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6 movies and series trailers from San Diego Comic-Con 2019

Marvel might have stolen the show at the San Diego Comic-Con this year, but it wasn’t the only company to give us all a…

The Eternals, Mighty Thor and everything else planned for MCU phase four

The 11-movie long third phase of Marvel’s cinematic universe (MCU) came to an end with Spider-Man Far From Home in June, making way for…

HBO drops the first season trailer for Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials

HBO is bringing another best selling fantasy book series to life, this time with Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. The content company dropped…

130k people cancelled Netflix in the US after price increases

It seems the price hikes Netflix imposed in some countries earlier this year have come back to bite, the company’s Q2 earnings report revealed…

Apple is planning to produce its own podcasts, report reveals

Apple is planning to fund its very own podcasts to compete with other leading audio streaming brands, a report by Bloomberg revealed on Tuesday….

Netflix removes that graphic suicide scene in 13 Reasons Why

Netflix on Tuesday announced that it has removed the suicide scene in the first season of 13 Reasons Why, which depicts main character Hannah…

HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s new streaming service, to launch in 2020

WarnerMedia on Tuesday announced the upcoming release of its very own direct-to-consumer streaming service, HBO Max. “Anchored with and inspired by the legacy of…

ShowMax continues data crusade with new ‘bandwidth calculator’

Say what you want to about the ShowMax library but the company is absolutely killing it when it comes to data-saving features. With the ability to…

Is a VPN crackdown behind Netflix’s drop in user growth?

Netflix has seen slower than anticipated user growth in its most recent forecast, but why is this the case? If you ask the streaming…

Netflix sees drop in user growth, a sign of things to come?

Streaming colossus Netflix has announced its earnings for the second quarter of 2016, revealing user growth below expectations. In a letter to shareholders, the company…

Showmax celebrates 10 million views – what about user figures?

The streaming video landscape has been heating up over the past year, as several services battle it out for supremacy in South Africa. Global king…

African VOD landscape heats up as TRACE buys Buni.tv

Local content is a big plus for many video platforms, with pan-African video-on-demand (VOD) service Buni.tv being one of the more notable offerings on…

ShowMax coming to DStv Explora this week, console apps in the works

ShowMax, Naspers’ streaming service, will soon be available on the DStv Explora. The move “extends access to subscription video services to an even wider…

ShowMax expands to 36 new African countries

Naspers-owned streaming media service ShowMax is rapidly expanding across the continent, and can now count 36 new sub-Saharan countries to its service list. The…

Lionsgate adds 100 movies to Steam, not really for South Africa

Things are heating up in the video on demand space, so much so that it’s spilling over into gaming. Entertainment company Lionsgate has added…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

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