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‘The Traitors’ Sells To Africa For First Time; MultiChoice Boss Makes “Global Moment” Prediction For Continent – MIP Africa Briefs


'The Traitors' has sold to Africa for the first time and Primedia Studios is making the version, which was unveiled at MIP Africa

It’s incredibly exciting to have The Traitors travelling to a new continent with Primedia Studios in South Africa as well as welcoming such brilliant partners in Prime Video, Atresmedia TV and Pro TV, who have an impressive track record for delivering hit entertainment formats in their territories.” Nomsa Philiso, CEO of General Entertainment at South Africa’s MultiChoice Group, has predicted a “global moment” for African films and TV. She pointed to a number of recent incidents as examples including Rise: The Siya Kolisi Story winning an Audience Award at Tribeca, sports doc Two Sides getting an Emmy nomination and factual drama Catch Me A Killer becoming the first South African series to be selected in Competition at Series Mania.

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