Walt Disney Animation Studios’ collaboration with Pan-African entertainment company Kugali has culminated in the all-new six-part series Iwájú streaming exclusively on Disney+ beginning February 28th Iwájú is an original animated series set in a futuristic Lagos, Nigeria. The coming-of-age story follows Tola, a young girl from the wealthy island, and her best friend, Kole, a self-taught tech expert, […]
Football fans in Nigeria who subscribe to DStv expected the pay-TV broadcaster to cover all the matches of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON_. But not so. The football tournament is due to start in a few days and subscribers are unhappy that the biennial competition will not be covered by DStv or its […]
International pay-TV operator and London based broadcaster, African Movie Channel (AMC), has partnered with streaming platform Cineverse to launch its FAST Channel, Nolly Africa HD. Cineverse provides over 70,000 free ad-supported movies, shows, podcasts and live TV content. Nolly Africa HD is AMC’s FAST 24-hour premium Nollywood channel, showing curated English language Nollywood movies, TV series, talk […]
The exclusive replay of EFC 110, the biggest card in recent African MMA history, is to be shown for free just 24 hours after the event, exclusively on Extreme Sports Channel in the UK, Scandinavia and EMEA on December 8th at 8pm. The main event is the ultimate rematch, when a dominant champion finally gets […]
Showmax, the African streaming service is relaunching in February 2024 with a new look, new app and entirely new product suite. This comes following the announcement of the partnership between Showmax and Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky earlier this year. The new Showmax will have three plans: Showmax Entertainment, Showmax Entertainment Mobile and the exciting Showmax […]
Parallel Wireless, a US-based cellular network technology provider and Open RAN player in providing cellular network solutions across all generations (2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G), including cloud-based Open RAN technologies, has announced that it will be deploying 2G and 4G networks for a large national operator in East Africa. Parallel Wireless was awarded several projects […]
Adventurer Simon Reeve journeys deep into the heart of some of Earth’s last great wild areas in a new series for the BBC Two and iPlayer: Wilderness with Simon Reeve. The series will air in 2024. On our increasingly crowded planet, there are still a few remote areas where nature has the upper hand: the […]
StarWin has successfully tested its Electronically Steered Phased Array Antenna (ESA) terminal for Communications on the Move (COTM) on Avanti Communications’ high-speed HYLAS 4 Ka-band satellite. This achievement is a significant milestone for mobile satellite communications that will provide seamless broadband connectivity for government, military, and enterprise customers across Africa. During testing, StarWin’s ESA terminal […]
The Stellar Network, a newly created African American cultural linear TV and FAST channel from Central City Productions, has partnered with Globecast for the launch and ongoing fully managed cloud playout and distribution of the services. Chicago-based Central City Productions is a well-established name in the African American entertainment field, headed up by Don Jackson […]
With global internet user growth beginning to stagnate, 52 out of 121 countries worldwide have poor electronic infrastructure according to Surfshark’s analysis. Countries with low e-infrastructure also tend to have very low wealth. Their average GDP per capita (€4.1k) is almost 8 times lower than in countries with good e-infrastructure (€31.1k). Other key findings include: […]