Deezer has announced its partnership with Africa’s top musicians to launch its Dance Africa series of playlists which will include music from 22 artists across the continent such as South Africa’s Master KG, Kamo Mphela, Makhadzi and De Mthuda, as well as Nigeria’s WurlD and Toofan, among others, who each share their top songs. WurlD said: “Dance [...]
MultiChoice Malawi has announced a new local content named Mwabi TV which will air local programs such as Pamphambano, Misika pa Malawi, Phindu Point to name a few. “As Africa’s number one storyteller, we continue to bring more content to our customers that entertains and resonates with them and will continue to provide our customers [...]
StarTimes will televise all 51 games of the UEFA 2020 across its five sports channels in HD and will include 30-minute pre-game, halftime, and post-match studio reactions to offer viewers the best of the tournament. “StarTimes will combine to televise more than 140 live hours of the UEFA European football championship. We are therefore proud [...]
Zeepay, the leading African Challenger Fintech with operations in over 10 African countries today acquired a 51 percent stake in Mangwee Mobile Money in Zambia. Zeepay is the leading African challenger fintech with operations across 20 African countries and 30 day active in 10 of them. The Managing Director of Zeepay, Andrew Takyi-Appiah said “In [...]
Zeepay, the leading African Challenger Fintech with operations in over 10 African countries today acquired a 51 percent stake in Mangwee Mobile Money in Zambia. Zeepay is the leading African challenger fintech with operations across 20 African countries and 30 day active in 10 of them. The Managing Director of Zeepay, Andrew Takyi-Appiah said “In [...]
Babeleye, the global specialist in content metadata for video platforms, announced today that it has teamed with Televes to launch a multi-lingual Electronic Program Guide (EPG) service for a hospitality group with 10.000+ rooms in MENA. The new EPG will help hotel visitors find channels and programs in their native language Following the successful integration [...]
Launched in April 2020, the on-demand, pre-installed video application on Huawei smart devices, Huawei Video has boosted exclusive and premium content. Huawei Video+, the premium version of the video streaming service, takes things up a level. Now available in 13 markets across the MENA region, subscribers can watch more than 20,000 movies and TV series [...]
Showmax is investing in producing its own local content for African audiences as it competes with Netflix across the African continent. MultiChoice launched its streaming service, Showmax in 2015 and is available in 46 African countries. The company is focusing on developing movies and shows set in its biggest markets of Nigeria. “For us, it [...]
OSN has announced its expansion by offering Ramadan programming with premium and local series all targeted at Kuwaiti viewers. Following an extensive analysis of content trends and viewership patterns across the Middle East region, OSN aims to further cement its positioning as a one-stop entertainment platform, providing discerning audiences in Kuwait with content which appeals [...]
The Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT Abu Dhabi) announced its partnership with TikTok, including the launch of the Visit Abu Dhabi channel, @inabudhabi on TikTok. TikTok creators are encouraged to mention Abu Dhabi in their clips using the channel handle. “Viewers will get an opportunity to know Abu Dhabi through unique clips created by [...]