Zimbabwe is embarking on the implementation of Space Science programmes under the 100 days priority projects approved by Cabinet for immediate implementation, according to a report in Bulawayo online news ...
iflix co-founder and CEO, Mark Britt.On-demand video streaming platform iflix, has sold its stake in iflix Africa to telco group Econet Global Limited. Kuala Lumpur-based iflix, ...
From left: Doug Lowther, CEO of Irdeto, and Brian McBrearity, Vice President of Management Systems at AWF.The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Irdeto have partnered to ...
Netflix has purchased Lionheart, its first original Nigerian film, in September.African subscribers of Netflix will soon be able to watch local shows. The global streaming giant ...
Konnect Africa, a Eutelsat initiative, dedicated to satellite broadband in Africa, has announced the launch of its Internet access offers throughout the Congolese territory.The ICT Development Index published annually by ...
Wrapping up the seventh Johannesburg edition of the DISCOP content, adaptation rights and project markets, organisers announced a steady year-on-year attendance 1188 delegates representing 783 companies from 69 countries ...
The Canal+ Group has announced the launch of THEMA Distribution, to handle distribution and sale of audiovisual content in Africa and internationally.The creation of THEMA Distribution is part of the ...
The first annual Turner Upfront Africa 2018 event revealed a brand new look, slate, and local partnerships that will be incorporated into their six managed channels across Africa.Turner operates six channels across ...
Forsway, a global specialist of solutions for combining satellite with existing terrestrial technologies to provide broadband to underserved regions, has announced its highlights for AfricaCom 2018, November 12th-15th, Cape Town ...
Fox Networks Group in Africa has announced an agreement with Facebook that will see Fox Sports Africa Boxing series events livestreamed globally via Facebook Watch.The stream will be available via ...
Discop Johannesburg is slated to have more than 1500 delegates attending the event at the Sandton Convention Centre from 14-16 November. Visitors will include more than 400 acquisition and development ...
A team including satellite communications innovator Goonhilly Earth Station and a consortium of universities and institutes led by the University of Leeds? School of Physics and Astronomy announced that they ...
African Movie Channel (AMC) has launched a production division, AMC Original Productions, AMCOP, to develop and produce original movies and TV series.The UK-based company with offices in London and Lagos, hosts ...
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is extending its African video offering with a mobile-first news video service, Africa Journal. Africa Journal will cover stories of Africa ...
The panel discussion conducted by the Ladima Foundation at DISCOP Zanzibar held earlier this year.The Ladima Foundation has launched a database of women professionals in film, ...
Joseph Hundah, President and CEO, Econet Media.Alpha Networks, a software company specialising in back-end solutions for the pay-TV market, has announced the launch of two products ...
DISCOP Zanzibar to be held from 11-13 July, will focus on international distribution opportunities for entertainment content produced in Africa. The three-day event will host Ethiopia as the 2018 Guest ...
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Rwanda hosted the 11th General Assembly of the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB), which drew participants from more than 40 countries to deliberate on issues surrounding the broadcasting business landscape.The ...
VoD service Iflix and Econet Medias Kwese have expanded their partnership in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kwese has acquired a significant stake in Iflix Africa, which will now form part of Kweses ...
Asif Sheikh, Founder of A24MediaA24Media, an Africa-based solutions provider for content creation and aggregation has announced a $1m Media Technology Investment Fund ahead of DISCOP Dubai ...
How much do we know about Africa, and more specifically African movies or TV? Perhaps we do have some visibility to content from Egypt and Morocco maybe also Algeria. ...
Source: Digital TV ResearchThe number of pay TV subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa will increase by 74% between 2017 and 2023 to reach 40.89 million. However, the ...
L-R: Chichi Nwoko, General Manager Kwese Free Sport Nigeria, Elizabeth Amkpa, General Manager Kwese Tv Nigeria and Joseph Hundah, President/Group CEO of Econet Media (Kwese)Kwesé has ...
The total number of Pay-TV subscribers reached approximately 23.7 million, according to Dataxis latest research. This represents a quarter-on-quarter growth of +2%, and a year-on-on growth of +18%.Among the subscribers, ...
Thaicom has announced that it has signed an agreement with iSAT Africa Ltd FZC. iSAT is to provide iSAT?s key customer in East Africa with fully managed satellite telecommunications services ...
Content distributor All3Media International has concluded several deals in Africa for both local productions and acquisitions. Two of its key formats Undercover Boss and The Cube - are slotted for production in Nigeria. ...
