Multichoice group is planning to launch its own unique offerings to go toe-to-toe with streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+. To recall, Multichoice owns DStv, which offers both dish-satellite and streaming options focusing on more traditional television content, including news and live sports. It also owns Showmax, which is a streaming-only service. Calvo Mawela, [...]
South Africa’s public broadcaster signed a deal with Disney Africa to stream content and coverage from ESPN on its SABC Sport channel. The sports channel will also include European football games. Gary Rathbone, SABC Sport General Manager, said in a statement: “This agreement is going to add significant depth to our current offering on the [...]
The Walt Disney Company has announced that its popular Disney+ streaming service will be accessible in South Africa in 2022. “As confirmed in The Walt Disney Company’s Q3 Earnings Call, Disney+ will launch in South Africa in winter 2022. We will share more details as we approach the launch next year,” said a spokesperson of [...]
Disney+ will be welcoming a new animated original series in 2022 titled Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire. The series is a hybrid of sci-fi, fantasy, and mythology series from 5 African countries and will be divided into 10 parts. According to the president of Disney+ and ESPN+, Michael Paull, it is inspired by the Black Panther [...]
Disney+ and Pan-African comics company Kugali to bring new animated series, ‘Iwájú’ to Nigeria. Set in Lagos and directed by Ziki Nelso, the sci-fi series will explore major themes of class, innocence and challenging norms. The new series will combine Disney magic and animation expertise with Kugali’s fire and storytelling authenticity. The new long form [...]
OSN will air Disney’s Mulan on its platform from December 3, just three months after the movie’s worldwide release in cinemas. The movie will be accessible to even those without a paid OSN subscription for 24 hours. As from December 3 to 4, non-subscribers will have the opportunity the Hollywood blockbuster on the OSN Streaming app website. [...]
TV channel FOX Family Movies is showing a series of award-winning Disney and Disney Pixar movies since September 6 across the MENA region in celebration of ‘Back to School’ season. The films will be broadcasted weekly at 6 pm UAE time for kids to enjoy with their families. FOX Family Movies will air 3D computer-animated [...]
Disney+ content will be available for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa on regional pay television and online streaming service provider OSN as from April 9. Disney+ original catalogue will include hit show ‘The Mandalorian’, which will be available on OSN’s pay television and online streaming services in 17 regional markets, [...]
The Middle East’s giant broadcasting group, MBC, has unveiled its latest upgrades to its streaming platform, Shahid on Wednesday as the group partners with Disney, Fox and Spotify for exclusive content. Shahid will present 3,000 hours of content from entertainment companies Disney and Fox. Shahid, which was the first video-on-demand platform in the Arab world [...]
The new animated series is based on the adventures of tenacious penguin, named Pip and Freddy, the only non-stork birds in training at Tiny Ones Transport Services (T.O.T.S). The original series premiered in September on Disney Junior on OSN and is created by Travis Braun who also serves as co-executive producer. Joe D’Ambrosia, senior vice [...]
