Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how innovation is better in Africa. The new service – called ShowMax Select – is also markedly cheaper (KSh330/$3 ...

It’s been a great week for African tech. After Pokemon Go was finally made available in 31 of the continent’s countries, Naspers-owned streaming video service ShowMax has today launched in Kenya.

African streamer Showmax has revealed “Second Family,” its first original telenovela in Kenya. The series follows the dysfunctional Gatehi – Lang’at families. When 57-year-old billionaire Leo Lang’at ...

John Kotsaftis, General Manager of ShowMax South Africa. ShowMax has launched a two-tier service for watching TV shows and movies via the internet. This is a first-of-its-kind video concept that ...

Showmax has announced the availability of five new live-streaming channels in Kenya. These local offerings include K24, KBC, KTN Home, KTN News and NTV. “With the addition of these live channels, ...

Naspers-owned streaming platform ShowMax has announced a new partnership with pan-African data company SEACOM in a bid to improve response times of the service. SEACOM, primarily known for its ...

Johannesburg - Video on demand (VOD) service ShowMax has expanded into Africa with a launch of the service in Kenya on Wednesday. For the first tim,e ShowMax has launched a two-tier service in country ...

Soon thereafter, US streaming behemoth Netflix followed suit causing excitement in the local film industry, and sparking conversation that maybe Kenyan actors would finally get the pay they deserve.

ShowMax has announced that it has spread its streaming wings and is now offering its services to Kenyan video lovers. The streaming service is offering localised content for the Kenyan population and ...

• From Hilary Ng’weno’s eye-opening documentary Kenya’s Darkest Hour to the crime drama Borderline to 13 seasons of the Kalasha-winning comedy series Sue na Jonnie, options have never been so inviting ...