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Showmax Shutdown Leaves African Screen Industry in Crisis — Filmmakers Now Bet Everything on Mobile Micro-Dramas

Showmax Shutdown Leaves African Screen Industry in Crisis — Filmmakers Now Bet Everything on Mobile Micro-Dramas

The mood across Africa’s film and TV community is unusually somber. After months of losses, Canal+ has officially pulled the plug on Showmax, its once-ambitious pan-African streaming service. The closure marks another major retreat by global platforms from the continent, leaving local creators wondering who will fund and distribute African stories in the years ahead.

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Tilly Norwood’s Creators Hire Ex-Amazon Prime Video Exec to Build the “Tillyverse” — A Bold, Playful, and Slightly Chaotic Universe of AI Characters

Tilly Norwood’s Creators Hire Ex-Amazon Prime Video Exec to Build the “Tillyverse” — A Bold, Playful, and Slightly Chaotic Universe of AI Characters

The synthetic celebrity business is officially scaling up.Xicoia, the world’s first AI talent studio and creator of viral AI actress Tilly Norwood, has made its first major executive hire to fuel rapid expansion. The studio has brought on Mark Whelan, a former Amazon Prime Video executive who led social strategy and helped shape global hits like The Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farm.

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