Netflix unveiled a first look at some of its upcoming films and a series from South Africa at Mip Africa on Tuesday.
Ben Amadasun, Netflix’s vp of content for the Middle East and Africa, unveiled the slate additions, which the streamer says are “showcasing Netflix’s ongoing commitment to delivering authentic local stories from South Africa across a variety of formats and genres.”
Among the upcoming content is a South African edition of the international reality show Love Never Lies, a new movie in the Happiness franchise, a four-part anthology of features, and a film called Disaster Holiday.
“We are incredibly excited to continue strengthening our relationships with our production partners in South Africa and bringing diverse and authentic local stories by local storytellers to our local and global audiences,” said Amadasun. “We have seen South African stories not only be loved locally, but they have also found a...
Ben Amadasun, Netflix’s vp of content for the Middle East and Africa, unveiled the slate additions, which the streamer says are “showcasing Netflix’s ongoing commitment to delivering authentic local stories from South Africa across a variety of formats and genres.”
Among the upcoming content is a South African edition of the international reality show Love Never Lies, a new movie in the Happiness franchise, a four-part anthology of features, and a film called Disaster Holiday.
“We are incredibly excited to continue strengthening our relationships with our production partners in South Africa and bringing diverse and authentic local stories by local storytellers to our local and global audiences,” said Amadasun. “We have seen South African stories not only be loved locally, but they have also found a...
- 9/3/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix is at Cape Town’s Mip Africa event this week, and has unveiled a South African version of reality show Love Never Lies and a batch of feature films to delegates in attendance.
Netflix’s VP of Content for the Middle East and Africa, Ben Amadasun, unveiled the slate, which he said would “continue strengthening our relationships with our production partners.”
Mip Africa has been taking place this week in South Africa, bringing many of the continent’s top content creators together, with the likes of MultiChoice unveiling strategies and programs.
Love Never Lies: South Africa comes from prolific local producer Rapid Blue and is based on the streamer’s 2021 reality series from Spain. It will feature six couples who must test their trust with an eye-scanning lie detector to win money. The series debuts on Netflix on November 29.
Umjolo, from Stained Glass TV, is a four-part anthology of...
Netflix’s VP of Content for the Middle East and Africa, Ben Amadasun, unveiled the slate, which he said would “continue strengthening our relationships with our production partners.”
Mip Africa has been taking place this week in South Africa, bringing many of the continent’s top content creators together, with the likes of MultiChoice unveiling strategies and programs.
Love Never Lies: South Africa comes from prolific local producer Rapid Blue and is based on the streamer’s 2021 reality series from Spain. It will feature six couples who must test their trust with an eye-scanning lie detector to win money. The series debuts on Netflix on November 29.
Umjolo, from Stained Glass TV, is a four-part anthology of...
- 9/3/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Nathalie Garcia is leaving Fremantle Spain to join ITV Studios as the managing director of their newly announced ITV Studios Iberia. The new entity will open next month in Madrid and will be the exclusive home of the studio’s formats in Spain, including “The Voice” (La Voz), “The Voice Kids” (La Voz Kids) and “The Chase” (El Cazador).
The top executive leaves the British multinational after nine years as the CEO of Fremantle Spain. During her tenure, Garcia oversaw the production of formats such as “Got Talent España,” “The Masked Singer,” “Password,” “The Farm” and others. On the original front, Garcia helmed IPs such as “Game of Talents” (Adivina Qué Hago Esta Noche), which went on to air on Fox in the U.S., and Netflix reality show “Love Never Lies.”
In her new position, Garcia will report to ITV Studios’ managing director, international production, Lisa Perrin. In an official statement,...
The top executive leaves the British multinational after nine years as the CEO of Fremantle Spain. During her tenure, Garcia oversaw the production of formats such as “Got Talent España,” “The Masked Singer,” “Password,” “The Farm” and others. On the original front, Garcia helmed IPs such as “Game of Talents” (Adivina Qué Hago Esta Noche), which went on to air on Fox in the U.S., and Netflix reality show “Love Never Lies.”
In her new position, Garcia will report to ITV Studios’ managing director, international production, Lisa Perrin. In an official statement,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Rafa Sales Ross
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has greenlighted an Italian edition of its hit rap competition Rhythm + Flow, following in the wake of the hit U.S. original and the successful French version Nouvelle École which is now in its second season.
Bannered Rhythm + Flow Italy, the Italian version of the rap music competition will be produced by Fremantle, with local artists Fabri Fibra, Geolier and Rose Villain attached.
