Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa - Issue no. 323 – 11 September 2019
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Kenya: Tifa Research pitches passive research as the next stage of understanding audience behavior – panel members no longer self-report or recall
11 September 2019
The increase in the use of smartphones is beginning to revolutionize African TV audience research. Kenya’s TIFA Research has been pioneering passive research as a way of improving how to understand Kenya’s TV audience. Russell Southwood spoke to Maggie Ireri, Founder and Director of TIFA Research and Kelvin Masika, its ICT and Innovations Manager about what it all means. Audience research is crucial for Africa’s broadcast industry as it is potentially a trusted way of showing to advertisers and brands who watches which channels. Few African countries are big enough economically to carry out this kind of research so the…
Broadcast
Colonizing the Mind: How Beijing Snuck Into Africa Through TV and Film
11 September 2019
AINAMOI, Kenya—On a fine Saturday afternoon at Ainamoi shopping center in Kenya’s Kericho County, Leonard Biegon takes a few colored chalks and sketches the names of the current and upcoming…
Broadcast
Xenophobia: Basketmouth cancels appearance at award show in South Africa
11 September 2019
Just a few hours after the Nigerian singer retired from the upcoming DSTV festival in South Africa, Basketmouth followed in his footsteps. Basketmouth recently turned to social media to respond…
Broadcast
MultiChoice drops its prices for DStv and GOtv in Uganda
11 September 2019
MultiChoice Uganda has just reduced the subscription fees for DStv and GOtv. The affected packages are; DStv Premium, DStv Compact Plus, DStv Compact, DStv Family, and GOtv Plus. The subscription…
Broadcast
16th Abuja International: All South African film entries suspended
11 September 2019
There is an immediate suspension of all South African film entries at the 16th Abuja International Film Festival scheduled for October 22 to 25, 2019. In a statement released by…
Broadcast
BBC Lifestyle To Offer Advertising Opportunities Across Sub-Saharan Africa
11 September 2019
BBC Studios has announced that it plans to offer advertising prospects on its BBC Lifestyle channel for clients across sub-Saharan Africa in countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia…
Content - Film
‘The Lion King’ is now the highest grossing film of all time in South Africa Making over R107.6 million.
11 September 2019
Disney’s The Lion King has become the all-time top-grossing film in South Africa, with a haul of over R107.6 million since it’s 19 July 2019 release across the continent. The…
Content - Film
North African Films Set to Make Mark at Toronto Festival
11 September 2019
Toronto International Film Festival’s Contemporary World Cinema lead programmer Kiva Reardon, who also curates the festival’s selections from North Africa, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, has noticed an uptick…
Content - Film
Documentary on missing Chibok schoolgirls wins at Venice Film Festival
11 September 2019
A documentary by a Nigerian filmmaker on the missing Chibok girls has won an award at the Venice Film Festival. 'Daughters of Chibok' won best virtual reality story at the…
Content - Film
Nairobi Animation du Monde 2020 Winners Announced
11 September 2019
Nairobi Comic Con recently hosted the pitch competition Animation du Monde for the second year running. This year, East Africa produced a bumper crop of animation talent in the penultimate…
Content - Film
Locarno Film Review: ‘Camille’
11 September 2019
Following his strong foray into fiction with “Hope,” director Boris Lojkine goes even further in weaving his documentary origins onto a fictional structure with “Camille,” a powerful biopic of French…
Content - Film
‘The Great Green Wall’: First Trailer For Fernando Meirelles & UN-Backed Climate Change Doc With Inna Modja — Venice
11 September 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a good-looking first trailer for Venice Film Festival climate change documentary The Great Green Wall, which is fronted by Malian-French singer and activist Inna Modja, executive-produced by Fernando…
Content - Film
SA film ‘Moffie’ to compete in Best Film category at London International Film Festival
11 September 2019
Oliver Hermanus’ new film, Moffie has been invited to compete in the Best Film category at this year’s 63rd BFI London Film Festival The festival, which is hosted in London’s…
Content - Film
Joburg Film Festival & MultiChoice partner to showcase film talent
11 September 2019
