NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) and the African pay-TV operator StarTimes have launched the 24-hour kids and family entertainment channel DreamWorks on the latter’s platform across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Discovery expands in Africa
Discovery will launch Investigation Discovery (ID) and Discovery Science in French with the pay-TV provider StarTimes in sub-Saharan Africa.
Timeless Drama Channel and Gametoon go on StarTimes
SPI International and the African digital TV operator StarTimes have expanded their distribution agreement to include Timeless Drama Channel (TDC) and Gametoon.
StarTimes’ Xun Gu to deliver DVB World 2020 keynote
The managing director of China’s StarTimes Group, Xun Gu, will be the keynote speaker at DVB World 2020.
Africa set for 46 million pay-TV subs
Sub-Saharan Africa is forecast to add more than 16 million pay-TV subscribers between 2018 and 2024 to bring its total to 45.63 million, according to the Sub-Saharan Africa Pay TV […]
StarTimes, SMiT introduce CI Plus 1.3 CAM to Africa
StarTimes and SMiT are to jointly launch CI Plus 1.3 CAM with an operator profile function on the African market.
African pay TV revenue to reach $6 billion in 2021
According to the latest data by Dataxis for the year ending 2016, the number of pay-TV subscribers in Africa stood at approximately 18.7 million.
StarTimes employs Eutelsat for DTT in Africa
StarTimes, an operator of digital TV networks in Africa, and Eutelsat Communications have concluded new multi-year agreements to accelerate roll-out of DTT across Africa.
Conax/StarTimes extend African cooperation
Conax has entered into a contract with StarTimes to co-develop a media gateway solution for its Africa operations.
SES Platform Services takes StarTimes to Africa
African digital TV operator StarTimes has chosen SES Platform Services, the technical services subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES, to distribute TV channels for its DTH subscribers across Sub-Saharan Africa.