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- Viewers are benefitting from Netflix v Showmax battle
- 16 shows commissioned in SA by Netflix, 3 in Nigeria
- Netflix invested $125m in SA, $23.6m in Nigeria
Showmax and Netflix are battling for streaming dominance in Africa. Netflix says it commissioned 16 shows in South Africa and 3 in Nigeria between 2016 and 2021. Netflix also licensed 283 shows in Nigeria and 173 in South Africa.
On Showmax’s website, a section on local original content displays 39 shows produced in South Africa and 14 in Nigeria.
Netflix says it spent $125-million in operations in South Africa between 2016 and 2022. This includes the 16 films and mini-series Netflix commissioned, such as the teen drama Blood and Water and the comedy mini-series How to Ruin Christmas.
In the same period, Netflix invested $23.6-million in Nigerian content resulting in 3 commissioned titles and 283 licenced ones.
At the top of Netflix’s most-watched shows between January and June 2023 is Unseen: Season 1, a South African thriller starring Gail Mabalane.
— 7 March, 2024Subscribe to the weekly newsletter for more charts like this
