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Mid East & Africa
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South Africa delays analogue switch-off
South Africa’s Department of Communications has said that the country will not meet an agreed…
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Nilesat names contractors for advanced satellite platform
Middle East satellite operator Nilesat has announced technology partners for a next-generation satellite platform –…
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New African DTH bouquet SeeAfrika taps WinMedia for playout
New African satellite TV platform SeeAfrika’s owner Canal Holding has chosen WinMedia to provide playout…
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Madagascar’s Telma to buy SFR-Numericable’s Outremer Telecom
French service provider SFR-Numericable is to sell its Outremer Telecom mobile assets to the owner…
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DStv launch for Eva telenovela channel
Eva, a new telenovela pay TV channel operated by AMC Networks International – Zone, is…
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Arabsat teams up with Santander Teleport for Africa C-band
Middle East satellite operator Arabsat has tamed up with Santander Teleport to extend and improve…
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CETel teams up with Arabsat for Africa C-band initiative
Teleport operator CETel has teamed up with Middle East satellite operator Arabsat to build a…
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MultiChoice hires former Viacom exec as content chief
MultiChoice Africa has appointed former Viacom, Virgin Media and Channel 4 executive David Booth as…
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DStv adds three channels to mobile TV service
MultiChoice-owned DStv is adding ShortsTV, Ginx TV and Eurochannel to its mobile TV service DStv…
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Vislink appoints new general manager
Broadcast technology provider Vislink has appointed a new general manager to its Dubai office, heading…
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Cloudio TV launches mobile, tablet and Chromecast apps
Diaspora audience-focused OTT TV service Cloudio TV has launched new live streaming apps for Android…
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Kenyans left in dark as commercial broadcasters go off air
Kenya’s commercial broadcasters shut down their digital signals at the weekend in protest at the…
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Euronews extends African reach ahead of new channel debut
News channel Euronews has extended its reach in Lusophone Africa thanks to a new agreement…
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A+E to open South Africa office, hires former DStv exec
A+E Networks is to open a Johannesburg office as part of its expansion strategy across…
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MENA pay TV numbers to top 21 million by 2020
The number of pay TV homes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will…
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Ericsson expands Middle East playout services with twofour54 deal
Ericsson has bought the playout business of twofour54, the commercial arm of the Media Zone…
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MBC’s Al Arabiya appoints new general manager
MBC has upped Al Arabiya journalist Turki al-Dakhil to the position of general manager at the…
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OTT emerging market revenues expected to triple by 2019
OTT revenues in emerging markets are expected to grow from US$1.9 billion (€1.7 billion) in…
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Eutelsat chief warns of dire consequences of C-band reallocation
Eutelsat CEO Michel de Rosen has warned African states that they face serious consequences if…
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Nigeria’s ACTV signs multi-year deal with Spacecom
Nigerian pay TV operator ACTV has signed a multi-year contract to use Israel-based Spacecom’s Amos-5…
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Kenyan pay TV operators condemn broadcasters’ ‘misinformation’
Kenyan pay TV operators GOtv Kenya and StarTimes Kenya have said they will take legal…
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BBC revamps African web presence
BBC World Service has launched a new African edition of the BBC.com website, designed to…
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Spacecom to provide capacity for African Cup of Nations
Israel-based satellite operator Spacecom has been chosen to provide broadcast services on Amos-5 at 17°E…
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Sony Pictures Television’s Young to take senior distribution role
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has named Mark Young as senior vice president of distribution, UK,…
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New African deals for Box TV
UK-based music channel provider Box TV has struck four new distribution deals in Africa. Box…
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Viacom to launch Nick and MTV channels on OSN
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is expanding its offering in the MENA region with the…
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3Vision Distribution launches raft of channels with ACTV
Distributor 3Vision has launched a number of channels as part of the new African Cable…
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Arabsat completes Saudi hub upgrade for STC
Middle East satellite operator Arabsat has completed the implementation of a project with Saudi telco…
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African Movie Channel Series launches on Zuku
Nigerian broadcaster African Movie Channel has launched a new channel focusing on series on the…
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FIC launches channels on ACTV in Nigeria
Fox International Channels (FIC) has launched eight of its channels on the new Nigerian pay…