Kwesé pay-TV arm put into administration
As reported by Rebecca Hawkes from Rapid TV News, “African pay-TV operator Econet Media is to begin talks with creditors to rescue its Kwesé satellite TV business after it was put into administration.”
M-Net partners with Cinemax and ZDF for the six-part adaptation of Deon Meyer’s Trackers
The television adaptation of internationally acclaimed author Deon Meyer’s crime novel Trackers marks the beginning of a new era in high-end African storytelling
Young filmmakers shine in prime-time broadcast slot
Graduates of M-Net’s Magic in Motion Academy had two of their films premiere on the big screen in front of a select audience
Netflix starts production on first African original, Queen Sono
Netflix has started production on its first original African series, 'Queen Sono', an action-packed spy thriller produced by Johannesburg-based Diprente
TAC Studios co-produces four new series across Africa
TAC Studios, the production arm of US-based the Africa Channel, announced four new series being produced in Africa for the global marketplace
Quizzical Pictures looking to start a past intern network
Over the last five years, the internship programme has been run with the help of the MICT Seta and the NFVF
GroupM launches the Africa Media Index
GroupM launched the ‘Africa Media Index’, its inaugural study on the media landscape in Africa, on 23 May in Johannesburg
Inside the making of South African Netflix Original series, Shadow
Shot in Johannesburg, Shadow is a proudly South African production, written by Gareth Crocker, and co-directed by Crocker and Fred Wolmarans
Iconic South African series Yizo Yizo now available on Viu SA
As part of its licence agreement with the SAB), Viu has gained exclusive digital rights to a selection of SA’s favourite shows including the highly popular Yizo Yizo
First major local title to be released on Vodacom’s Video Play platform
Vodacom’s video-on-demand service, Video Play, has announced Riaad Moosa’s comedy special, Life Begins, as its first major local title on the platform
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