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Africa
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Afrotainment to launch Oui TV on StarTimes platform
New York-based Afrotainment Family of Channels is to launch its Oui TV channel with StarTimes…
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East Europe, MENA OTT revenue ‘to reach $2.6bn’
Over-the-top television and video revenues in eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa will reach…
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StarTimes to expand African offering with new SES deal
Satellite operator StarTimes has expanded its partnership with SES to offer better picture quality and…
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Endemol Shine strikes programming deal with Vubiquity
Endemol Shine International has licensed a package of programming to Vubiquity, the technology company behind…
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Lagardère makes African move with DIFFA deal
France-based Lagardère has taken majority control of Africa-focused TV and film distributor DIFFA (International Distribution…
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StarTimes taps Conax and ALi for Africa expansion
Digital TV service provider StarTimes has adopted a range of Conax certified set-top boxes based…
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ITV Choice to launch in Africa on DStv
ITV-owned drama and entertainment channel, ITV Choice, is set to launch across Africa for the first…
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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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TF1 reportedly to launch Afrostream pay VoD offering
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is to launch a paid for video-on-demand service dedicated to African…
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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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Viacom boosted by channels gains
Viacom reported record results for the year ending September 30, driven by gains in its…
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Caleb Weinstein joins Fox International Channels
Former Amazon, Discovery and Viacom executive Caleb Weinstein has resurfaced at Fox International Channels. He…
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African OTT service Aflix goes live
Aflix, a Netflix-style premium OTT service featuring more than 2,000 hours of content, including new…
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Canal+ launches new channel for Africa
Canal+ is launching a new channel for the African market, A+. The channel will offer…
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Turner names Africa entertainment channels chief
Turner Broadcasting System has appointed Gulliermo Farré to the new role of head of general entertainment…
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Discovery to manage ad sales for Eurosport in Romania
Discovery Networks Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA), has started to manage…
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CNN International names regional sales chief
News broadcaster CNN International has named Antonio Canto as vice-president, regional sales. Canto, who will…
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New TV audience measurement service goes live in Africa
Mobile survey firm GeoPoll has launched its new Audience Measurement Service in Africa, offering what…
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CETel signs up with SES
Satellite communications specialist CETel has signed up for 72MHz of capacity on SES’s NSS-7 satellite…
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MEA region pay TV market to be worth US$8 billion in 2014
New research says that digital TV penetration in the Middle East and Africa region will…
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Wananchi extends Verimatrix security deal
The Wananchi Group is extending its partnership with content security specialist Verimatrix, ahead of the…
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Intelsat hit by reduced US government spending
Intelsat said that it “performed to plan” in the first quarter, but that revenue continued…
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Crime + Investigation launches in Mozambique and Angola
Crime + Investigation (CI) has launched in the Portuguese-speaking African countries of Mozambique and Angola…
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IPTV subscriber numbers grow 21% in 2013
Global IPTV subscriber numbers grew by 21% last year, reaching 96 million at the end…
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MultiChoice expands Sub-Sahara Africa DTT with Intelsat deal
African DTT operator MultiChoice is expanding the reach of its TV offering in Sub-Saharan Africa…
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Some 44% of consumers watch movies and TV shows daily via the web
Some 44% of consumers now watch full-length movies and TV shows over the internet on…
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Fox International Channels names Euro chief
Fox International Channels has named Jan Koeppen as president, Europe and Africa. He will replace…
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Arabsat issues RFP for four new satellites
Middle East satellite operator Arabsat has issued a request for proposals for the procurement of…
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BBC Worldwide appoints Africa boss
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK pubcaster, has hired Joel Churcher as vice…
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Box Television secures new deals in Hungary, Tanzania
UK-based Box Television has expanded the presence of its channels in central and eastern Europe…