TRACE has launched a brand new music channel – TRACE Toca – with MultiChoice’s digital satellite TV service DStv in Angola and Mozambique.
Africa’s pay-TV subscribers grow 25%
Pay-TV subscriptions in Africa topped 14.5 million at the end of March 2014, according to the latest update from Dataxis Intelligence service, a 25 % increase over the 11.6 million […]
Sentech to launch OTT platform
South Africa’s Sentech will invest ZAR 902.3 million (EUR62 million) over the next three years to build the infrastructure for an OTT content delivery platform.
TalkTalk launches ‘African Boost’
TalkTalk has launched a new suite of African TV channels, bringing hit shows from Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Uganda to its one million TV customers.
Deutsche Welle condemns satellite jamming from Ethiopia
Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) protests against the intentional jamming from Ethiopia currently affecting satellite reception of the TV programmes of DW and other international services in large parts […]
MEA generates $8 billion pay-TV revenues
Digital TV penetration will reach two-thirds of total TV households in the Middle East & Africa region by end-2014; having crossed the halfway mark in 2011, according to a new […]
ICASA grants five provisional pay-TV licences
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has granted provisional subscription TV broadcasting licences to five new applicants.
FilmBox Brand channels launched in UAE
The DocuBox HD, FightBox HD and FashionBox HD TV channels have launched on the Etisalat IPTV platform in UAE as a result of a cooperation agreement between SPI International and […]
C+I launches in Portuguese-speaking Africa
Crime + Investigation (CI) has rolled out in Mozambique and Angola via the platform, DStv.
Discover Digital buys sports content for web TV
Discover Digital, a South African digital entertainment business, has concluded its first sports content deal in anticipation of the launch of web TV in South Africa later this year.