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Africa
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Fox names Europe, Africa channel distribution chief
Fox Networks Group has put Paolo Agostinelli in charge of channel distribution for Europe and…
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Nigeria switchover strategy could be duplicated across Africa, says Inview
Nigeria could set the template for a raft of other African digital switchover projects, with…
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Kwesé TV boosts content line-up with AMC and Scripps deals
New African pay TV platform Kwesé TV has struck deals with AMC Networks and Scripps…
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Kwesé TV starts African DTH service rollout
Kwesé TV, a new satellite-delivered pay TV service for Africa, has launched in Ghana, Rwanda…
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Zee ups African output with new Kwesé channels
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited is due to launch two new channels, Zee Bollymovies and Zee…
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Viceland launches in Africa with Kwesé TV
Vice Media’s Viceland channel is launching in Africa in an exclusive tie-up with new pay…
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MTG offloads loss-making African TV operations
Sweden-based media group MTG has completed the sale of its loss-making free TV channels and…
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African mobile broadband connections to reach 1bn in 2021
There will be 1 billion mobile broadband connections in Africa in 2021, including 157.4 million…
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SVOD market in MEA to remain ‘very immature’
The Middle East and African SVOD sector will “still be very immature by 2021”, with…
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Discovery names commercial VP for CEEMEA
Discovery has appointed James Gibbons to a new role overseeing its commercial and creative efforts…
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Amos-6 satellite destroyed after launch-pad explosion
Spacecom’s Amos-6 satellite has been destroyed following the launch-pad explosion of the SpaceX Falcon 9…
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Fox hires ex-CNBC chief in Africa rejig
Fox Networks Group has hired a former senior CNBC executive to become general manager of…
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Welling gets new role at Discovery
Discovery’s CEE, Middle East and Africa channels boss Paul Welling has taken on a new…
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StarTimes ups Eutelsat capacity, plans African expansion
StarTimes has struck new multi-year deals with Eutelsat that will allow it to accelerate the…
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Trace buys African SVOD service Buni.tv
Trace has acquired African subscription video-on-demand service Buni.tv as it gears up to launch its…
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A+E Networks renews Multichoice deal
A+E Networks has renewed its carriage deal for History and Crime + Investigation with Africa’s…
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Fox to launch new drama Outcast on Facebook
The international arm of Fox is launching the first episode of its buzzy new drama Outcast on…
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Middle East, Africa SVOD will boom
SVOD will become a billion dollar business in the Middle East and Africa in the…
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Eutelsat signs DTH deal with Africa’s Liquid Telecom
Eutelsat has signed a deal with African telco Liquid Telecom, which will use the Eutelsat…
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Africa boss exits in latest MTG restructure
MTG’s African CEO is exiting amid the latest round of changes at the Sweden-listed broadcasting…
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Etisalat and Huawei to launch UHD TV service
UAE-based telco Etisalat has partnered with Huawei to launch what they claim will be the…
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Trace launches first African radio station
Youth-focused media company Trace has launched its first African radio station in Abidjan, the capital…
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SkyVision and ABS launch new African satellite TV platforms
Satellite communications service provider, SkyVision Global Networks, has partnered with global satellite operator ABS to…
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Ovum: 1bn mobile broadband subscriptions in Africa in 2020
The number of mobile broadband connections in Africa will climb from 147 million last year…
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Fox hires Bekker replacement for Africa
Fox International Channels has recruited Ratna Siriah as general manager of its operations in Africa,…
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BBC World Service launches African digital pilot
BBC World Service has launched a prototype media player aimed at reaching young Africans through…
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Thema launches Le Bouquet Africain in Canada
Canal+-owned thematic channels producer Thema has launched seven channels from Africa in the Canadian market….
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Canal+ Group to deliver new DTT service in Africa
Canal+ Overseas will broadcast a new package of digital terrestrial TV (DTT) channels in French-speaking…
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Orange appoints African and Middle East CEOs
Orange has appointed four new CEOs for of its local subsidiaries in Africa and the…
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Naspers aims to head off Netflix with rival
Multichoice-owner Naspers is attempting to head of Netflix with a new SVOD service for the…