RR Media Selected for Eutelsat Broadband Initiative for Africa
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 RR Media, a provider of global digital media services to the broadcast and media industries, announces today that it has been...
View ArticleiOS users can now download their favourite ShowMax shows
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 People accessing ShowMax from Android devices have been able to download content for offline viewing since December last year....
View ArticleTanzania: 11 radio/TV stations banned for flouting TCRA conditions
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 THE Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has banned 11 television and radio stations which did not fulfil the...
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Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 31 March to 2 June 2016 Discop Afrique Abidjan 2016Sofitel Hotel Ivoire , Abidjan , Ivory CoastTV Programs Market: The largest...
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Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 NFVF training manager under investigationAccording to a report by Sunday World, the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) is...
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Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 Call for Nominations: 10th SAFTA Lifetime AchieversThe National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of...
View ArticleNigerian govt seeks new Chinese satellite contracts
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 Nigeria is negotiating with China on possible new satellites for Nigeria Communication Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) and support for its...
View ArticleiROKO announces content development and capital funding deals
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 African mobile entertainment and internet TV pioneer, iROKO, has signed multiple deals totalling $19m, both in content...
View ArticleNileSat mulls USD 50 mln African investment, seeks licences
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 Egyptian satellite company NileSat will extend its operations throughout Africa to tap into digital migration in Tanzania,...
View ArticleStarTimes An Overview and Highlights of 2015
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 With the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) setting down 2015 to be the deadline for digitalization, it was a year of...
View ArticleRwanda: Radio Flash is set to launch a television station, Flash TV.
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 Felix Buteera, the head of programming at Flash TV, said the new television station will be family-focused to contribute to...
View ArticleAfrica: It won't take long before streaming traffic in Africa accounts for...
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 Qwilt, a leading provider of online video delivery and open video caching solutions, today announced a technology partnership...
View ArticleK24 seal deal with StarTimes to air live Serie A matches
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 Football fans in the country will be treated to free Serie A action league matches thanks to Mediamax Network Limited through its...
View ArticleNBC clarifies position on number of Set-Top Box licenses
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it licensed only 13 Set-Top Box Manufacturers in Nigeria and not 18, as earlier...
View ArticleEthiopia: From Kenya With TV
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 The Kenyan company Nahoo LLC, officially launched its Ethiopian channel Nahoo Satellite TV at the Golden Tulip Hotel on January...
View ArticleMandela Mini-Series To Air Next Year
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 BET says it will air a miniseries about Nelson Mandela next year, with actor Laurence Fishburne portraying the late South African...
View ArticleAJ+ launches new digital experience
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 AJ+ – an online news and current events channel by Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) – has launched a new digital experience on...
View ArticleNew South African Virtual Reality Short Film
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 Some dreams are universal. Who hasn’t looked up at the night sky and wondered what it would be like to be up there, seeing the...
View ArticleDRC gov teams up with Lagardère to launch new youth TV channel
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 (Ecofin Fides) -. The Minister of Communication and Media of Congo, Thierry Lézin Moungala, has announced the introduction of a...
View ArticleRTL International starts broadcasting in Southern Africa
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 RTL Group's new entertainment channel aimed at German speakers and ex-pats around the world has been launched in Southern Africa,...
View ArticleAFDA Filmmaker shortlisted for Oscar nomination
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 Nathan Rice, a student at AFDA Durban, said he was extremely humbled that he was shortlisted for a nomination. Nathan Rice's...
View ArticleAfrica Magic, Emelonye in partnership on boxing film
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 Award-winning film producer, Obi Emenloye, is in partnership with Africa Magic for a new film titled Oxford Gardens.The producer...
View ArticleCheck Out This Fascinating Stop-Motion Sierra Leonean Rap Video
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 “Ar Don Go” music video.Sierra Leonean technologist, inventor and afrobeat rapper Moinina David Sengeh and American sculptor...
View ArticleArewa24 announces a robust slate of new original shows for 2016
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 January 19, 2016 – Building upon AREWA24’s unprecedented growth in distribution and popularity in Northern Nigeria, the channel...
View ArticleNigeria: New premium business TV Show On The Money launches on Key TV networks
Broadcast, Film and Convergence in Africa Issue no 2030 28 January 2016 On The Money is a new premium business TV Show launched in Lagos. Balancing Act’s Sylvain Beletre interviewed Michael Akindele,...
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