The Joburg Film Festival and the MultiChoice Group have embarked on an exciting collaboration to create South Africa’s preeminent film festival. The Joburg Film Festival and the MultiChoice Group have…
Content - Film
TIFF 2019: How the Festival Spread Black Voices Across This Year’s Lineup
11 September 2019
Ahead of the festival's launch, here are five feature highlights that center on the lives of people of African descent worldwide. Three years after the festival’s final installment of its…
Content - Television
Reality Show On Kayayei To Air On TV Africa
11 September 2019
'A Jewel In The Streets', a unique and major transformational reality show on 'kayayei' (head porters), will be aired on TV Africa from September 8, organisers have announced. The first…
Content - Television
DStv to broadcast the 2019 Rugby World Cup
11 September 2019
DStv is the only television platform in South Africa that will air the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. While SABC confirmed it could not reach an agreement with SuperSport…
Content - Television
FIFA.com and YouTube to stream African qualifiers for 2022 World Cup
11 September 2019
Football fans around the world will be able to watch the preliminary round of the CAF qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar. FIFA plans…
Content - Television
Max TV acquires non-exclusive broadcasting rights for the English Premier League in Ghana
11 September 2019
Max TV just announced a non-exclusivity deal to air all of the English Premier League 2019/2020 season. Max TV’s objective is to give Ghanaian football fans the best content and…
Content - Television
iflix is now available in Ghana
11 September 2019
iflix serves as a digital hosting and distribution platform for Western and Asian dramas obtained through partnerships with over 150 studios and content distributors globally, including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Disney, Warner Bros,…
Content - Television
African Movie Channel’s AMC series returns to StarTimes
11 September 2019
A year after African Movie Channel’s AMC Series channel departed StarTimes, it has made its return to the television platform. Following a new deal signed in August with StarTimes, the…
Content - Television
StarTimes’ dating reality show ‘Hello Mr Right’ commences auditions September
11 September 2019
StarTimes have announced that Africa’s number 1 dating reality show ‘Hello Mr. Right’ will commence in Nigeria with auditions on September 7 and 8 The auditions scheduled to hold on…
Content - Television
In brief
11 September 2019
A+ IVOIRE reinforces its schedule of programs with the arrival of new programs and series co-produced by the channel. Launched in 2019, the TV channel A+ IVOIRE has conquered the…
Distribution
MoJo Global Arts picks up North American sales rights to TIFF selection 'Knuckle City'
11 September 2019
Morris Ruskin and Jordan Walker-Pearlman’s new production and management company MoJo Global Arts will launch North American sales in Toronto on festival selection and boxing drama Knuckle City. South African…
Distribution
Cell C's Black suspends linear TV channels as part of cost-cutting review
11 September 2019
South African operator Cell C has stopped broadcasting linear channels on its Black video streaming service as it continues a major review of costs in its business, TechCentral reported. The…
Regulation & Policy
Ezekiel Mutua: The man who polices Kenyan pop music
11 September 2019
Kenya's "moral policeman" Ezekiel Mutua is at the centre of a new storm after banning two popular songs, but the ex-journalist relishes his role, writes the BBC's Ashley Lime from…
Investment
A bright future ahead for KZN movie industry
11 September 2019
Videovision Entertainment, a diversified film and television company, sees a bright future ahead for the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) movie industry as it basks in the glow of success as its latest…
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People
11 September 2019
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation Names New Acting CEO Following Patrick Mavhura’s sudden release from his position as CEO of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), Wisdom Hombarume, who is currently the ZBC’s…
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Opportunities
11 September 2019
AfricaCom Awards 2019 – entries now open The AfricaCom Awards this year will see the return of old favourites and the addition of several new categories, all exemplifying…
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Events
11 September 2019
Broadcasters Convention of Southern Africa and SABA's 27th AGM! The Broadcasters Convention of Southern Africa 2019 (incorporating the 3rd SADC-SABA Broadcasters' Forum and 27th AGM) is the platform for TV,…
