This article examines African screen culture 2026 using a comprehensive audit of more than 4,000 Akoroko newsletters, social media dispatches, and internal records tracking activity from late 2022 through December 2025. A continuation of my year-end deep dives, while also looking ahead to 2026 and beyond. These insights continue to be based on a comprehensive […]
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Ghana Sets Two New Public Funds for Film and Creative Sectors in 2026, Totaling $6.3m
Ghana’s 2026 national budget sets two new funding lines for the creative and screen sectors: 20 million GHS (~USD 1.8m) for a Film Fund and another 20 million GHS for a Creative Arts Fund — 40 million GHS in total (~USD 3.6m). It’s the first time Ghana has attached real figures and a spending year […]
The Canal+ / MultiChoice Baseline: Content Direction, Production Hubs, and Market Structure After the Takeover
Canal+’s takeover of MultiChoice has created the largest media group operating in Africa — more than 40 million subscribers, nearly 70 countries, and a unified structure linking DStv, Showmax, Canal+ Afrique, myCanal, and GVA’s fibre network. Most early updates focused on ownership, leadership, and infrastructure. What had been missing was a content-level explanation of how […]