Netflix aiming for Showmax with local content

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Netflix aiming for Showmax with local content

Netflix Inc. sees the opening of new crime-drama series Queen Sono as the first of many original African TV series that will win the U.S. giant a bigger slice of a market still dominated by satellite TV.

The tale of a South African secret agent seeking to uncover the truth behind the death of her freedom-fighter mother will be followed by a Zambian animation series, a Cape Town-set mystery-thriller and an as-yet-untitled Nigerian production.

They’ve all been commissioned by Dorothy Ghettuba, a Kenyan producer hired by Netflix last year to seek out content from the continent of more than 1 billion people.

[Bloomberg]

 

[joshuatree]

Netflix SA to become the new Nollywood.

Spare me.

 

[We Love Bass]

Stay in you lane Netflix.

 

[Goosfrabba]

Could not care less about local content. Showmax is a non competitor with Netflix in my books

 

[Hemi300c]

AAAAND now Netflix is going to the dawgs

 

[Toxxyc]

Man you guys are negative. This is brilliant. It's a huge international company investing in South Africa. That's good news. No matter if the content is ****, if you don't like it, just don't watch it.

 

[Goosfrabba]

Man you guys are negative. This is brilliant. It's a huge international company investing in South Africa. That's good news. No matter if the content is ****, if you don't like it, just don't watch it.

Asking a Saffa to not be negative is like asking a Pom to not drink tea, or Aussie to not shag sheep

 

[Toxxyc]

Yeah I know, but that's something we CAN change. We usually see the humourous/better side of stuff, and I think that's great.

 

[qscwbt]

That the beauty of Netflix

Large library of viewing options. But here is the secret to there recipe. ….. You choose what you want watch when you want to. Don't like local, skip it, some people enjoy local.

 

[ToxicBunny]

This is a brilliant idea...

I've watched one or two of the local productions and whilst they aren't epic, they aren't bad at all...

 

[Ninja'd]

No Afrikaans?

/cancelling my Netflix sub

 

[Lupus]

This is a brilliant idea...

I've watched one or two of the local productions and whilst they aren't epic, they aren't bad at all...

I watched that Girls of St Anges and it wasn't as bad as everyone made it out to be.

 

[ToxicBunny]

I watched that Girls of St Anges and it wasn't as bad as everyone made it out to be.

I watched Shadow, and it was actually passable... way better than I expected.

 

[Kloofvreter]

LMAO. Please, no more local content.

 

[BeerIsNotGood...]

Ag Jirre..

Why??

 

[zulucat]

Ag Jirre..

Why??

Because the people want it... Give the people what they want.

 

[BeerIsNotGood...]

Because the people want it... Give the people what they want.

Can you provide us a percentage?

 

[zulucat]

Can you provide us a percentage?

Ask Netflix for that market research BS, not me.