How the African Screen Industries Are Turning to Tech — and Each Other — to Adapt to Market Turbulence: ‘Every Fight Is a New Fight’
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As South African film and TV industry workers continued to grapple with the fallout from Canal+’s abrupt decision to shutter homegrown streaming service Showmax this week, one question seemed to be on the lips of every attendee at the JBX market in Johannesburg. What next? Taken in a vacuum, the news didn’t come as a […]
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Mar 7, 2026 6:34am PT How the African Screen Industries Are Turning to Tech — and Each Other — to Adapt to Market Turbulence: ‘Every Fight Is a New Fight’ By Christopher Vourlias Plus Icon Christopher Vourlias Latest Rotterdam Tiger Award Winner ‘Variations on a Theme’ Explores History’s Long Shadow Through Lyrical Lens, Releases Trailer 1 day ago ‘The Heart Is a Muscle’ Director on Family, Fatherhood and Moving From Generational ‘Trauma’ to ‘Healing’ in South African Oscar Entry 1 day ago Both Worlds, Freeli Films Launch First U.S.-Africa Co-Production Partnership for Microdramas, With Taye Diggs Set to Star 2 days ago See All As South African film and TV industry workers continued to grapple with the fallout from Canal+ ’s abrupt decision to shutter homegrown streaming service Showmax this week, one question seemed to be on the lips of every attendee at the JBX market in Johannesburg. What next? Taken in a vacuum, the news didn’t come as a complete shock. There’d been a sense of foreboding since the French media giant completed its $2 billion takeover of South African pay-TV company MultiChoice last year, with the company mum on its post-merger plans and suspicion rampant that cost-cutting measures were in the cards. Related Stories Bella Ramsey, Daisy Haggard, Gemma Arterton, Paapa Essiedu, Aidan Gillen and Robyn Malcolm Headline All3Media International’s London TV Screenings Scripted Lineup
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