Intigral has forged a new strategic partnership with Etisalat Egypt to offer viewers free access to Jawwy TV’s library of on-demand shows and live TV channels. The offer is available exclusively to customers subscribed to any of Etisalat Egypt’s Emerald packages which enable them to unlock and automatically stream programming on Jawwy TV. In addition [...]
MultiChoice Nigeria has unveiled a lineup of new shows, series and other content offerings coming to its DStv, GOtv and Showmax platforms ahead of the festive season and well into 2022. MultiChoice Nigeria’s Executive Head, Content and West Africa Channels, Busola Tejumola talked about the new shows coming to Africa Magic Showcase, Urban and Family, [...]
Happiness Ever After is a romantic and drama-filled Netflix film that tackles sisterhood and friendship. The movie is directed by Thabang Moleya. Originally in English, Happiness Ever After is written by Ayanda Halimana and produced by Bongiwe Selane and NetflixSter-Kinekor Pictures. Originating from South Africa, this film is expected to be released later in 2021 [...]
This Sunday, Showmax will introduce a multicam-feed viewing experience for football fans who will be watching the highly-anticipated El Clasico (Barcelona vs Real Madrid). With this feed, users will be able to view the game from multiple angles while also getting the games stats and info. The on-demand entertainment service provider calls this the ultimate [...]
JustWatch, an international streaming guide, has launched in Egypt. The company’s international streaming guide tracks more than 20 million users per month across 60 countries. The platform aggregates hundreds of streaming services like Netflix, Apple TV, Amazon Prime and makes it easy for users to find out where they can legally watch movies and TV [...]
Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), a global coalition of audiovisual industry players fighting against content piracy, has taken down the activities of the Morocco-based pirated content platform Electro TV Sat. Electro TV Sat was targeting a mainly French-speaking audience of 90,000 visitors per month. They were offering illegal access to 6,000 channels and 200,000 [...]
The highly anticipated telenovela, The Wife, which is based on the best-selling novel written by Dudu Busani-Dube, is expected to appear on Showmax on November 11. When Showmax announced it was making a telenovela inspired by the novel, readers were excited and started suggesting names for the cast that they mostly fantasised about when reading [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
