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Netflix conducted a Cultural Affinity survey with subscribers from Canada, Germany, the US, the UK, Brazil and France.

Thanks in part to streaming, Black romantic comedies are on the rise in South Africa—and they showcase Johannesburg as a hip and global city.

When Netflix went live in South Africa , the streaming platform became a game changer for the country's film and television industry.  During this period, the black romantic comedy genre gained popularity in South Africa.  Set in Johannesburg’s upper-class cityscapes, the films portray affluent, heterosexual black characters falling in love with each other.  Netflix went live in South Africa on 6 January 2016. The arrival of the subscription-based content streaming service was a game changer for the country’s film and television industry, as it had been for other countries. At about th...

Netflix went live in South Africa on 6 January 2016. The arrival of the subscription-based content streaming service was a game changer for the country’s film and television industry, as it had been for other countries. At about the same time – in 2015 and 2016 – there was another turning point for South Africa’s film industry: the arrival of a new, commercially successful genre, the black romantic comedy. For the first time, the country’s black filmmakers were able to make an impact at the box office – and go on to licence their films to streaming platforms. In South Africa, Net...

A new South African 2020 box office report by the NFVF has revealed the devastation Covid-19 has done to the industry.