In a milestone deal, Superights, the distribution arm of France’s Superprod Group, has pacted with ViacomCBS Networks International for Nickelodeon International to roll out “Anna & Friends” across the world outside North America. Made on a brand-new addition to the Superights catalog, the deal was announced on Monday. It marks the first multi-territory Nickelodeon sale [...]
MultiChoice and the Stellenbosch-based Woordfees festival have decided to extend its first-ever arts festival TV channel, Woordfees TV (DStv 150) for a further 3 days due to feedback from the public and DStv subscribers. Woordfees TV that would have run on DStv as a pop-up channel for a week until Friday 7 October, is now [...]
MultiChoice Uganda, the home of great Pay TV entertainment has introduced a movie add feature for the DStv subscribers. Add Movies is a selection of movie channels M-Net Movies 1 and M-Net Movies 2 and M-Net Movies 3 that one can add to their existing DStv Compact Plus, DStv Compact, DStv Family, DStv Access packages [...]
A new local dating show is connecting four single South African men with 12 Russian women to see if they can find a match. In Ram vir ‘n Rus, which will air on VIA (DStv 147) from 20 October, the South African singles are matched with Russian women through an agency. The agency identified 12 [...]
Qatar-based broadcaster beIN Sports has said that Saudi Arabia will soon lift a four-year ban on the channel and has promised to close pirate websites. beIN holds the rights to broadcast the Premier League across the Middle East but Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Competition (GAC) suspended its channels in 2017 and “permanently cancelled” the [...]
Africa Magic unveiled an exciting lineup of new original programming set to hit DStv screens from October at an exclusive media launch in Lagos, Nigeria. Following an earlier announcement of two new telenovelas, ‘Dilemma’ and ‘Venge’, the channel announced the premiere of two additional series, ‘The Rishantes’ and ‘Movement’ (Japa), in November. Africa Magic viewers [...]
DStv is bringing a new locally produced horror movie titled Fried Barry. This genre-bending, cult style film will premiere on DStv Box Office as a Cinema Premiere on 26 October 2021 just in time for Halloween. The film is the feature-length directing debut of Ryan Kruger, who’s best known for directing music videos for some [...]
MultiChoice and M-Net are ending both the M-Net City and VUZU channels on DStv at the end of October and will combine their content into yet another new M-Net packaged channel called Me from November. After Disney ended and took away its FOX general entertainment channel on DStv and StarSat, some DStv subscribers were shocked [...]
If historically the Australian and New Zealander pay TV markets have mainly been counting DTH homes, things might significantly change in the next five years. Besides, like in other regions of the world, COVID-19 could have set the cat amongst the pigeons, when it comes to cord-cutting and OTT adoption. Despite being available for several [...]
New Line Cinema’s The Many Saints of Newark, a prequel to the HBO drama series The Sopranos, will be released in theatres in UAE and KSA on October 7, 2021. Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema obtained the rights to produce The Many Saints of Newark alongside HBO Films. The film is set in [...]