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SPI International and Red Cape Distribution have partnered to launch the thriller Countdown, starring Elizabeth Lail from Netflix’s You, in theaters in Israel.

DISCOSPORT, a new B2B trade show dedicated to sports entertainment, sports marketing and sports merchandising in Africa, is set to take place next year in Rwanda.

SPI International/FilmBox has secured a new distribution deal with Digital Virgo to bring eight channels from the SPI portfolio to Africa.

StarzPlay has launched a new add-on in partnership with BluTV, an SVOD service that is globally available for all Turkish and Arabic-speaking audiences.

The Arabic subscription-based streaming platform Shahid VIP has added the French channels M6 International and TiJi, as well as the Arabic-language channel Gulli Bil Arabi, through a new partnership with M6 Group.

SPI/FilmBox has signed a deal with ZAP in Africa for Gametoon, 360 TuneBox, FashionBox, FightBox, FilmBox Arthouse and Fast&FunBox.

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.

StarzPlay has brought more than 1,000 episodes of anime content from TV Tokyo Corporation to its subscribers across MENA.

The BritBox SVOD service is to launch in South Africa in the second half of 2021.

MISTCO has secured the sale of ten movies from its catalog, including the animated features Rafadan: Göbeklitepe and Captain Pengu, into Israel.