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Africa
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ABS-2 satellite successfully launched
Asia Broadcast Satellite’s ABS-2 satellite successfully launched into space yesterday from the Guiana Space Centre…
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Fox channels reshuffles European execs
Fox International Channels has moved several of its senior executives in Europe into new positions…
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Euronews to launch pan-African news network
Euronews has unveiled plans to launch what it claims will be the first pan-African rolling…
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AmberFin names EMEA sales chief
Media ingest, transcoding and quality control specialist AmberFin has named Adrian Smith as vice-president of…
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New finance chief for Discovery Networks CEEMEA
Discovery Networks has named a new chief financial officer for central and eastern Europe, the…
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Jason Thorp exiting Fox
Jason Thorp is leaving Fox International Channels a decade after launching the FX network in…
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Totalmovie goes white label with UUX, targets global expansion
Total Media Networks, the owner of South American OTT service Totalmovie, has merged with OTT…
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African DTT migration facing “multiple challenges”
Digital-terrestrial TV migration in Africa faces multiple challenges, with little sign that deadlines will be…
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Operators are missing video opportunity, says StClair
Mobile operators in Africa have an audience that wants to consume video but currently does…
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Eutelsat betting on African growth
Satellite operator Eutelsat is planning to invest in significantly expanding its capacity over Africa, despite…
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Dune HD partners with Quadrille on African VOD
Set-top box maker Dune HD has partnered with push video-on-demand specialist Quadrille to offer satellite-based VOD…
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CBS channels debut in Africa
CBS Action and CBS Drama are set to launch in Africa for the first time…
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Azam Media to launch new pay TV service for Africa
AzamTV, a new pay TV service for East Africa, is to launch on the Eutelsat…
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Fox hires new legal boss
Fox International Channels has hired Mitzi Berberi as head of business & legal affairs, UK,…
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Thema launches African channels OTT service outside France
Channel distributor Thema and Alpha Networks have teamed up to launch a new OTT service…
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African countries agree switchover, allocation of 700MHz to mobile
Forty-seven sub-Saharan African countries have agreed on frequency coordination for digital switchover in 2015. According…
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NBCU’s Telemundo channel launches in Africa
The international Telemundo channel has launched in Africa. The pay TV network is distributed by…
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Fox names Europe and Africa production chief
Fox International Channels (FIC) has named Jo McGrath as head of production, FIC Europe and…
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Fox International Channels expands African reach with RRSat deal
Fox International Channels (FIC) is broadening its African reach after signing a long-term agreement with…
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Telemundo launches in Africa
NBCUniversal-backed Spanish language broadcaster Telemundo is launching a pay TV channel across almost 50 African…
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Africa’s Blueline partners with Cryptoguard
Madagascan digital terrestrial TV operator Blueline has partnered with Sweden-based Cryptoguard for content security. Blueline…
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Canal Plus subs up but EBITA falls
Additions from Africa and Vietnam gave a boost to Canal Plus Group’s overall subscriber base…
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Zuku adds 11 channels to platform
Wananchi Group-owned East African pay TV platform Zuku has added 11 new channels to its…
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Zuku lauches Swahili movie channel
Wananchi Group-owned African pay TV broadcaster Zuku has lauched a dedicated Swahili movie channel. Zuku…
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My-HD Media widens reach with Arabsat deal
Dubai-based My-HD Media has signed a deal with satellite operator Arabsat that it says will…
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TRT chooses SES for Africa
Turkish public broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) has chosen satellite operator SES to…
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Naspers increases pay TV base
African pay TV operator Naspers ended September with 4.3 million DStv subscribers in South Africa,…
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RRsat to launch C-band DVB-S2 platform for Africa
Israel-based satellite services provider RRsat is to launch a new C-band Multi-Channel Per Carrier (MCPC)…
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OFIVE TV joins French bouquet on Amos 5
African entertainment channel OFIVE TV is joining the French-language bouquet on Spacecom’s Amos satellite fleet….
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Universal Networks goes HD in Africa
Universal Networks International has launched HD versions of its Universal Channel and Studio Universal channels…