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Mid East & Africa
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MTG launches Viasat channels in Seychelles
Modern Times Group has launched its four Viasat factual pay TV channels via cable operator…
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English Club TV on Du
Educational channel English Club TV has struck an agreement for distribution with UAE-based service provider…
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Eutelsat and Spacecom team up for Africa at 16-17° East
Satellite operators Eutelsat and Spacecom are to create a unified neighbourhood for Africa at the…
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Da Vinci Learning gains with StarTimes
Educational channel Da Vinci Learnng has launched with African pay TV services StarTimes and StarSat….
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DStv adds internet-powered TV services
Africa’s MultiChoice has unveiled suite of internet-connected services for its pay TV service DStv, including…
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African exchange: digital switchover problems and pay TV opportunities
The African pay TV market is growing, but delays and disruptions continue to plague the…
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ZAP partners with Arris for African nDVR and VoD
Sub-Sahara Lusophone African TV service provider ZAP has partnered with Arris to offer network DVR…
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Interview: David Butorac, OSN
Pay TV operator OSN has continued to see strong growth recently and is now looking…
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Interview: Sam Barnett, MBC
MBC is the leading broadcaster in the Middle East and has prospered despite the many…
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RSCC and Romantis launch new DTH platform for Africa
Russian satellite operator Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and Germany-based satellite capacity reseller Romantis are…
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SES launches Ebola channel
Satellite services company SES is beaming an educational channel designed to help educate people in…
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Ghana’s Crystal TV expands reach with Eutelsat
Ghanaian commercial broadcaster Crystal TV has signed a 10-year deal with satellite operator Eutelsat for…
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Video accounts for 6% of African mobile web traffic
In Africa streaming video now accounts for 6% of downstream traffic on mobile networks, according…
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Zambia’s Muvi TV moves into expansion phase
Zambian pay TV operator Muvi TV has doubled the digital channel line-up it broadcasts via…
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Mixed fortunes: free-to-air and pay TV in the Middle East
Free TV, the mainstay of Middle Eastern broadcasting, has been badly hit by the impact…
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Fox hires Wananchi’s Bekker to run African operation
Fox International Channels (FIC) has named former Wananchi Programming managing director Hannelie Bekker as managing…
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Intelsat hit by challenging African environment
Intelsat reported a decline in revenues and profits in the third quarter, claiming that network…
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Canal+ Overseas takes majority stake in Thema
Canal+’s international arm, Canal+ Overseas, has agreed to take a majority stake in channel distributor…
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Alarab TV taps Elemental
Alarab TV, the new Middle East news channel backed by Prince Alwaleed bin Talalm has…
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Canal+ unveils A+ line-up ahead of launch on Friday
Canal+’s new sub-Saharan African channel, A+, will launch in 20 countries in western and central…
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Turner adds Africa to French chief’s remit
Turner Broadcasting has added responsibility for the African market to its French market chief Pierre…
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Vision247 takes Arabic channels to Samsung devices
Channel distributor Mondo Globo has teamed up with hybrid platform provider Vision247 to deliver Middle…
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MTG launches four networks in Malawi
European broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) has launched four factual entertainment channels for the first…
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Al Arabiya News launches BlackBerry app
Al Arabiya News, the English language platform of the Al Arabiya News Channel, has launched an…
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Mobile African spectrum land-grab could threaten vital services, says report
A spectrum grab in Africa by the global wireless industry could undercut the continent’s economies,…
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Trace extends Trace Sport Stars deal with MultiChoice
Europe-based channel group Trace said it will “significantly increase” the reach of Trace Sport Stars…
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MENA consumers use web more than TV for news
Consumers in the Middle East and North Africa access news across a range of platforms,…
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iSAT Africa signs capacity deal with Gazprom Space Systems
Satellite service provider iSAT Africa has signed a network capacity deal with Russian satellite operator…
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Nick Jr and Nicktoons debut in Africa
Viacom has launched kids channels Nick Jr and Nicktoons in Africa for the first time…
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UAE-based Yahlive adds BBC Persian and BBC Arabic
United Arab Emirates-based satellite broadcasting company, Yahlive, is adding the TV channels BBC Persian and BBC Arabic, to its…