The audience moved.
Viewing has shifted to mobile-first vertical: 9:16, ninety-second cuts, watched in queues, taxis and between classes. The format is the platform now.
Partnerships
Build the next thing Africa watches.
Buka is building the continent's first vertical-native drama studio. Original local-language stories, mobile-first, made for the way Africa actually watches. We're open for the right conversations: distribution, brand, co-production, capital, talent.
$11B
1st
Live
Q3 2026
Why now
The window is open.
Asia validated the model.
Micro-drama grew into an $11B market by 2025. Nobody has built the local-language African version, and language locks out global operators.
We're already shooting.
First series live and streaming, the next in production, and more in development. A roughly 12-month window to shape the category before anyone else arrives.
The build
We're not launching a show. We're building a studio.
P01 · FoundationQ2 2026
Slate filmed and locked.
First series live and streaming, the next in production, more in development. Audience sampled, founders broadcast live, investor materials ready.
P02 · Drop OneQ3 2026
Public release, everywhere.
Launch across socials, the Buka web app live, and our first brand integration partner.
P03 · RetentionQ4 2026 to Q1 2027
Drops two and three.
Building out the slate: returning cast, native iOS and Android apps, brand integrations written into season two, and continental distribution conversations opening.
P04 · ScaleOwned platform · 2027
The studio model.
Our owned platform, multiple originals produced concurrently, and entry into other African countries. License, syndicate, co-produce.
What we're open to
Six lanes. One inbox.
Distribution & Licensing
Broadcasters, OTT platforms, telcos and FAST channels: license the slate or carry the platform.
Brand Integration & Advertising
Brand-native placement written into script. Sponsored series from slate two.
Co-Production
Shared-risk originals with studios who know their region.
Investment
Seed and Series A conversations are open. Full deck on request.
Talent & Representation
Writers, directors, casts across our four languages.
Continental Expansion
The greater African area: local-language slates with local partners.
On the slate
Proof, in production.
Talking to media.
Press enquiries to philip@watchbuka.com. We respond within five working days.
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