Netflix and not-so chill: How streamers shape South Africa’s film industry
/ 24 June 2023

Netflix and not-so chill: How streamers shape South Africa’s film industry

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Netflix to invest more than R900m in South Africa
/ 24 March 2022

Netflix to invest more than R900m in South Africa

International streaming service Netflix will invest R900-million in the South African film and television industry, it announced at the 4th Annual South African Investment Conference on Thursday.  Four productions will come from the commitment — three local and one international — all to be filmed in South Africa by 2023. Netflix has about 200 million members […]