Premium content services provider Vubiquity has signed a deal with Viva Africa to license local content across Nigeria, South Africa, Western Africa and Eastern Africa.The deal will provide customers with more ...
Zee Africa has announced the launch of its global English news channel, WION (The World is One Family) on Africa's pay-TV network, Kwesé TV.WION will premiere on Kwesé TV's current satellite ...
Iflix will now be available in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). iflix Africa will be headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa and trade commercially as iflix. With launches planned in Nigeria, Ghana Kenya, Tanzania ...
Joseph Kusaga.Clouds Media Groups Clouds TV International, an entertainment channel broadcasting from Media Zone Abu Dhabi, is now available on Etisalats eLife platform. Its the first ...
NDTVs flagship English news channel NDTV 24×7 is now also available on African pay TV operator Star Times.NDTV head network distribution & affiliate sales Rahul Sood said: NDTV 24×7 ...
CNN has launched multiscreen services in Africa with a new, multi-platform operation in Lagos.Headed by Stephanie Busari, the Lagos office is set to give what the network calls a nimble, ...
Google has launched its movie streaming service, Google Play Movies across sub-Saharan and South Africa, allowing users to either buy or rent digital titles on-demand. Google Play Movies is now ...
SpeedCast has announced a new agreement with Gazprom Space Systems (GSS), to expand satellite communications services in Africa. This partnership allows Speedcast to utilise capacity on GSSs Yamal-402 Ku-band satellite to provide ...
Paradigm are in the process of shipping multiple VSAT systems out for an EU-funded project, which will serve over 50 countries in the developing African market. The African programme has ...
Elemental Technologies has announced that MultiChoice is using Elemental for live streaming and video-on-demand (VOD) delivery of its DStv online service, which makes sports and entertainment content available on smart ...
Sentech, a broadcasting signal distributor in Africa, has extended its contract for multiple years with Intelsat. Sentech will continue to leverage Ku-band capacity on Intelsat 20 at 68.5°E to cost-effectively expand ...
Khalid Balkheyour, President and CEO of Arabsat.Fibersat S.A. has announced that it has signed a framework agreement with Arabsat for the acquisition of a HTS hosted payload in Ka Band ...
Roberto Pascual Fonte, Sales Director at VSN for Europe and Africa.Spanish broadcasting solutions provider VSN has appointed Roberto Pascual Fonte as new Sales Director for Europe ...
Turner Broadcasting System is launching its children's channel Boing, a new version of the general entertainment channel for children, in Africa next month. The network is working with Nigerian pay-TV platform ...
Speaking on behalf of the international satellite1 community, Michel de Rosen, CEO of Eutelsat, warned African states of the consequences for the continent if C-band resources are reallocated to mobile ...
C-bands importance to the people of Africa and the satellite sector cannot be denied, but other parties seek access to the band. The International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) community is targeting ...
Thuraya has announced its partnership with SOS Childrens Villages Internationals Gulf Area Office to bring satellite connectivity to remote communities in the Central African Republic (CAR). The collaboration facilitates communication ...
Eutelsat and Orange have concluded a multi-year agreement for C-band capacity on the EUTELSAT 3B satellite that broadens Oranges satellite capabilities across Africa.The capacity will support a fast response to ...
The latest EMS figures released by IPSOS show CNN as the topmost news brand in the Middle East and Africa, reaching a larger audience than all direct news competitors in every metric ...
ABS has expanded its global presence in Johannesburg, South Africa and formed a new sales liaison office to support its growing business in the African continent.This new office will house ...
From left: Kaveh Farnam, CEO of AMT with the CATS team during CABSAT in Dubai.Dubai-based distributor Advanced Media Trading (AMT) has teamed up with CATS (Creative ...
Elenos, a radio transmitter production company has launched Women Radio Training Network (WRTN), a new project dedicated to African women.Supported by AMARC Europe (World Association of Community radio Broadcasters) and ...
Benie TV and Ouest TV, two recently launched African channels, have chosen Globecast to distribute their programming via satellite to new audiences in West Africa. Via the Globecast service, Benie ...
TV Zimbo production floor.Broadcast systems integrator VSC Design has been appointed to supply and install the new broadcast infrastructure for TV Zimbo which is to undergo ...
ECS European Communication Services has expanded an agreement to bring a Sub-Saharan DTH (Direct To Home) broadcaster's programming worldwide. This multi-year contract enables the news and entertainment DTH broadcaster to ...
