Editor & Associate Publisher, World Screen

June 30, 2017 Top Stories

African Deals on Globo Novelas

June 30, 2017

Globo has closed deals in Sub-Saharan Africa that bring Total Dreamer, Empire and Hidden Truths to viewers across the region.

June 26, 2017 Analysis, Top Stories

Mobile Operators Poised to Tap into OTT Gains in Africa

June 26, 2017

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.

April 27, 2017 Top Stories

iflix Goes Live in MENA

April 27, 2017

SVOD platform iflix is now available in eight territories across the Middle East and Northern Africa.

April 10, 2017 Interviews

STARZ Play’s Maaz Sheikh

April 10, 2017

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.

March 31, 2017 Top Stories

Endemol Shine in Mid-East Production Pact

March 31, 2017

AMSTERDAM: Endemol Shine Group has entered into a production pact with IMAGIC in the Middle East as it restructures its business in the region.

March 27, 2017 Top Stories

STARZ Play Aligns with Ooredoo

March 27, 2017

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.

February 16, 2017 Top Stories

Iflix Preps Middle East & African Expansion

February 16, 2017

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.

January 17, 2017 Analysis, Top Stories

Strong Gains Projected for Sub-Saharan African Pay TV

January 17, 2017

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.

November 16, 2016 Top Stories

Nuvu Takes Fox Feature Films

November 16, 2016

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.

October 27, 2016 Interviews

Joseph Hundah

October 27, 2016

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.

Mansha Daswani