Globo has closed deals in Sub-Saharan Africa that bring Total Dreamer, Empire and Hidden Truths to viewers across the region.
Read More »Mobile Operators Poised to Tap into OTT Gains in Africa
Mobile operators are seen as key drivers for the nascent OTT market in Sub-Saharan Africa, which, while still small, is expected to see considerable gains through 2022.
Read More »iflix Goes Live in MENA
SVOD platform iflix is now available in eight territories across the Middle East and Northern Africa.
Read More »STARZ Play’s Maaz Sheikh
The CEO and co-founder of STARZ Play is using his experience in both digital media and pay TV—he previously worked at regional platform OSN—to deliver a compelling subscription offering to viewers.
Read More »Endemol Shine in Mid-East Production Pact
AMSTERDAM: Endemol Shine Group has entered into a production pact with IMAGIC in the Middle East as it restructures its business in the region.
Read More »STARZ Play Aligns with Ooredoo
OMAN: Ooredoo has aligned with STARZ Play, bringing its Ooredoo TV customers on-demand access to the streaming platform's 6,000 hours of content.
Read More »Iflix Preps Middle East & African Expansion
KUALA LUMPUR: While it continues its Asian expansion, OTT service iflix is targeting a launch in the Middle East and North Africa this year, entering into a partnership with regional mobile and data services operator Zain.
Read More »Strong Gains Projected for Sub-Saharan African Pay TV
The major players in the Sub-Saharan pay-TV sector all saw strong subscriber gains in 2016 as they dropped their prices in order to remain competitive, according to a Digital TV Research study.
Read More »Nuvu Takes Fox Feature Films
STOCKHOLM: Ericsson has clinched a second-run feature-film deal for its Nuvu VOD service across sub-Saharan Africa with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution.
Read More »Joseph Hundah
Hundah, whose career in African media has included senior roles at MultiChoice and Modern Times Group, is leading Kwesé TV as the president and CEO of Econet Media.
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