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MultiChoice to bring Disney+ to South Africa

April 28, 2022 09.39 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Disney+ will launch in South Africa on May 18 and be made available to DStv subscribers via the Explora Ultra decoder on the same day.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Disney, Multichoice, South Africa Edited: 28 April 2022 09:39

ODMedia Group inks Netflix delivery deal

April 6, 2020 10.19 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

ODMedia Group has entered into a new partnership with MediaCloud Networks.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms Tagged With: MediaCloud Networks, Netflix, ODMedia Group, South Africa Edited: 6 April 2020 10:19

South African arrested for selling pirated DStv content

December 10, 2019 09.25 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The police arrested a suspect in Cape Town for illegally selling pirate internet streaming devices and online content subscriptions.

Filed Under: Newsline, Regulation Tagged With: DStv, Multichoice, Piracy, South Africa Edited: 10 December 2019 09:26

Da Vinci expands in Turkey, South Africa and Asia

September 9, 2019 11.50 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Educational family channel Da Vinci has expanded its global footprint through a number of new carriage deals in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Filed Under: IBC Special, Newsline, TV Tagged With: Da Vinci, Digitürk, LG, South Africa, Turkey, Vodacom Edited: 9 September 2019 14:38

Kagan: Nigeria overtakes South Africa in pay-TV subscribers numbers

August 29, 2018 19.56 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

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.

Filed Under: Newsline, Research Tagged With: Julija Jurkevic, Kagan, Nigeria, pay TV, South Africa Edited: 30 August 2018 08:19

Filmbox/SPI channels launch on StarSat

May 14, 2018 18.36 Europe/London By Robert Briel

StarSat is launching FilmBox Africa HD and FashionBox HD for the South African pay TV market on StarSat’s DTH and OTT platforms.

Filed Under: Newsline, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Filmbox, South Africa, SPI, StarSat Edited: 14 May 2018 18:36

Comigo teams up with South Africa’s Cell C

February 12, 2018 11.48 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Comigo has been selected by the South African mobile operator Cell C to power its new entertainment and content service black.

Filed Under: Middleware, Newsline, Set-Top Boxes, Tech Tagged With: Black, Cell C, Comigo, South Africa Edited: 12 February 2018 11:48

Mobile distribution essential for African OTT success

June 25, 2017 16.59 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

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.

Filed Under: Mobile TV, Newsline, OTT, Research Tagged With: Africa, Digital TV Research, Nigeria, Simon Murray, South Africa Edited: 26 June 2017 10:37

Ginx Esports TV to launch on DStv

June 7, 2017 19.39 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Ginx Esports TV will be available across South Africa on DStv.

Filed Under: Newsline, Satellite, TV Tagged With: DStv, Ginx eSports TV, South Africa Edited: 7 June 2017 19:39

SPI expands in South Africa

May 25, 2017 07.06 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

SPI International/Filmbox has launched FightBox HD on South Africa’s Discover Digital.

Filed Under: Middle East and Africa, Newsline, TV Tagged With: Discover Digital, FightBox HD, South Africa, SPI International/Filmbox Edited: 25 May 2017 07:28

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