Effective in May, Glo-TV subscribers will be able to view FilmBox Africa and FilmBox Action for movies, SPI’s drama hub Dizi for Turkish drama series in addition to DocuBox, FashionBox, Fast&FunBox, FightBox, Gametoon and 360 TuneBox.
South Africa and Nigeria will together account for 56% of the total by 2027, leaving $896 million divided between the other 33 countries, according to Digital TV Research’s latest report.
BBC Studios Drama Productions has announced a development partnership with Nigerian television pioneer Mosunmola "Mo" Abudu, founder and CEO of global entertainment network EbonyLife Media.
From the 10 million additions, South Africa and Nigeria will each supply 2.3 million, and these two will be the only countries with more than one million subscriptions, according to Digital TV Research.
The continent OTT movie and TV episode revenues will reach $1.725 million by 2026 – up from $392 million in 2020. South Africa will contribute a third of the region’s revenues, with Nigeria bringing in a further fifth, according to Digital TV Research.