MultiChoice’s latest addition to the canon of Nollywood films for Africa Magic, My Fairytale Wedding, comes on the back of the channel’s 20th anniversary in 2023. Launched as a single channel showing mainly Nollywood movies in 2003, Africa Magic has expanded its content and cultural impact to seven channels featuring movies, sitcoms, soap operas, telenovelas,… Continue reading My Fairytale Wedding: A Modern African Twist on Classic Romance
Year: 2024
MultiChoice Takes African Stories to the World
In the opening speech at MIPAfrica this morning, Nomsa Philiso, CEO of General Entertainment at MultiChoice Group, confirmed that more African films and TV series are being broadcast globally than ever before. “There’s a good chance that Africa’s film industry is about to have its own global moment,” says Philiso. “We’ve already seen that happen… Continue reading MultiChoice Takes African Stories to the World
Get Ready To RUMBA: Dancing With The Stars Returns To South Africa
Primedia Studios partners with BBC Studios’ owned production company Rapid Blue to create BBC Studios’ multi-award-winning format Primedia Studios, African media giant Primedia’s trailblazing television content and distribution hub, has signed a license agreement with the BBC Studios-owned production company Rapid Blue to bring the multi-award-winning format Dancing with the Stars back to South Africa. … Continue reading Get Ready To RUMBA: Dancing With The Stars Returns To South Africa
Inclusive Lens Award winners announced – FAME Week Africa celebrates diversity in entertainment
Held on the second day (3 September 2024) of FAME Week Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, the inaugural Inclusive Lens Awards (sponsored by Urban Brew) put the spotlight on the most diverse films and series across Africa for kids programmes, disability and LGBTQIA+ representation. The Awards were hosted by drag artist and drag culture… Continue reading Inclusive Lens Award winners announced – FAME Week Africa celebrates diversity in entertainment
Get Ready for AVIJOZI 2024: A Creative Explosion in Animation, VFX, and Interactive Tech
The stage is set for an electrifying weekend as AVIJOZI, South Africa’s only two-day free access festival dedicated to Animation Film, Visual Effects (VFX), and Interactive Technology, returns for its third instalment on September 14th and 15th, 2024. Hosted at the iconic Summer Place in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, this year’s festival is again brought to… Continue reading Get Ready for AVIJOZI 2024: A Creative Explosion in Animation, VFX, and Interactive Tech
Brand-New Offerings on Disney Channel This September Including New Disney Descendants
Brand-new instalment of the Descendants franchise as “Descendants: The Rise of Red” premieres on channelPopular Z-O-M-B-I-E-S franchise welcomes an animated seriesCelebrate Miraculous Day with back-to-back episodes and the Miraculous World DCOMs Disney Channel fans are in for a right royal treat this September as the channel welcomes brand new content, marathon events of fan-favourite series’… Continue reading Brand-New Offerings on Disney Channel This September Including New Disney Descendants