Mansha Daswani

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.