Extreme E has extended its broadcasting agreement with SuperSport, the African sporting content aggregato.Extreme E content will continue to be aired in French and English on the SuperSport’s linear channels, SuperSport Motorsport, Grandstand and Blitz and streamed on its digital platform, and SuperSport app.Ali Russell, Chief Marketing Officer at Extreme E, said: “We are delighted […]
MultiChoice-owned OTT service Showmax is investing in four East African-produced original films and programming. Initially the output will be shown in Kenya this year. The new programming includes a feature film, a crime drama series, a high-level political thriller series set in a fictional county, and a thriller series. MultiChoice has not revealed the amount […]
VIS Social Impact, the cause-driven production division of Paramount’s international studio, VIS, has announced the launch of its inaugural writers’ room; ‘Beyond the Binary: Fluid Voices,’ led by actor, writer and director Thishiwe Ziqubu. A stellar line-up of seven African writers with different levels of experience have been selected for the opportunity to create content […]
Netflix says it will pump 900 million Rand (€56.4 million) into South African movie and series productions over the next two years. This commitment will cover just four productions; One is an international project and three are mainly for local consumption although will be showcased to a wider market – and all will be filmed […]
SES and Canal+ have expanded their partnership with a long-term agreement for uplink services for Canal+’s French pay-TV channel bouquet at 19.2 degrees East. The new agreement includes services delivered from two teleports in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, and starting in 2023, Munich, Germany, underscoring the importance and shared value of delivering superior and uninterrupted viewing experiences […]
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) ja announced its roster of broadcast partners for the 2022 BAL season, which tipped off on March 5th at the Dakar Arena in Dakar, Senegal, and will include stops in Cairo, Egypt and Kigali, Rwanda. The second BAL season will reach fans in 215 countries and territories in 14 languages […]
Ottawa-based satellite operator Telesat, which is planning a low Earth orbiting constellation called Lightspeed, and says it has signed with Liquid Intelligent Technologies for a strategic cooperation agreement for Telesat’s Lightspeed services in Africa. Liquid Intelligent Technologies is part of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African fibre network group. As part of the agreement, the companies will […]
Orange has reported revenues up 0.8 per cent to to €42.5 billion for the full year 2021, driven by the solid performance of Africa & Middle East (+10.6 per cent) and a strong increase in equipment sales (+8.5 per cent). The Frenchl telco now has 11.8 million FTTH customers (+22.1 per cent) out of 56.5 […]
FOX News International, FOX News Media’s global streaming service, has expanded distribution into Africa, increasing its reach to 44 countries worldwide. The service is now available in Egypt, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zambia. The expansion marks the first time FOX News Media content will be available on the service throughout the […]
SPI/FilmBox and Zuku, an East African home entertainment provider under the Wananchi Group, have announced the expansion of their distribution deal which now includes SPI’s music and lifestyle brand, 360 TuneBox. Zuku subscribers in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi and Zambia can now access 360 TuneBox on the operator’s DTH platform. “360 TuneBox is a great […]