BBC Studios Signs Partnership in Nigeria

BBC Studios has secured a content package deal with Nigerian streaming platform ARISEPlay to bring over 200 hours of British content to its service.

Nigerian viewers can now stream British dramas such as the crime series Luther, starring Idris Elba, and Steve McQueen’s anthology Small Axe. Comedies such as the sketch show Famalam and The First Team are available on the platform as well.

A variety of impactful documentaries are also available to Nigerian subscribers, including Reggie in China, Reggie Yates: Searching for Grenfell’s Lost Lives and Africa and Britain: A Forgotten History.

For younger audiences, the preschool series Hey Duggee is available to stream, as will JoJo & Gran Gran, the U.K.’s first preschool animated series featuring a Black British family.

Pierre Cloete, commercial director for Africa at BBC Studios, said: “This deal marks the first with ARISEPlay and also our biggest partnership in Nigeria to date. With an extensive catalog of the best of British storytelling, I can’t wait for audiences of all ages in Nigeria to explore our shows on ARISEPlay.”

Judita DaSilva, content manager of acquisitions and programming at ARISEPlay, commented: “Establishing a partnership with BBC Studios was an easy process because, from the start, they believed in our vision to craft digital entertainment on demand in Nigeria in a unique way via our streaming platform ARISEPlay. So now, as Britain and Nigeria join on the journey to entertain viewers across our African territory, we at ARISEPlay are truly excited for what the future holds.”