Westbrook Studios, founded by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, and EbonyLife Studios in Nigeria have partnered for a multi-project slate of co-produced film and television projects, each connected to the African continent.
Read More »StarzPlay Signs Anime Deal for MENA
StarzPlay has brought more than 1,000 episodes of anime content from TV Tokyo Corporation to its subscribers across MENA.
Read More »BritBox to Launch in South Africa
The BritBox SVOD service is to launch in South Africa in the second half of 2021.
Read More »MISTCO Sends Ten Movies to Israel
MISTCO has secured the sale of ten movies from its catalog, including the animated features Rafadan: Göbeklitepe and Captain Pengu, into Israel.
Read More »MENA SVOD Subs to Top 32 Million by 2026
The number of SVOD subscriptions across 20 markets in the Middle East and North Africa will rise from 14.16 million last year to 32.65 million by 2026, according to Digital TV Research.
Read More »EbonyLife & Sony in First-Look Deal
Sony Pictures Television’s international production division has entered into an exclusive first-look deal with Nigeria’s EbonyLife Media.
Read More »MENA Pay-TV Revenues Slide
Pay-TV revenues across the Middle East and North Africa continue to decline, according to Digital TV Research, with 2026 revenues expected to be 23 percent lower than those in 2016.
Read More »Molotov Expands Footprint Internationally
The Molotov streaming platform has extended its reach with the launch of regional versions in seven new markets.
Read More »African OTT to Bring in $1.7 Billion
Digital TV Research is forecasting that African OTT movie and TV episode revenues will reach $1.725 billion by 2026, up from $392 million in 2020.
Read More »Pay TV Set for Growth in Africa
Between 2020 and 2026, there will be almost 17 million new pay-TV subscribers across Africa, bringing the total to 51 million, according to Digital TV Research.
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