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North Africa: Bein Media Group to Broadcast Wimbledon Live Across Mena
beIN Media Group will air the 2021 Wimbledon Championship live and exclusively to millions of viewers across MENA, in three languages - English, Arabic and French. Wimbledon is scheduled to kick-off on Monday, with all matches set to take place at the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Africa: Showmax Pro Adds Uefa Euro 2020 to Its African Streaming Sport Package
Subscribers across Africa will be able to live stream all matches of the Euro 2020 on the streaming service, Showmax Pro. Launched last year, Showmax Pro bundles the existing Showmax entertainment offering with music channels, news and live sports streaming from SuperSport. Euro traditionally produces outstanding soccer, with many of the world's leading players given a grand stage.
Kenya: Nation Media Group and TV Media Sport Announce New Partnership in Kenya
TV Media Sport (TVMS), the long-time free-to-air media rights partner of World Athletics in Sub-Saharan Africa and Nation Media Group (NMG), one of the most prominent independent media houses in East and Central Africa, today announced partnership that makes NTV, one of the leading television stations in Kenya, the official and exclusive free-to-air broadcast partner for the World Athletics U20 Championships.
Africa: Supersport to Broadcast Extreme E Series Across Africa
Electric motorsport series Extreme E has expanded its coverage into Sub-Saharan Africa through a broadcasting agreement with SuperSport that will take its reach into over 50 countries including South Africa, Uganda and Nigeria. Extreme E, will be aired in French and English on the station's linear channels, SuperSport Motorsport, Grandstand and Blitz and streamed on its digital platform www.SuperSport.com and SuperSport app.
North Africa: Viu Mena to Launch Nine Exclusive Series During Ramadan
Viu has announced its exclusive line-up of new TV series for Ramadan 2021. The nine original TV series will be available for free to all Viu subscribers throughout the holy month. The line-up will include Welad Nas, Al Maddah, Al Deek Al Azraq, Bent Al Sultan, Karm Alalaly, Bela'y Andak Shoghl, Jalmoud Al Sahari, Leabet Al Intiqam, and Oud Hai.
Ghana: Multichoice Ghana Launches Wildearth On DStv
DStv has recently announced the launch of a new TV channel, WildEarth which will focus on the thrill of Live safari shows from wildlife locations like: The Greater Kruger, the Kalahari, the Maasai Mara and many others. "WildEarth is all about sharing nature with everyone so we can all see why we must conserve our beautiful home." Says Graham Wallington a co-founder and CEO at WildEarth. "It's important for us that our customers always have access to the best possible content available.
Ghana: BBC World Service Partners With Africaweb to Offer Digital Content to Audiences in Ghana and Cameroon
The BBC World Service and AfricaWeb have formed a new digital partnership to offer BBC News text, podcasts, audio and video content in English, Pidgin, Hausa and French to audiences in Ghana and Cameroon via market-leading news portals Ghanaweb.com and Camerounweb.com This partnership will offer for the first time The Comb podcast, a unique and fascinating news and current affairs product aimed at younger audiences across the continent.
Rwanda: MTN Rwanda Introduces Pay-As-You-Go Music Streaming Services
MTN Rwanda has launched a new music streaming service, MusicTime, that charges by the minute. The pay-as-you-go music streaming service allows customers to access both local and international music content at zero data cost. MTN customers can download the music app and can buy 120 minutes for around $0.20 or 300 minutes for $0.45. In both cases, the minutes are only valid for a week.
Nigeria: StarTimes Roll Out New First Indigenous Teen Channel in Nigeria
The first indigenous television channel was launched at the start of 2021 on StarTimes. According to the Founder and CEO, Charles Novia, Teen Africa TV "is a new and exciting niche television channel and is the first platform for teenagers in the African broadcast space, running 24 hours daily with the best of original content for teenagers aged 13 to 19, the young adults and the family.
Nigeria: Disney+ to Bring New Animated Series 'Iwájú' to Nigeria
Disney+ and Pan-African comics company Kugali to bring new animated series, 'Iwájú' to Nigeria. Set in Lagos and directed by Ziki Nelso, the sci-fi series will explore major themes of class, innocence and challenging norms. The new series will combine Disney magic and animation expertise with Kugali's fire and storytelling authenticity. The new long form of series will debut on the streaming platform, Disney+ in 2022. " "There are three talented comic book artists.
Africa: Broadcasters in Africa Select Synpronize Dramas for Africa
Broadcasters in Africa including StarTimes and e.tv have selected dramas from Dubai-based producer and distributor SynProNize. Free-to-air channel e.tv licensed romantic drama series Piya Naam Ka Diya (All for Love), African pay TV platform StarTimes picked up Swaragini (A Tale of Two Sisters) and Gathbandhan (The Odd Couple) and Onua TV in Ghana acquired Cello.
Africa: Multichoice to Roll Out New Lifestyle Channel in 2021
The new TV channel, Honey will be launched next year on DStv Compact, Compact Plus and Premium which will be part of an ongoing effort to enhance its customer's viewing experience. Honey is about a bold, unscripted lifestyle TV channel for curious and connected Africans. The channel is about celebrating and exploring African lives and loves, and the content is focused on lifestyle, fashion, food, weddings, dating, as well as reality.
Africa: Netflix Africa Announced a New Partnership With Realness Institute
Netflix and Realness Institute announced a new partnership to create an Episodic Content Development Lab for writers in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. Realness Institute will commit to foster a new wave of storytelling, while Netflix will bring its expertise in episodic content development, production and insight into global content trends. "At Netflix, we believe that great stories come from anywhere and be loved everywhere," says Dorothy Ghettuba, who leads African Original Series in Africa.
