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The streaming services with original content eyeing Africa's massive youth audience.

Multichoice, Africa's largest pay TV operator, signed a new licensing agreement with Paramount Global Content Distribution.

Starting January 2025, Netflix will be the exclusive home of WWE’s Monday night wrestling show, Raw.

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Its the latest player to join the multibillion market is after its sister brand DSTV joined mid this year.

As competition intensifies in Africa’s streaming market, Netflix which held more than 40% of the market, has lost its market leader status to Showmax. 

As video-on-demand consumption slows globally, players increasingly identify opportunities in Africa, with SA creating the highest revenue.

African streaming platform IROKOtv has denied all shutdown rumours. CEO Jason Njoku revealed that the platform's downtime is due to an ongoing migration that will see IROKOtv made accessible on smart TVs.

The local video streaming service hopes its partnership with Peacock will allow it to attract more subscribers.

SABC's financial challenges over recent years have raised concerns about the public broadcaster's future, but what about online streaming?