“He gets Cape Town. He gets our audience. And he brings a refreshing, well-rounded approach to growing the station’s footprint both creatively and commerciallyâ€, says Masi Mdingane, Good Hope FM and 5FM’s Business Manager.
The SABC’s video streaming service is seeing tremendous growth and is set to play a fundamental part in the public broadcaster’s planned return to profitability over the next few years.
Netflix recently announced its in-house ad tech – an SSP, which is Magnite, and Netflix’s own ad server – capable of bringing the Netflix-style personalization that members know from recommended shows and movies, but for advertising purposes.
SA’s Primedia Studios has secured the format rights and will be working with ITV Studios to bring two localised versions of the entrepreneurial reality shows Side Hustlers and Double the Money to South African TV screens.
Showmax 2.0 is officially a year old and is seeing significant growth in its subscriber base, with the number of paying customers increasing by 50% year-on-year in the six months ended 30 September 2024.
The latest Google Trends data shows that DStv enjoys a significant lead over its main competitors, SABC and Openview, in South Africa’s traditional linear TV market.