CanalPlus
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CanalPlus Acquires Mary Njoku’s ROK Film Studios For Undisclosed Amount 

CanalPlus, a French television company has acquired the ROK film studio from VOD company IROKOtv for an undisclosed amount. ROK

Event Social Media

Remember O.J. Simpson? He is Now on Twitter!

The infamous O.J. Simpson is now on Twitter. The former football star launched a Twitter account @TheRealOJ32 with a video

Avengers: Endgame
Entertainment

Avengers: Endgame Earns $1.2bn in Record-Breaking Weekend

Avengers: Endgame earned a whopping $1.2 billion in global ticket sales in its opening first weekend. The Walt Disney Company

Disney
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Disney Reveals More Details About its Streaming Service Disney+

Details of Disney’s long-planned streaming service—Disney+—have finally been revealed. It will launch this November 12th and cost $6.99 per month

Boomplay
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African Music Streaming Firm, Boomplay Secures $20m Series A Funding

Boomplay Music, a leading music streaming and download service in Africa, has raised $20 million in Series A funding led

Kaspersky
Entertainment Technology

Kaspersky Report: Pirated Game of Thrones Has the Most Malware

Kaspersky has released a new report into malware disguised as episodes of popular TV shows in 2018. According to the report, Game

Streaming
Entertainment Music Streaming

Global Streaming Revenue Up by 34% As Physical Record Sales Decline

Global streaming revenues grew by 34% to $8.9m in 2018, accounting for 47% of the global total according to the

Entertainment

Venom film review: Stupid, but still good enough to bite your head off

The Marvel Comics movie-rights juggle has lingered for years, thanks to Sony and Fox having a stake in a few