DPVR, a Shanghai-based company specializing in virtual reality (VR) device design and manufacturing, has recently announced a partnership with Travel Africa Network (TAN), a South African international satellite travel TV channel. As part of the partnership, DPVR will serve as a VR technology provider to offer its customized VR hardware and software services to TAN. [...]
Showmax’s The Wife has broken the streaming record for the most first-day views of all-time of the platform, beating the record previously set by Uthando Lodumo. The show, which is the first Showmax Original telenovela, also broke Devildorp’s record for the most hours watched within four days of launch, thus outperforming the launch of any [...]
MBC Group has announced a partnership deal with COFE App, the online coffee-centric marketplace which currently serves across UAE, KSA, and Kuwait. The strategic partnership will see the media group support the digital application in achieving its ambitious growth strategy through MBC’s channels, digital platforms, and events. While the network will play a crucial role [...]
Talk With Toke Makinwa will premiere on DStv’s HONEY TV (channel 173) on November 19. On this show, viewers will see some of Africa’s biggest celebrities sit down for an intimate conversation with Nigeria’s Toke Makinwa. These in-depth interviews reveal the stories behind the headlines, addressing the stars’ controversies and triumphs, and finally giving them [...]
Netflix has announced the release date for the second season of the South African series How to Ruin Christmas. The first season of the series debuted on the streaming service last year, with season 2 set to launch on December 10. Created by Rethabile Ramaphakela and Katleho Ramaphakela, the second season will have four episodes. [...]
MultiChoice Namibia recently launched a new package, dubbed; GOtv Supa, with 11 new channels, an addition to GOtv’s selection of packages that fall right above GOtv MAX. In a statement, MultiChoice said that when it comes to the best quality local entertainment and delivering value, GOtv is where it is at. MultiChoice then added: “This [...]
Spacetoon has acquired Fauna Entertainment’s flagship show Kukuli (26 x 7′), which is available in 55 countries in 13 languages. This agreement with Spacetoon will see the animated series dubbed in Arabic and aired on the Spacetoon TV channel, and Spacetoon GO online streaming service, in Q1 2022. Following the adventures of a hyperactive monkey [...]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (beIN), the global sports, entertainment and media group, and its flagship sports channel beIN SPORTS, have acquired the exclusive rights to the long-awaited XV World Padel Championship Qatar 2020 across 37 territories spanning the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), Asia-Pacific and North America. Viewers across four continents will be able to [...]
BBC News has launched a new partnership with EDAN in French for BBC Africa Eye. For the first time BBC Africa Eye will become available in Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Gabon, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, [...]
NETFLIX announced not a while ago that it would be pursuing gaming content for its platform. The wait is finally over as Netflix Games starts its global roll-out on Android, with iOS to follow soon. The entertainment streaming platform has launched its Netflix games which include: Stranger Things: 1984 (BonusXP), Stranger Things 3: The Game [...]