DStv Now announced that 24-hour news channels will be available on its platform to everyone amid the on-going coronavirus pandemic. Showmax confirmed in a statement that BBC World News, CNN, Sky News, SABC News, Newzroom Afrika, Al Jazeera, and Euronews would now also be available to stream live on its platform. Both subscribers and non-subscribers [...]
Côte Ouest Audiovisuel and Agora Services Group will together develop a video on demand (VoD) platform called Butterfly. According to a press release, “Agora Services Group and Côte Ouest understood together that the content without the tool was no more useful than the tool without the content. This is why these two experts have concluded [...]
Following the success of ‘Masameer the Movie’ in theatres, Netflix is streaming the movie with subtitles in over 30 languages. Netflix has acquired Masameer the Movie, the first Saudi animation movie based on the popular YouTube series that captured the imagination of the audience for years, produced by Myrkott. Myrkott is a Saudi animation studio based [...]
MBC is offering free VIP subscription for video-on-demand (VOD) platform Shahid starting March 20. To benefit from this exceptional offer, VIP users must sign up between now until April 5th in the Middle East region. Subscriber will have access to Shahid’s premium library which includes Shahid Premieres, Shahid Originals, latest Arabic films, live TV channels [...]
YouTube has rolled out the activities of its music streaming service YouTube Music in Nigeria. After South Africa, Nigeria is the second African country where it is possible to access the service. The service will be accessible for free in its standard version, and for the premium offer between 2.44 USD and 4.80 USD. The [...]
John Boyega is partnering with Netflix through his UpperRoom Productions to bring non-English language films to both West and East Africa. The announcement was made on Tuesday mentioning the following, “will develop film projects based on stories, cast, characters, crew, literary properties, mythology, screenplays and/or other elements in or around African countries.” Two other African [...]
StarzPlay and Discovery have signed a three-year agreement that will see the MENA debut of Dplay which will be available via StarzPlay apps including Apple TV. According to the deal, subscribers can access Dplay for an additional AED 15 per month. Subscribers, both existing and new, will be able to trial the service for a [...]
After rolling out a new version of its OTT platform Shahid in January, MBC Group has collaborated with Spotify to offer Shahid VIP subscribers with six months of Spotify Premium for free (subject to Spotify’s eligibility criteria). The offer is available across all markets in MENA where Spotify is accessible. The new version of Shahid [...]
South Africa can now watch live races with the F1 TV Pro available online and via the F1 app. This communication was made for the debut of season 2 of the reality show, Formula 1: Drive to Survive. F1 TV Pro live streams all F1 races, as well as F2, F3 and the Porsche Supercup [...]
Netflix is stepping up its game in Nigeria with the arrival of new Twitter account ‘Netflix Naija’. “N is for Naija. N is for Nollywood, “read the account’s announcement tweet. “N is the 14th alphabet. 14 is also how many great talents you’re looking at. N is for Netflix. But most importantly…hello, Nigeria!” The tweet [...]
