Sara Alessi

MUMBAI/JOHANNESBURG: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has grown its footprint in Africa with the arrival of several of its channels in Mali and the launch of Zee Bollymovies on DStv.

LIVERPOOL: At Showcase 2017, BBC Worldwide has secured sales to several broadcasters and platforms throughout Sub-Saharan Africa covering more than 800 hours of programming.

WARSAW: SPI International/FilmBox Channels Group is launching its channels in Cameroon for the first time.

WARSAW: SPI International/FilmBox Channels Group is rolling out several of its networks on K3 Telecom in Liberia.

WARSAW: SPI International/FilmBox Channels Group has launched its general-entertainment channel FunBox UHD on Ooredoo tv in Qatar.

LONDON: Econet Media’s Kwesé TV in Africa has secured pay-TV and catch-up rights for a handful of titles from FremantleMedia International, including the docuseries The Eighties from Tom Hanks.

DUBAI: Middle Eastern and North African online streaming service icflix is growing its footprint in Bahrain through a strategic partnership with telecom operator Zain Bahrain.

LONDON: AMC Networks International – UK (AMCNI UK) is due to launch telenovela channel Eva+ in Africa on MultiChoice’s digital pay-TV satellite platform DStv and on DTT platform GOtv on November 1.

ABU DHABI: Image Nation Abu Dhabi is due to begin production on three new feature films in the fourth quarter of 2016, with Majid Al Ansari (Zinzana, Netflix) serving as executive producer on the projects.

LONDON: TRACE is rolling out three brand-new music channels in Africa that are due to launch on September 1.