expected to continue to dominate the SVOD market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to Digital TV Research, which projects that the region will have a total of 20.8 million SVOD subscribers by 2023, up from 5.2 million at the end of last year.

There will be some 10 million SVOD subscribers across Sub-Saharan Africa by 2023, up from 1.6 million at the end of last year, according to Digital TV Research, but revenues from that base will only reach $775 million.

Entertainment platform Kwesé iflix has expanded its African reach with the launch of its new mobile app in Zimbabwe as it gears up to deliver coverage of the FIFA World Cup.

Raffaele Annecchino, the president and managing director for Southern and Western Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), shares the company’s strategy

As it looks to ramp up its business in the Middle East and Africa, iflix is partnering with Vodafone in Egypt and setting up a new regional hub in Cairo.

Online platform iflix has launched in Morocco, where it has also inked a partnership with local telco Inwi.

Turner's VP and general manager for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey speaks about the company's portfolio of businesses, its exclusive partnership with beIN Media Group and his outlook for the region’s media sector.

VICE Media is partnering with Econet Media to scale up its presence in Sub-Saharan Africa via a new bureau and production studio in Johannesburg.

The group director of MBC shares his perspective on programming and producing for audiences in the Middle East and beyond.