The trio will front the search for emerging performers making their mark on the Italian rap scene, with a prize for the winner of 100,000 euros.
The eight-episode first season of Rhythm + Flow Italy will be available exclusively on Netflix in 2024. The search in the first edition will focus on the vibrant rap scenes of Rome, Naples and Milan.
During the competition, young rappers will prove themselves with their freestyle skills, rap battles, and the production of original songs, guided by their desire to make their dream come true.
Bannered Rhythm + Flow Italy, the Italian version of the rap music competition will be produced by Fremantle, with local artists Fabri Fibra, Geolier and Rose Villain attached.
The trio will front the search for emerging performers making their mark on the Italian rap scene, with a prize for the winner of 100,000 euros.
The eight-episode first season of Rhythm + Flow Italy will be available exclusively on Netflix in 2024. The search in the first edition will focus on the vibrant rap scenes of Rome, Naples and Milan.
During the competition, young rappers will prove themselves with their freestyle skills, rap battles, and the production of original songs, guided by their desire to make their dream come true.
- 6/7/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
A post-lockdown trend, unscripted commissioning has shot up from 32% of global commissions in fourth quarter 2019 to match scripted with 52% in 2022 Q4, according to Ampere Analysis.
The spike in Spain is even stronger: 2022 Q3 saw 166 unscripted titles announced, compared to 40 scripted, 1Q 2023 96 vs. 23.
As elsewhere, with fiction production costs soaring, unscripted has found a bigger demand among Spanish streamers and broadcasters, looking for less budget-heavy fare.
“Probably the pandemic oversized fiction. Now audiences are looking for a good time, opting for entertainment formats with less dense narratives,” argues Daniel Domenjó at Mediacrest, producer of Tve’s hit daily game show “El cazador” and new reality format “El pueblo.”
“Interest in non-fiction content has increased due to operators’ need to vary their offer,” argues Atresmedia Sales’ José Antonio Salso.
Scripted and unscripted contents today straddle free-to-air and streaming TV.
While linear TV operators back realities, talent and game shows and magazines, platforms push docu-series,...
The spike in Spain is even stronger: 2022 Q3 saw 166 unscripted titles announced, compared to 40 scripted, 1Q 2023 96 vs. 23.
As elsewhere, with fiction production costs soaring, unscripted has found a bigger demand among Spanish streamers and broadcasters, looking for less budget-heavy fare.
“Probably the pandemic oversized fiction. Now audiences are looking for a good time, opting for entertainment formats with less dense narratives,” argues Daniel Domenjó at Mediacrest, producer of Tve’s hit daily game show “El cazador” and new reality format “El pueblo.”
“Interest in non-fiction content has increased due to operators’ need to vary their offer,” argues Atresmedia Sales’ José Antonio Salso.
Scripted and unscripted contents today straddle free-to-air and streaming TV.
While linear TV operators back realities, talent and game shows and magazines, platforms push docu-series,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
Arcane and Korean supernatural series Hellbound have jumped to the top of Netflix’s new weekly top ten television list.
The animated series, which is based on the League of Legends videogame, was watched by Netflix subscribers for 38.4M hours between November 15 and 21. But it was outgunned by Netflix’s latest Korean thriller, Hellbound, which was watched a total of 43.5M hours in the same period.
Hellbound, which stars Yoo Ah-in and Kim Hyun-Joo, is about a group of supernatural angels appearing out of nowhere to condemn people to hell.
It was another big week for foreign-language titles on the streamer with the second season of Colombian telenovela The Queen of Flow being watched for 38.6M hours, beating the second season of Tiger King, which with 30M hours watched was the second top English-language title.
The third season of Narcos: Mexico, which topped the first list last week, is third followed by Maid,...
The animated series, which is based on the League of Legends videogame, was watched by Netflix subscribers for 38.4M hours between November 15 and 21. But it was outgunned by Netflix’s latest Korean thriller, Hellbound, which was watched a total of 43.5M hours in the same period.
Hellbound, which stars Yoo Ah-in and Kim Hyun-Joo, is about a group of supernatural angels appearing out of nowhere to condemn people to hell.
It was another big week for foreign-language titles on the streamer with the second season of Colombian telenovela The Queen of Flow being watched for 38.6M hours, beating the second season of Tiger King, which with 30M hours watched was the second top English-language title.
The third season of Narcos: Mexico, which topped the first list last week, is third followed by Maid,...
- 11/23/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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