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Television: An African culture engine

MultiChoice, a CANAL+ company, is Africa’s most-loved provider of television entertainment, and incredibly proud of our role in building Africa’s entertainment ecosystem

Television – both its content and its technology – has become the backbone of African culture. As the world marks World Television Day, Dr Busola Tejumola, MultiChoice Executive Head (www.MultiChoice.com), General Entertainment Channels, assesses the impact of a platform still bringing people together after 65+ years on the continent. As…

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    • Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Sport (MOCS), Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority (EIPA), and MultiChoice Africa signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to Combat Piracy and Support Ethiopian Creative Sector (3)
    • Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Sport (MOCS), Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority (EIPA), and MultiChoice Africa signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to Combat Piracy and Support Ethiopian Creative Sector (4)
    • Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Sport (MOCS), Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority (EIPA), and MultiChoice Africa signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to Combat Piracy and Support Ethiopian Creative Sector (5)
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Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Sport (MOCS), Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority (EIPA), and MultiChoice Africa signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to Combat Piracy and Support Ethiopian Creative Sector

The partnership aims to create a sustainable environment that not only protects creative works but also promotes growth, innovation, and foreign investment within Ethiopia’s cultural landscape

In a move to safeguard Ethiopia's cultural heritage and bolster its creative economy, the Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Sport (MOCS), the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority (EIPA), and MultiChoice Africa Holdings B.V. (MAH) (www.MultiChoice.com) today announced the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This agreement aims to collaboratively…

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Connecting stories with a golden thread at the Joburg Film Festival

JFF remains committed to promoting diversity, inclusivity and the celebration of universal human stories

The Joburg Film Festival (JFF) in partnership with the MultiChoice Group (www.MultiChoice.com) is proud to announce the theme for the highly anticipated seventh edition of the festival - ‘The Golden Thread – Connected Through Stories’. Set to take place from 11 – 16 March 2025, the festival will explore the…

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African entertainment: A foundation for the continent’s success

Storytelling is indeed one of the rocks upon which African culture is founded

The entertainment sector provides a unique opportunity to uplift Africa’s people in various different ways. It can improve lives professionally, financially, psychologically, and ultimately even on a unified national level, writes Fhulu Badugela, Chief Executive Officer for MultiChoice Africa Holdings (www.MultiChoice.com). Entertainment is primarily fun and enjoyable, but it also…

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Introducing "Shaka iLembe": A Captivating Journey of History, Courage, and Legacy

This is a story of Kings, Queens, prophets, and warriors

MultiChoice Kenya (https://www.MultiChoice.com/), the home of great pay TV entertainment in Kenya has launched and premiered the highly anticipated "Shaka iLembe," a groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece that will take audiences on an exhilarating journey into the heart of South African history, courage, and legacy. Produced by Bomb Productions and funded by…

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Investing in African Talent Pays Off

A strategy to invest in skills development through the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) is yielding exciting results for MultiChoice, as MTF graduates enter the industry

An ongoing long-term investment by MultiChoice (www.MultiChoice.com) in developing talent for the content, production and entertainment industry is having an impact across the Africa – and helping to grow vibrant new economic hubs across the continent. This investment – the Multichoice Talent Factory (MTF) – is a shared-value initiative that provides a…

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Giving Africa a creative voice in the digital era (By Georginah Machiridza)

A modern media company would likely use a combination of broadcast media, social media, written content, video clips, as well as animation and physical activations to share content and market their brand

By Georginah Machiridza, Executive Head Content Strategy and 3rd Party Channels, MultiChoice Group (www.MultiChoice.com) It’s crucial that the content, art and creative output of Africa’s content creators remains authentically African, even while we embrace the opportunities of the digital era, writes Georginah Machiridza, Executive Head Content Strategy and 3rd Party…

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Think you’re made for film and TV? Then apply to join the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy Class of 2023!

MultiChoice is once again searching for 60 aspiring film and TV content creators from Southern Africa, West Africa and East Africa to be part of the Class of 2023

Now approaching its fifth year, the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) (www.MultiChoiceTalentFactory.com) Academy is excited to once again call for applications for its world-class film and TV training programme which kicks off in October this year! The call is open to all emerging filmmakers with either some industry experience or a…

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MultiChoice expands hyperlocal territory

The group’s long-established hyperlocal strategy is a multi-pronged, hybrid approach combining local content acquisition, local production, and the development of local content through international production partnerships

Pan-African entertainment company MultiChoice (MultiChoice.com) has further expanded its hyperlocal offering with the launch of two new TV channels – Maningue Magic and Kwenda Magic – for audiences in Mozambique and Angola respectively. The group’s long-established hyperlocal strategy is a multi-pronged, hybrid approach combining local content acquisition, local production, and…