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DJ Khaled to host MTV awards

Grammy-winning DJ and record executive DJ Khaled is set to be the international host of the 14th edition of the MTV Africa Music Awards taking place in Kampala.

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Soap Tinsel hits 3,000 episodes

Nigerian drama series Tinsel, which began airing in August 2008, reached its 3,000th episode on January 21 on AM Showcase (DStv channel 151).

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WatsUp TV partners Sony Music

Ghana-based pan-African entertainment channel WatsUp TV has partnered with Sony Music to promote musical artists from across the continent.

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TV show Adam & Eve seeks contestants

Nigerian reality show Adam & Eve, in which 24 male and female contestants embark on a 100-day adventure, is holding contestant auditions.

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StarTimes, CAF in Total CHAN deal

Digital television operator StarTimes has signed a deal with the Confederation of African Football to broadcast the ongoing Total African Nations Championship from this week until February 7.

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Showmax adds pop-up channels

MultiChoice-owned VoD service Showmax has added two pop-up channels that will be available until the end of March.

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Mzansi Magic debuts Abandoned

M-Net-owned South African network Mzansi Magic has launched a new reality show called Abandoned.

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Indian-Nigerian movie set for release

Indian-Nigerian movie Namaste Wahala, which should have launched in cinemas last April but was delayed due to the pandemic, will now be released this April.

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Casting call for SA’s Ugly Betty

An open casting call has been issued for the forthcoming South African adaptation of Latin American comedy-drama format Yo Soy Betty la Fea (aka Ugly Betty).

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Showmax, Canal+ coproduce crime drama

MultiChoice VoD service Showmax and France-based pay TV operator Canal+ have begun production on a gritty police procedural and legal show titled Crime & Justice.

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Yvonne Orji developing Disney+ show

Nigerian actor Yvonne Orji is working on an autobiographical comedy series for Disney+ with British-born Nigerian-American actor David Oyelowo and Oscar-winning TV personality Oprah Winfrey.

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African OTT revenues tipped to top $1.7bn

Revenue from OTT platforms in Africa is expected to more than quadruple in the next five years, according to a report by UK-based analysis firm Digital TV Research.

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Mondia brings Monsooq to Nigeria

UAE-based mobile technology company Mondia Media has launched its entertainment platform Monsooq in Nigeria.

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African toon Iwájú to debut on Disney+

African animated series Iwájú is set to debut on streaming platform Disney+ in 2022.

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Africa on course for 51m TV subscribers

Pay TV subscriptions in Africa will rise to 51 million in the next five years, according to a report by UK-based analysis firm Digital TV Research.

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AMC debuts on UK’s Freeview

Africa- and UK-based broadcaster African Movie Channel has debuted its flagship channel on the UK’s Freeview television platform.

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M-Net, MultiChoice add to Real Housewives

Pay TV operator MultiChoice and its flagship channel M-Net have collaborated to create a new version of US reality franchise Real Housewives set in Durban.

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ASVG takes on Africa Empire Warrior

US-based Africa Sports Ventures Group has announced a new TV sports entertainment show called Africa Empire Warrior and will begin auditioning contestants in March.

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Wasifi banned for breaking broadcast rules

Tanzanian TV station Wasafi TV has been handed a six-month ban by the Tanzanian Communications Regulatory Authority for violating the country’s broadcasting regulations.

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Cynthia Erivo tells Yoruba princess’s story

Award-winning Nigerian-British actor Cynthia Erivo is producing and starring in a film based on the life of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a 19th-century Yoruba princess orphaned and enslaved by a West African king.

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