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Silverbird, AAA agree $50m partnership

Nigerian media and entertainment company Silverbird Group and Lagos-based AAA Entertainment have signed a US$50m deal to develop and produce a slate of cinematic African feature films on the continent.

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Al Jazeera, Arewa24 in distribution deal

Arabic news channel Al Jazeera and Hausa-language channel Arewa24 have partnered to dub documentaries and series into Hausa for the more than 40 million viewers in Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and the Sahel.

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ROK picks up Ihidero sitcom Man Pikin

A new Nigerian sitcom from Chris Ihidero, director of sitcom Fuji House of Commotion, is set to debut on the ROK channel.

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Berry wins Idols South Africa S17

Berenike Trytsman (aka Berry) from Cape Town has emerged as the winner of season 17 of the South African version of singing competition format Idols.

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Mmabatho Kau takes Rapid Blue role

BBC Studios-backed South African prodco Rapid Blue has appointed experienced TV exec Mmabatho Kau as its new head of scripted.

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EbonyLife studied at Harvard biz school

The growth of Nigerian broadcaster EbonyLife will be taught as a case study to over 1,000 MBA students at Harvard Business School as part of curriculum classes that all first-year students must take.

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MultiChoice director Letele to retire

Nolo Letele, director and former CEO at South Africa-based pay TV company MultiChoice, is set to retire at the end of this month.

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SABC strikes hockey media rights deal

South African broadcaster SABC has struck a deal with the International Hockey Federation to air all matches of the Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup, which is due to take place from December 5 to 16 this year.

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Iroko boss prepares for Raptures

Jason Njoku, founder and CEO of Nigeria-based Nollywood streaming company Iroko TV, has revealed plans to launch a global digital storytelling platform called Raptures.

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M-Net boards Recipes for Love & Murder

South African network M-Net, AMC-owned streamer Acorn TV, Cape Town prodco Both Worlds Pictures and German distributor Global Screen have partnered on new drama series Recipes for Love & Murder.

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Int’l broadcasters take SA drama Reyka

BritBox in North America, Channel 4 in the UK and HBO in Latin America are among the buyers to have acquired Reyka, Fremantle‘s first South African drama.

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Netflix renews South Africa’s Family Feud

Netflix has boarded the second season of the South African version of gameshow Family Feud and will make the format available across 44 new countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Nollywood talent rewarded at AFRIFF

The 10th Africa International Film Festival honoured Nigerian movie stars and creatives in categories including feature, documentary, short, animation, directing, acting and screenplay.

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Whitemoney becomes GOtv ambassador

Hazel Oveze Onou, also known as Whitemoney, winner of season six of reality show Big Brother Naija, has signed up to become a brand ambassador for MultiChoice-owned pay TV platform GOtv.

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Auditions open for Nigerian Idol S7

Musical reality show Nigerian Idol, based on Fremantle’s globe-trotting talent show format, is coming back for a seventh season.

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Amazon Studios gathers Ajayi’s Riches

Amazon Studios has boarded the previously announced drama series Riches from London-based prodco Greenacre Films and UK commercial broadcaster ITV, starring British-Nigerian actress Deborah Ayorinde.

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NFVF picks Barakat for 2022 Oscars

The National Film & Video Foundation has chosen the movie Barakat as South Africa’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 94th Academy Awards next year.

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