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Snoop Dogg to Kim Kardashian.Cenat is currently the fifth most popular streamer on Twitch with over 13million followers, and is currently hosting a mammoth, month-long stream in a bid to increase his paid subscribers.While following streamers on Twitch is free, subscribing gives fans an ad-free viewing experience as well as a range of exclusive emojis and a special subscriber badge. KaiCenat is charging fans £4.99 to sub to his channel, with 20 per cent of the revenue raised funding a school in Nigeria.His Mafiathon 2 event was designed to help him reclaim the record for most paid subscribers after it was broken by Ironmouse last month, who racked up 326,252 new subscribers during her own month-long subathon.See you soon pic.twitter.com/qH39gBNQo3— AMP KAI (@KaiCenat) October 30, 2024Cenat started his stream on November 1 and earlier this week, broke the 350,000 subscribers mark with two-weeks still to go.

Upcoming films from Cannes doc awards winner Asmae El Moudir, Saudi Arabian filmmaker and actor Fatima Al-Banawi, and rising Nigerian filmmaker C.J. Obasi are among 38 feature projects due to be presented at the Red Sea Souk Project Market this year.

Cyriel Dessers is Rangers' modern day Harald Brattbakk, but Ross McCormack insists he's nowhere near the biggest problem amid a MOUNTAIN of them at Ibrox.

EXCLUSIVE: AMC is in the early stages of development on Gothictown, a series adaptation of the forthcoming horror novel from Emily Carpenter, for which British-Nigerian writer Abby Ajayi will serve as showrunner, writer, and executive producer, sources tell Deadline.

Naman Ramachandran Prime Video has acquired worldwide rights to Nigerian director Tosin Igho‘s supernatural revenge thriller “Suspicion,” setting a global streaming release for Nov. 28. The film will be distributed as a Prime Video Original across the platform.

The Lincoln Lawyer season three saw the main cast back together again for the Netflix hit but what is there to know about the star behind Andrea Freeman away from the show?

Christopher Vourlias Alex Berger of “The Bureau” producer TOP (The Oligarchs Productions), prolific Nigerian filmmaker Kunle Afolayan (“Aníkúlápó”) and Sydney Gallonde of Paris-based outfit Make it Happens Studios are among the headliners of the Salon International du Contenu Audiovisuel d’Abidjan (SICA), a three-day industry event that takes place Nov. 5 – 7 in Ivory Coast.

Daisy Ridley has opened up about the distress she felt following an 2019 interview in which she was asked about her “privilege” growing up compared to her Star Wars co-star John Boyega.Ridley starred as Rey alongside Boyega in three Star Wars outings, films The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), and The Rise of Skywalker (2019).The comments, which were made in a Guardian interview, came after Ridley was asked by the interviewer about her “privileged” upbringing. The interviewer quizzed Ridley on “if she thinks it has been easier to be confident and navigate her celebrity because of the privilege in her life” including “boarding school and her upbringing.” Ridley attended Tring Park Performing Arts School in Hertfordshire on a scholarship.The interviewer went on to write that Ridley felt there was “little difference between her experience and that of her co-star John Boyega, who grew up in south London to British Nigerian immigrant parents.”Ridley said in the Guardian interview: “John grew up on a council estate in Peckham and I think me and him are similar enough that… no… Also, I went to a boarding school for performing arts, which was different.”Now, in a new interview with The Telegraph, Ridley has opened up about the comments, claiming that her words were taken out of context.She told the outlet: “I literally couldn’t sleep after that came out…because I felt like, honestly, it was a purposeful de-contextualising.

Cyriel Dessers came off the bench to bulldoze St Mirren as Rangers scrapped to a 2-1 win that eased the pressure at Ibrox - and it was much-needed after the Union Bears aimed a fresh protest at the board.

Venice Prize Winner ‘Familiar Touch’, ‘ ‘Black Dog & ‘Eephus’ Set For Red Sea Fest

Katcy Stephan Actor Deborah Ayorinde has signed with Range Media Partners. The British-Nigerian actress most recently starred in the Lyric Hammersmith theater production of “Wedding Band,” directed by Monique Touko, which earned her a Stage Debut Award nomination for her performance.

Alex Ritman “Kneecap,” the wild Irish comedy biopic that took Sundance by storm earlier this year, is heading to Africa. The film, which is Ireland’s submission to the Oscars international film category and many have tipped for a nomination, has been acquired by international distributor What the Hero Wants (WTHW) in a multi-territory deal. After impressive box office runs in the U.S., U.K.

A firefighter died after taking cocaine at home following an afternoon drinking with colleagues in Manchester, an inquest has heard.

Cartoon Network and Max have dropped the first trailer for the upcoming Nigerian superhero series Iyanu. The trailer was released today during the show’s panel at New York Comic Con. Iyanu will premiere on Cartoon Network and Max in Spring 2025.

Jamie Lang Fremantle has closed a package deal with Spanish streamer Filmin for a slate of premium drama titles, including Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of Ingmar Berman’s “Faithless” and BAFTA-winning actress Rebecca Hall’s thriller “The Listeners,” both of which recently screened in competition at the Toronto International Film Festival. Also included in the deal are Victor Levin’s Golden Globe-nominated “Alice & Jack,” starring Domhnall Gleeson and Adrea Riseborough; Series Mania best script winner “Herrhausen – The Banker and the Bomb”; and Series Mania audience award winner “Little Bird.” “We’re deeply honored to add such high-quality titles to our eclectic catalog, which blends A-list actors and directors with independent productions of great merit,” said Filmin Head of Content and Editorial Director Jaume Ripoll.

Tiffany Trump is pregnant.The 30-year-old model - who is the daughter of former US president Donald Trump and his ex-wife Marla Maples - has been married to husband Michael Boulos, 27, since 2022, and her father announced the news that she is expecting on Thursday, 10th October, whilst on stage at the Detroit Economic Club. He said: "He happens to be the father of Tiffany's husband, Michael, who's a very exceptional young guy.

Moon Music by Coldplay has become the fastest-selling album of any British act in 2024 so far, according to the Official Charts Company.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor James Farrell, head of international originals at Amazon MGM Studios, and Akihiko Okamoto, president and representative director at Yoshimoto, are to feature in a joint keynote session at TV market Mipcom. The execs will explore the origination and approach that has made “LOL: Last One Laughing” one of the most successful and travelled formats of recent years and Prime Video’s most watched title ever in several countries. The session, part of the market’s Media Mastermind Keynote series, will be staged on the first full day of Mipcom on Oct.

Monty Python legend Sir Michael Palin has voiced concerns that insurance difficulties might put a stop to his international travel programmes in some "strange" countries.

A zookeeper was mauled to death by a lion at a wildlife park in Nigeria after he apparently failed to secure the locks on the animal’s enclosure during feeding time.

EXCLUSIVE: Idris Elba has signed on to headline the National Film Authority of Ghana’s second annual Africa Cinema Summit, set to run from October 7 to 10 in Accra.