Entertainment

Three decades is a long time. In the Zambian film and television industry, it’s literally transformational period of time. That is how long MultiChoice (www.MultiChoice.com) has been operating in Zambia, and our sector is now almost unrecognisable from 1995, when we set up business in Lusaka. The media landscape has been revolutionised over those three decades, and I’m proud to say that MultiChoice has been at the forefront of leading […]

The Walt Disney Company (https://TheWaltDisneyCompany.eu/) has announced that Rochelle Knock has been named Vice President, Disney+&Networks and Country Head, Sub-Saharan Africa and will start at the company in December. Knock joins from Yoco Technologies, most recently as Head of Customer Value Management. As Country Head, Sub-Saharan Africa, Rochelle will represent The Walt Disney Company in Sub-Saharan Africa, driving the overall business growth strategy in this territory and fostering collaboration across […]

The National Basketball Association (NBA) (www.NBA.com) today announced a new multi-platform streaming offering and the reimagined NBA TV, which will offer nonstop basketball content and original programming starting Wednesday, Oct. 15.  Accessible through the NBA App, the streaming platform and NBA TV will deliver a robust mix of live games, programming, highlights and original content, together serving as the home of global basketball. The Association, a new weeknight primetime “basketball-cast” featuring MJ […]

C+ is proud to unveil its new leadership team for combined businesses in Africa Calvo Mawela, outgoing CEO of MultiChoice, is appointed as Chairman of CANAL+ Africa, which now includes MultiChoice Group and the whole of Africa including French speaking territories. David Mignot is appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of this new combined entity. The newly formed top management team is drawn from the two companies’ combined talent pool, with CANAL+ and MultiChoice each […]

The Just Energy Transition (JET) Concert is set to kick off African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies, bringing together music, culture and purpose in an unprecedented celebration of Africa’s unity. Hosted at the Grand Africa Café&Beach in Cape Town’s Granger Bay on September 29, the concert will serve as a continent-wide showcase, tying north, south, east and west into one shared narrative of rhythm, sustainability and change. […]

The Big Game is imminent. You were planning to watch it at your local restaurant, but you’ve left the planning too late. Now, kick-off approaches, and you don’t want to miss the match. You send a quick text to a friend: “What was the name of that pirate site you used?” They send the address, and you log on. After closing half a dozen pop-up ads and filling a couple […]

By Tracy-Ann van Rooyen, Executive Head of Content, Showmax.  Content users today are living in a multi-platform world, constantly accessing information, entertainment and communication. The content they access shapes their worldview, and to a large extent, their perception of reality. The strategies that content providers consider starts with a deep understanding of who their audiences are and what they need. It’s not enough to simply entertain—we must deliver content that truly reflects […]