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Offscript with George Gachara
HEVA’s board chair on building East Africa’s largest creative industry investment vehicle.
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
Fresh faces at the helm of the Nigerian state broadcaster + DStv’s podcast bumps
NTA’s new management team and DStv’s bumpy foray into podcast
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Favour Damilola Olaiya
Communiqué 83: Wetalksound wants to be Afrobeats’ Rocnation
WeTalkSound began as a WhatsApp community now it's building the infrastructure for Nigeria’s next generation of independent stars.
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
Offscript with Ojoma Ochai
CcHUB’s managing director on her journey to steering Africa’s top innovation hub, merging tech with the creative economy.
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
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DStv’s license on the line in Ghana + Egypt turns up the heat on TikTok
MultiChoice’s pricing play meets state resistance in Ghana, while Egypt leans hard on TikTok to enforce cultural compliance.
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Favour Damilola Olaiya
Communiqué 82: Filmhouse takes a third stab at streaming
With major streamers exiting the market, Filmhouse wants to fill the gap as a global niche platform for Nollywood.
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
Communiqué goes Offscript
Introducing Offscript, our new weekly series on the builders behind Africa’s creative economy.
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
New ideas for old problems in Nollywood + Helios’s $75M fund for Africa’s entertainment market
Circuit’s latest offering to fix Nigeria’s film distribution pipeline and Helios’s plan to make more bets on Africa’s creative economy infrastructure.
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Favour Damilola Olaiya

July 2025

Nairobi, Communiqué is coming to your city! 🇰🇪
The second edition of Communiqué IRL is here.
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David I. Adeleke
Communiqué 81: Beyond brand deals, African creators are building scalable product businesses
47% of African creators earn more from digital products than brand deals, now they're building platforms to scale that income.
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
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Nollywood gets a new streamer + Paramount Africa’s impending shutdown
Inkblot and Filmhouse partner on a Nollywood-focused video streaming platform and Paramount Africa’s possible move to wind down operations.
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
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Favour Damilola Olaiya
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Communiqué 80: Fusion Intelligence’s bet on urban community cinemas
With ticket prices up 300% in a decade and box office revenue down to $7 million, Fusion Intelligence is betting on community cinema to turn things…
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Oritsejolomi Otomewo
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