Jordan’s Progressive Generation Studios, distributor of original content through linear broadcasters, has decided to gather all its original content in one place, by launching PG Kids, a new subscription-based streaming service for children’s content in the MENA region, through Red Bee Media’s Managed OTT Services. PG Kids will be available on January 1, 2022, for [...]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (beIN), the global sports and entertainment broadcaster, and its flagship sports channel beIN SPORTS, have launched special early bird offers to enjoy the upcoming TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cameroon 2021 for all current and prospective subscribers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The long-awaited AFCON tournament will commence [...]
Showmax, the Multichoice-owned local streaming service, has announced its first Kenyan Showmax Original film, Baba Twins, a coming-of-age comedy-drama that will be streamed on the platform in December 2021. The movie follows the story of Wamz, a young carefree airline hostess who is thrust into motherhood and has to raise multiples while navigating nanny drama [...]
MultiChoice Nigeria, has announced a discount bundle offer ahead of the festive period for new subscribers, to get exclusive access to its wide range of entertainment on their DStv and GOtv platforms. The leading video entertainment offered a discount fee of $35.82 for DStv subscribers, with a dish kit and a one-month DStv Compact package, [...]
BeIN Media Group has acquired the rights to broadcast the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 across the Middle East and North Africa. The coverage of all 32 matches from the 16-nation tournament will be broadcast live on beIN Sports in Arabic and English. It all gets underway on November 30, with the final taking place [...]
Netflix has released a series of images offering a first look at its upcoming Hend Sabry project, which marks the Egyptian-Tunisian star’s return to one of her famous characters for the first time in 10 years. Entitled Finding Ola, the Arabic series will continue the adventures of young pharmacist Ola Abdel Sabour after she first [...]
On November 24th, Zee Entertainment’s Arabic Video on Demand platform Weyyak celebrated the official launch of its new original series titled Wathiqat Sharaf in Damascus, which is set to release on January 16, 2022. This is the first series to be filmed using the 6K technology in the Arab region. Wathiqat Sharaf illustrates the story [...]
Next Monday on November 29th, Showmax Pro will treat football fans to a live show of the 2021 Ballon d’Or award ceremony. Following his win in 2019, Lionel Messi is the current holder of the award and is now a 2021 front runner alongside Polish striker Robert Lewandowski and Chelsea’s midfielder, Jorginho. Messi’s 2019 win [...]
In early 2021, Anglophone Cameroonian filmmakers made a momentous debut as four films were made available on the global streaming behemoth Netflix. With unprecedented ease, viewers from across the globe could suddenly watch uniquely Cameroonian stories that were once the preserve of only local audiences. For Anglophone filmmakers in Cameroon, this walk to this global [...]
Die-hard fans of the Sex and the City reboot have been waiting on pins and needles to see just how HBO will carry on the beloved tale of three popular New York friends all these years later and come Monday, 13 December, South African fans of the franchise will also get to enjoy the show [...]