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MultiChoice links with NBCUniversal & Sky for Showmax relaunch
South Africa’s MultiChoice has partnered with Comcast-owned NBCUniversal and European pay-TV giant Sky to relaunch…
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News round-up: Prime Video & ABC pick up ‘Summer Memories’; Abacus shops Andrew Tate doc; Netflix & NITV kids’ co-commission
Prime Video, ABC & Showmax think on ‘Summer Memories’ Prime Video for Germany, Austria and…
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Showmax to debut ‘It’s A Sin’ across Africa as part of Multichoice deal with All3
South Africa-based pay TV broadcaster MultiChoice has picked up more than 40 hours of programming…
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Showmax extends NBCU’s ‘Real Housewives’ franchise into Abuja
Showmax in Africa is prepping a second version of NBCUniversal’s Real Housewives format, this time…
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Show of the week: Catch Me A Killer
This fact-based drama, based on the book of the same name, tells the true story…
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Canal+ & Showmax team for South African motor sport drama
Canal + has partnered with African streamer Showmax to co-produce Spinners, a new original action-drama…
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African streamer Showmax expands originals with Kenyan scripted quartet
African streamer Showmax is ramping up its original scripted output with four new shows from…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Disney+ fits into South Africa’s SVOD boom
South Africa’s SVOD landscape has seen rapid growth over recent years with global players joining…
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TBI Weekly: What’s next for Africa’s blooming drama business?
From the impact of streamers such as Amazon, Showmax and Netflix, to the acceptance of…
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TBI Spotlight On Africa: MultiChoice Group CEO Yolisa Phahle
TBI has partnered with US-based cable and streaming service The Africa Channel, which develops, produces…