Netflix will release the third season of the Saudi drama series titled Takki on October 28, 2021. The series will be available in 190 countries around the world and available in over 32 languages. Mohammed Makki, Director of Takki, commented on the series saying: “My journey with Takki almost 10 years ago on Youtube, and [...]
Succession, the biting drama series about power struggles in a family media empire, is coming for a third season on Showmax. Actor Jeremy Strong, who plays media executive Kendall Roy, said he felt lucky to be part of something that is such a sort of cultural lightning rod and part of people’s lives and at [...]
Image Nation Abu Dhabi and AGC International, an arm of AGC Studios in the US, have released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming action film titled Al Kameen (The Ambush). The film is based on the true story of a daring mission by a group of Emirati soldiers who set off to rescue their [...]
Netflix and UNESCO have partnered to launch short film competition African Folktales, Reimagined across Sub-Saharan Africa. Winners will be trained and mentored by industry professionals and given a $75 000 production budget to create short films that will premiere on the streaming service in Netflix in 2022 as an “Anthology of African folktales”. The competition [...]
Dubai-based Blue Engine Studios (BES) has signed a deal with MBC Group for the Arabic version of Talpa’s music and dance talent show titled Avastars. It is the first pre-sale of the show, which will launch in Netherlands in April 2022. Produced by Blue Engine Studios, the show will be available on MBC’s channels and [...]
Last year Eutelsat released its Sat.tv set-top box in the MENA region. The idea was to make it easy for viewers to arrange the hundreds of free-to-view channels available into simple to use menu options complete with channel logos and images. Most pay-TV operators have been doing this for years, but in the MENA market [...]
Netflix will launch a collection of 32 films either helmed by Palestinian filmmakers or about Palestinian stories, under the category ‘Palestinian Stories’ on October 14. The collection is a tribute to the creativity and passion of the Arab film industry as Netflix continues to invest in stories from the Arab world. Basil Khalil’s 2015 Oscar-nominated [...]
Vodacom Financial and Digital Services, announced that the much-anticipated VodaPay super app is now live and can be accessed in the Google and Apple app stores. Available to customers on any mobile network, VodaPay delivers a digital shopping, lifestyle and financial platform for both consumers and businesses. It is backed by Alipay technology that powers [...]
Showmax took to Twitter during the weekend to share the promotional post for the new content expected on the streaming service’s platform. The post also served to confirm that streaming platform has finally made the second season of Mzansi Magic’s Abomama season two available. On Sunday, September 26 2021, the show concluded the second season’s [...]
In a move to expand FUEL TV’s presence in a key part of the world, the company has forged a strategic alliance with South Africa’s Old School Productions. The news was announced by FUEL TV CEO, Fernando Figueiredo and OSP Founder and CEO, Markus Museler. Figueiredo spoke about this partnership saying: “Southern Africa is one [...]
