BBC World Service has entered into a partnership with MTN Nigeria to deliver BBC News Minute bulletins.
Nigeria’s Premium Free provides 13 more channels
Nigeria’s free-to-air local channel bouquet, Premium Free, has enabled local television broadcast audiences access to 13 new premium channels which are custom-made for African viewers.
Yanga! TV goes live with Nigeria Decides election special
African entertainment channel Yanga! TV will for the first time broadcast a live Nigeria Decides Election Special from the 18 – 22 February.
Eutelsat claims to be market leader in Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast
A study, led by Nielsen, of television reception throughout Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, has positioned Eutelsat as satellite market leader within these countries.
SES launches FTA local channel bouquet for Nigeria
Premium Free is launching a new bouquet of 13 channels supplied by AfricaXP and delivered using SES satellites at 28.2 degrees East.
Kagan: Nigeria overtakes South Africa in pay-TV subscribers numbers
Nigeria has become the largest pay-TV market in Africa in terms of subscribers and continues to have a strong growth potential, according to the latest country profile report from Kagan, S&P Global Market Intelligence.
SES reaches over 11mi TV homes in Nigeria
SES has significantly increased its technical reach in Nigeria to over 11 million TV homes in 2017, up from 3 million in 2015, according to Satellite Monitor.
SPI/Filmbox relaunch channels in Nigeria with Play
Nine channels from the SPI’s African portfolio are available on Play which recently took over the Consat service and relaunched it on Astra 2F satellite at 28.2 degrees East.
Mobile distribution essential for African OTT success
Sub-Saharan Africa OTT TV and video will still be a very immature sector by 2022, with movie and TV episode revenues reaching $640 million for 35 countries.
Conax Contego as service platform wins first customer
The terrestrial pay-TV operator Communications Trend Limited (CLT) has become the first customer to deploy Conax’s newly launched Contego-as-a-Service cloud-based content protection platform.