A+E Networks has launched H2 HD with OSN in the MENA region.
Vincent Bollore wants to buy BeIn Sports to save Canal+
Vivendi CEO Vincent Bolloré wants to buy BeIn Sports France to save Canal+, according to a report in Liberation.
Content exclusivity key to MENA pay-TV growth
Legitimate pay-TV operators in the Middle East and North Africa are increasingly relying on exclusive content rights to gain subscribers, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
Eutelsat/Canal ink key African agreement
Eutelsat has signed a multi-year contract with Canal+ Overseas, the Canal+ subsidiary in charge of broadcasting internationally and in French overseas territories.
Germany’s YFE launches My TV Toonz in Africa
German media company Your Family Entertainment (YFE) has launched My TV Toonz, an exclusive version of its children’s and family channel Fix&Foxi, on pay-TV platform My TV across the Sub-Saharan […]
Netflix faces African challenge
Naspers is aiming to beat Netflix to a potential audience of over one billion people in Africa.
DW inks SES deal
Deutsche Welle has signed a new long-term capacity agreement on three SES satellites to broadcast two channels in Eastern Europe and Africa.
Canal+ boosts African service
Canal+ Group has launched four sports channels aimed specifically at the African continent.
STN brings more channels to Africa
Slovenia-based Satellite Telecommunications Network (STN) has begun playout and distribution services for iROKO’s Nollywood entertainment channels on Eutelsat 5WA, with wide beam coverage over Africa.
Eutelsat launches Government EMEA
Eutelsat Communications has created a new division in the UK that will drive its strategy for serving providers of end-to-end government services, NGOs and institutional agencies in Europe, the Middle […]