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SABC celebrates 85 years of broadcasting
The South African Broadcasting Corporation is celebrating its 85th anniversary.
The Next Titan S8 seeks participants
Nigerian entrepreneurial reality show The Next Titan has commenced registrations for its upcoming eighth season.
AVO TV brings Gusto content to Africa
Canada-based food channel Gusto TV has collaborated with Nigerian free streaming app AVO TV to bring its international content to Africa.
Esther Benyeogo wins The Voice Nigeria
Esther Benyeogo from Nigeria’s Delta State has emerged as the winner of the third season of singing competition series The Voice Nigeria.
BritBox lines up SA launch date
BritBox, the joint-venture SVoD service from ITV and the BBC, will launch in South Africa on August 6 after reaching two million subscriptions outside of the UK.
Toke Makinwa to host BBNaija’s The Buzz
Award-winning Nigerian media personality Toke Makinwa will host Big Brother Naija talkshow spin-off The Buzz, which will be available exclusively on MultiChoice-owned streamer Showmax.
SA’s Temptation Island to debut in August
The South African version of Banijay format Temptation Island will premiere on August 26 on MultiChoice Group-owned SVoD service Showmax.
King of Boys returns as limited series
Netflix is set to release an original series following on from 2018 African crime thriller movie King of Boys, which was written, produced and directed by Nigerian filmmaker Kemi Adetiba.
IFC boosts digital access in Africa
The International Finance Corporation has invested in tech investment firm Convergence Partners’ Digital Infrastructure Fund to help strengthen broadband infrastructure in more than 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
France TV, WarnerMedia adapt Akissi
France Télévisions and WarnerMedia are co-financing an animated special based on publishing property Akissi, which centres on a mischievous girl growing up in Ivory Coast.
TV deal cooked up for Pimp My Pot
Cooking show Pimp My Pot will soon be on TV screens in Nigeria thanks to a deal between FMCG company Flourmills Nigeria, ad agency PHD Media Nigeria and a production company in Lagos.
BBNaija S6 premieres this weekend
The sixth season of reality show Big Brother Naija (aka BBNaija) will kick off this weekend with episodes on both Saturday and Sunday night.
Cameroon studio partners on fantasy series
French outfits Chouette Company and Mounia Aram have partnered with Cameroon’s first video game studio to turn its game Aurion into an epic animated African fantasy series.
MultiChoice readies East African movie net
Naspers-owned pay TV operator MultiChoice Group is set to launch a general entertainment movie channel on digital satellite platform DStv next week.
Nucleus, Scribe Studios forge copro pact
UK-based producer and distributor Nucleus Media Rights has teamed up with South African drama prodco Scribe Studios in a coproduction deal.
DStv Media Sales expands portfolio
DStv Media Sales, the sales arm of pay TV group MultiChoice Africa, has expanded its Discovery Network commercial portfolio from three channels to all eight of Discovery’s networks.
Auditions held for Basketmouth comedy
New Showmax original comedy series Ghana Jollof, executive produced by Nigerian comedian Basketmouth (aka Bright Okpocha), has begun auditions.
Netflix bags FilmOne’s 76 & Sanitation Day
Global streaming service Netflix has acquired two more Nigerian films through a deal with Nigerian distributor FilmOne Entertainment.
Erivo, Fagbenle, Aduba up for Emmys
Award-winning Nigerian-British actors Cynthia Erivo and OT Fagbenle and Nigerian-American actor Uzo Aduba have been nominated for Emmy Awards.
SABC boards SA-Ivory Coast sci-fi copro
Johannesburg-based production company Known Associates Entertainment and Ivory Coast broadcaster Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne are to coproduce a sci-fi drama pre-bought by SABC.
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