Netflix is doubling down on Korean content after achieving global impact with viral series like Squid Game, The Glory and Physical: 100. The streamer said Monday, in a statement targeted to the local Korean press, that it will spend $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies and unscripted shows. The hefty …

Ghanaian Showmax Original The Billionaire’s Wife is now the most-watched title ever on Showmax in Ghana. The drama series has also been the number 1 most-watched title on Showmax in Ghana every week since its launch in March 2023. For producers Danny Adotey and Collins Amlalo, this success is a dream come true, and a sign of even greater things …

The list of nominees for the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards has been released. Organizers of the award, MultiChoice, released the list of nominations on Sunday. Bisola Aiyeola and Ghanaian actor, Adjetey Anang hosted the event. This year’s award will be presented in 33 categories, with ten categories open to public voting. The award will be held in Lagos …

Spotify is targeting radio broadcasters with its latest product update that will make it easier to covert radio shows into on-demand podcasts and offer a new source of ad revenue on existing content. Beginning Thursday, Spotify’s “broadcast-to-podcast” technology will be fully integrated into Megaphone, the podcast ad tech and hosting platform that Spotify acquired in late 2020. The radio-to-podcast conversion …

She may be new to the game but 21-year-old Ghanaian actress Andriana Akua Amegbor is already a fan-favourite with her role in the Ghanaian Showmax Original drama series The Billionaire’s Wife. Andriana plays Adepa, a young woman who fights her way to the top and marries a billionaire (played by Kingsley Yamoah), only to find out that being a billionaire’s …

Taylor Swift and Harry Styles were among the big winners at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards Monday night, with Swift taking home song of the year for “Anti-Hero,” and Styles being named artist of the year. The complete list of winners are as follows: Song of the Year “About Damn Time”- Lizzo “Anti-Hero”- Taylor Swift (WINNER) “As It Was”- Harry …

On the day of his audition for his role in the new Ghanaian Showmax Original The Billionaire’s Wife, Kingsley Yamoah received the tragic news of his younger sister’s passing in an accident. “I was broken and shattered beyond words. I started to wonder if I could do the job,” he says. Kingsley plays the no-nonsense billionaire Bill Gyimah, who is …

Everything Everywhere All at Once was named best picture at the 95th annual Academy Awards, which were handed out Sunday night. Everything Everywhere also collected three acting awards, best leading actress for Michelle Yeoh, best supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan and best supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis. The film also won the best original screenplay Oscar and the …

All 10 episodes of My Perfect Funeral, the Ghanaian docu-reality series that goes behind the scenes of planning a proper Ghanaian burial, are now available to binge on Showmax. In the interview below, creator and executive producer Deloris Frimpong Manso shares her journey on the making of My Perfect Funeral, her biggest challenges and what’s next for her in the …

As a self-confessed fan of Glitz Africa, it’s such an honour for me to be given a little slice of the Glitz Africa pie to bring you my column every couple of weeks. This is my chance to reflect on some of the news stories I’ve covered over the past couple of weeks here in the UK, as well as …