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In Africa, SVOD revenues are expected to grow to $1,055 million by 2025, sextupling the 2019 total of $183 million.

By 2025, Africa is expected to have 47.3 million pay-TV subscribers, up from 30.7 million at the end of 2019.

STARZPLAY has entered into a partnership with Asiacell in Iraq, which has a subscriber base of over 14 million customers.

ViacomCBS Networks International and the Department of Culture and Tourism—Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) have partnered to bring VidCon, the world’s largest celebration of online video, to the UAE for the first time.

STARZPLAY has entered into a partnership with Image Nation Abu Dhabi regarding the production of original Arabic content.

MBC Group has appointed Marc Antoine d’Halluin, former chairman of M7, as its new chief executive.

Fight Sports, a linear channel dedicated to original programming in championship boxing, kickboxing, MMA, martial arts and other live sporting events, is set to launch its digital subscription service Fight Sports Max in MENA.

The eighth edition of DISCOP Johannesburg wrapped up with lower attendance than the previous year, leading to some changes in the 2020 edition.

The MENA-focused online content marketplace mena.tv has launched an offer of shares in the business, as it looks to raise in excess of $350,000.

With the increasing globalization of the media market, DISCOP Johannesburg 2019 hosted a panel discussion on the growing importance of dubbing and subtitling content that can travel.