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.

STOCKHOLM: Ericsson has picked up more than 2,500 hours of programming from a range of providers, including Viacom and CBS Studios International, for Nuvu, its SVOD platform developed for mobile operators primarily on the African continent.

LOS ANGELES: Frederic Chesnais, the CEO of Atari, is attending DISCOP Johannesburg this year to unveil the gaming company's television plans.

The CEO of Image Nation is using his years of experience working in Hollywood and the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe to cultivate a strong and successful production business in Abu Dhabi.

LONDON: Discovery Communications is expanding its business in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), partnering with BHS Media for a new free-to-air lifestyle channel in Farsi.

LONDON/DOHA: AMC Networks International (AMCNI) is partnering with beIN Media Group to launch five channels across the Middle East and North Africa this August, including AMC.

LONDON: Ahead of the launch of its own TracePlay VOD platform, urban entertainment group TRACE has bought the pan-African service Buni.tv.

ABU DHABI: Media Zone Authority—Abu Dhabi (MZA) is streamlining its content investment initiatives, with Image Nation Abu Dhabi set to take the lead in supporting TV and film projects from the Emirate.

Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife TV, talks about the channel’s mandate and weighs in on what’s ahead for the African media landscape.

OSN CEO David Butorac shares the strategies that have allowed the platform to succeed in a challenging landscape.