Sands of Time Won Seven Awards. Its Bigger Asset May Be Its Broadcast Map
Sands of Time collected seven awards across Nigeria and Canada. The more durable signal may be how widely the independently produced series is being distributed on television.
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MultiChoice Is Looking for Unscripted Formats. The Commissioning Signal Is Cost, Repeatability and Reach
MultiChoice’s new call for unscripted projects is more than an opportunity notice. It indicates the type of African…
Four DStv Channels Go Dark Tonight. The Real Loss Is the Local Commissioning Space Behind Them
Four DStv channels are closing, but the industry consequence is larger than a smaller channel guide. Local producers…
The Polygamist Reached Nearly 28 Million Views. Its Real Achievement Is Making Cultural Specificity Commercially Legible
The Polygamist’s global Netflix run is evidence that cultural specificity can travel when format, theme and distribution make…
Micro-Dramas Have Entered Africa’s Pitch Rooms. The Missing Pitch Is How the Producer Gets Paid
FAME Week Africa is opening opportunities for micro-drama creators. A sustainable industry still needs buyers, realistic budgets and…
Kenya Is Producing More Returning Television Worlds. That Matters More Than Producing Another Expensive First Season
Kenya’s television growth is increasingly visible in production teams that can build again. Returning companies and series retain…
The Four of Us Reached Three Million Television Viewers and Stayed Nine Weeks in Netflix’s Top Ten. The Old Broadcast Model May Not Be Dead
The Four of Us combined a three-million-viewer television episode with nine weeks in Netflix’s South African Top 10.…
The Africa Channel Has New September Programming. African Television Still Needs Buyers Who Commission, Not Only Curate
The Africa Channel has added an HBCU gospel special and a pan-African wildlife series. Its bigger opportunity is…
Umthetho Arrives August 14. The Showmax That Shut Down Would Have Made This. Instead Netflix Did — and the Symbolism Is Not Lost on South Africa.
Umthetho — an eight-episode South African crime drama, a local adaptation of the Brazilian Netflix hit Brotherhood —…
Colours of Fire Hits Netflix August 7 — the Fifth Nigerian Film the Platform Has Licensed This Year. Netflix Has Quietly Settled on a Strategy: Let Nollywood Take the Risk, Then Buy the Winners.
Colours of Fire begins streaming on Netflix across Africa on August 7, following its December 2025 theatrical release.…
South African Scripted Drama Is Having a Moment on Netflix. The Polygamist, Umthetho, and the Talent Showmax Set Loose Are Now Global. But the Commissioning Power Left the Continent.
The Polygamist. Umthetho. A run of South African scripted drama is landing on Netflix with real force, showcasing…
Spinners and Reyka Are Both Getting Second Seasons. The Showmax Originals That Outlived Showmax Are Now Canal+’s Bet on Exporting African Drama to the World.
Spinners — the Cape Town drag-racing drama that was the first African series selected in competition at Canneseries…