Egypt: Orange and Deezer Announced Exclusive Partnership to Bring Music Service in Egypt
Orange Egypt announced a new partnership with Deezer where customers will have the opportunity to sign up for Deezer Premium with unlimited access to music and podcasts as well as offering new users 1 month of Deezer Premium for free.
South Africa: Showmax Launches Free Streaming in South Africa
Showmax has introduced a subscription-free streaming service in South Africa. Showmax Free features a hand-picked content slate that gives customers an opportunity to sample some of Showmax's award-winning entertainment. At launch, titles on the service include local movies, series and sports shows. Users will be able stream movies and binge-watch the first few episodes of available series for free.
North Africa: Bein to Air the 2020 International Swimming League in Qatar
beIN Sports and the International Swimming League has announced a media rights agreement to broadcast live the upcoming International Swimming League regular seasons and semi-finals which will last for 5-weeks starting mid-October. The International Swimming League 2020 will be broadcast exclusively in the Middle East and North Africa on beIN Sports HD with English and Arabic commentary starting from Friday, October 16.
North Africa: Netflix to Premiere New Saudi Movie in Mena
Shams Alma'arif, new Saudi movie is now available on Netflix, starting this month. Directed by Faris Godus and produced by Suhaib Godus, Shams Alma'arif is about the story of a high school senior Husam (Baraa Alem) who shows an interest in video production at the same time the internet is creating social change. The film stars Suhaib Gudos, Baraa AlAlem, Ismail AlHassan, Ahmed Saddam, Nawaf AlShubaili, Eyad Ayman Kaifi.
Africa: Netflix to Boost Subscribers in Africa With New Mobile Plans
After five years on the Africa continent, Netflix has struggled to grow in Africa dominated by piracy, poverty and limited access to broadband. Netflix has come up with a cheap and mobile-subscription offers with access to local shows that focuses a lot on cultures and experiences of Africans. Nigeria has the biggest economy and is the heart of the TV industry in Sub-Saharan Africa, which has also a rapid expansion of 4G mobile networks making it easy for audiences to streaming services.
Uganda: Multichoice Launched New TV Channel in Uganda
The movie channel is a creation Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) an operator of Asia largest entertainment channel. KIX will showcase never-seen before movies from action genres, including kung-fu classics, action comedies, adventure and action thrillers. "We are very excited to be launching KIX on DStv in Africa with MultiChoice." said Ofanny Choi, President of Celestial Tiger Entertainment.
Africa: Tv5 Monde Launched Its New Vod Service in Africa
The new video on demand platform, TV5 MONDEplus has just been launched for the French Africa market. Offering over 3000 hours of content from partners such as France Television, RTS, RTB and Télé Quebec, the platform will aim at competing with American streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon Prime.
Nigeria: MTN Nigeria Partnered With Music Streaming Platform Tidal
MTN Nigeria announced a new partnership with TIDAL, global music and entertainment streaming platform. The membership will allow MTN subscribers to receive free 30 day to access music, videos, concerts, interviews and other news regarding their favourite artists across the world. Chief Digital Officer, MTN Nigeria, Srinivas Rao, said, "MTN has always been supportive of local and upcoming artists.
Africa: Canal+ Acquired Bundesliga Rights for Sub-Saharan Africa
Canal+ acquired Bundesliga rights, in French, in Sub-Saharan Africa for a three-month deal, which will cover the period between 2020-2021 and 2022-2023 and will include the top-tier Bundesliga, second-tier Bundesliga 2 and the German Super Cup. Robert Klein, Bundesliga International chief executive, "For the next three years, Canal+ and the Bundesliga will work together to bring fans closer to German football in Africa.
Africa: Canal+ Renews La Liga Rights Deals for Sub-Saharan Africa Market
Canal+ is the latest broadcaster to air Spanish football league, La Liga by offering coverage to its customers in Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius in a four-season renewal deal. Melcior Soler, director of the La Liga audiovisual department, said "We are pleased to bring French-speaking fans of LaLiga another exciting way to discover the competition in Sub - Saharan Africa, while extending our successful partnership with Canal+.
Africa: Canal+ and Bboxx Sign New Agreement for Solar-Powered Television in Africa
Pay TV operator, Canal+ has signed a deal with African utilities company, Bboxx in a unique partnership to expand access to TV across the African continent. Bboxx is primarily know for manufacturing and distributing solar powered systems but will launch a bundle with Canal+ which will provide its customers with a solar home system and a TV that will have access to over 100 channels.
Africa: Startimes and Nbcuniversal International Networks Launch Dreamworks in Sub-Saharan Africa
StarTimes and NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN has announced the launch of DreamWorks, a 24-hour channel dedicated to kids and family entertainment which will be available on StarTimes platform across Sub-Saharan Africa. The content line-up on the service includes Dragons: Race To The Edge, All Hail King Julien and The Adventures Of Puss In Boots as well as Dinotrux and Noddy Toyland Detective.
Africa: OSN to Stream First Saudi Movie
The Perfect Candidate (Al Murshaha Al Methaliya), Saudi iconic film, will be streaming exclusively on OSN. In a first for a Saudi release, the inspiring and empowering movie was not available in cinemas, and is broadcasting for the first time on OSN.
Africa: Beyoncé's 'Black Is King' Officially Coming to Africa
The highly anticipated film 'Black is King ' produced by Beyoncé and scheduled to be released on July 31 will be available across Africa via Canal+ Africa and Multichoice. Based on the music of the Lion King, the film promotes black culture and looks back on great moments in the history of black peoples. MNet has already communicated the news about the new Disney movie while Canal+ has preferred not to comment yet.
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