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- 13 Mar 2023
MTN Becomes First Telco in Nigeria to offer Amazon's Prime Video Mobile Edition to Customers
MTN Nigeria has teamed up with Amazon’s global streaming platform, Prime Video, to offer Prime Video Mobile Edition – a single-device, mobile-only subscription. MTN customers who subscribe will have…
- 23 Jun 2025
Over 7m Streaming Accounts’ Credentials were Leaked in 2024 - Report
In a new report, Kaspersky identified over 7 million compromised accounts belonging to streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and others. For millions of Gen Z users, these…
- 6 Dec 2017
Google bars Amazon devices from You Tube
Google in an unusually public spat,ever witnessed in the technology industry increase rapidly,when it said that, it would block its video streaming application YouTube from two Amazon.com Inc…
- 27 Oct 2025
After MultiChoice Buyout, Canal+ Eyes Full Ownership of Showmax
Canal+, French media giant, is reportedly eyeing the full takeover of Showmax, the African streaming platform jointly owned with MultiChoice Group. This followed its recent push to expand across the…
- 4 Jan 2021
OTT TV & Video Subscriptions to Reach 2B Globally by 2025 – Report
A new report by Juniper Research has found that there will be nearly 2 billion active subscriptions to on-demand video services in 2025; a 65% increase over the end of 2020. The primary engine for…
- 10 Jul 2026
DStv, GOtv Owner MultiChoice Officially Joins Canal+ Group
MultiChoice has officially become a wholly owned subsidiary of French media company Canal+, marking the completion of one of the largest acquisitions in Africa's media and entertainment industry. The…
- 11 Jun 2020
MultiChoice to Stream Netflix, Amazon in New Deal
MultiChoice Group Ltd, Pay-TV company, has signed deals with Netflix Inc and Amazon.com Inc to offer their streaming services through its new decoder. The deal has been touted as a move by…
- 28 Nov 2023
Nollywood Targets to Generate $14.82B by 2025
A report recently released by the Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive) has revealed that the Nigerian entertainment industry is projected to reach an estimated $14.82 billion revenue in 2025,…
- 22 May 2025
Over 250,000 Cyberattacks Disguised as Anime - Report
From Naruto to Attack on Titan, cybercriminals are increasingly using anime and other Gen Z favourites as bait. In a new report covering Q2 2024 – Q1 2025, Kaspersky has found over 250,000…
- 7 Apr 2026
Multichoice Bleeds Customers in South Africa, Loses 580,000 Subscribers
Rising cost of living, currency depreciation, and competition from streaming services have all conspired to see MultiChoice lose 589,000 South African subscribers in its latest financial year. The…
- 13 Apr 2015
Online to Mainline: OTT Streaming to Hit 100m Subscribers in 2015- Ovum
Direct-to-consumer initiatives such as HBO Now and Sling TV herald a new era in online streaming as premium, stand-alone services based on content once exclusive to traditional pay TV hit the…
- 11 May 2018
Fear as OTT Threatens Everyone’s Lunch
Despite the new and exciting capabilities offered by over-the-top (OTT) services; there are also risks to the content owners and service providers. And watch out! with bad regulation of OTT services,…
- 13 May 2026
Facebook Launches ‘Made by Africa’ Campaign to Spotlight African Cinema
Facebook has launched the sixth edition of its pan-African campaign, 'Made by Africa, loved by the world: Where stories spark community,' ahead of Africa Day on May 25. This year's focus: African…
- 9 Sept 2015
Ericsson ConsumerLab Shows 71% Increase in Video Views with Smartphone
Ericsson has launched the latest edition of the annual Ericsson ConsumerLab TV & Media Report, representative of the views and habits of 680 million consumers making it one of the largest studies…
- 3 Sept 2015
Ericsson, TV & Media Report Shows 71% Increase on Video watched via Smartphones
Ericsson ConsumerLab TV & Media Report 2015 shows consumers embracing video on-demand services like never before as every third viewing hour now spent watching on-demand TV and video According to…
- 5 Apr 2024
Amazon Web Services Sacks over 500 Staff
Amazon Web Services has eliminated several hundred sales, marketing and tech roles, it said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of job cuts by its parent Amazon.com The cloud-computing arm of Amazon…
- 5 Nov 2018
HMD Introduces the Nokia 7.1 in Nigeria
The first smartphone to launch PureDisplay screen technology for a superior viewing experience, and advanced imaging with ZEISS Optics HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today announced the Nokia…
- 13 Jun 2021
MultiChoice Hits Record Profit with Huge Increase in DStv Subscribers
MultiChoice Group (MCG), Africa’s leading video entertainment company, has revealed a big increase in trading profit and subscribers on DStv, its pay-TV service in its latest financial results, ended…