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1 month agoK24 claims its Twitter account was hacked
K24 television was on Friday forced to apologise after a tweet on its official page claimed that the Supreme Court would uphold the general (more)
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1 month agoNorthern Tanzania to switch off analogue signals
The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has stated it will switch off the analogue signal in Kilimanjaro and Arusha on (more)
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1 month agoElectronic voter registration takes centre stage in day one of Kenya’s Presidential petition
Kenya’s electoral body, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), has been accused by the prime minister, Raila Odinga, (more)
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1 month agoMTN Link Forum honours winners of MTN Afrinolly Short Film Competition
Winners of the MTN Afrinolly Short Film Competition have collected their awards and prize money from the organisers, FansConnectOnline.
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1 month agoSABC hits a blunder with BRICS translations
Much of what was said by leaders at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit, which is drawing to a close today, (more)
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1 month agoZuku blames Egypt cable cut for degraded service
Wananchi Online-owned Zuku, which provides services including pay TV and fibre to home internet services, has blamed the degraded state of (more)
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1 month agoVernacular radio stations put on notice for hate speech
Vernacular radio stations in Kenya have been warned over propagating hate speech and broadcasts that could encourage negative tribal (more)
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1 month agoRwanda aiming to be next African country to go digital
Rwanda is hoping to double the African digital migration club to two in the next nine months.
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1 month agoICASA approves Google to use white space
Google and partner organisations have been approved to explore using unused channels in South Africa by the Independent Communications (more)
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1 month agoMultichoice to sponsor AITEC’s Broadcast, Film and Music Africa conference
Multichoice Kenya will be sponsoring the Broadcast, Film and Music Africa (BMFA) conference to be held in Nairobi.
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1 month agoSmile 90.4 FM to go live in Cape Town on Monday
Smile 90.4 FM, dubbed a “purpose driven audio brand”, will go live on Monday, as Cape Town’s first new private commercial radio (more)
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1 month agoBotswana Japanese DTT standard criticised
The Southern African Digital Broadcasting Association (Sadiba) has criticised Botswana for choosing a Japanese digital television standard (more)
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1 month agoM.I becomes first African rapper to premiere a song on Google Hangout
Nigeria-born internationally acclaimed rapper M.I Abaga has re-affirmed his position at the top of African entertainment with a historic (more)
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1 month agoInterim board in place at SABC, political outcry
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has an interim board of five, but opposition parties have rallied against the (more)
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1 month agoSABC board officially dissolved, Pule hits back
The decision to officially dissolve the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) board has finally been reached following a heated (more)
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1 month agoK24 relaunch sees increased social media presence
Shortly after rebranding, K24 has witnessed an increase in mentions on social media overtaking NTV and Citizen which have held the online (more)
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1 month agoSABC board names Dina Pule as the reason for resignations
The former board members at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have blamed Dina Pule, communications minister, for the (more)
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1 month agoICASA approval of TopTV will be ‘unconstitutional’, says pastor
A pastor from Shofar Christian Church in Standerton has challenged the TopTV chief executive on his ‘legal’ arguments for the (more)
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1 month agoZuku to take CCK to court over DSTV monopoly on content
Pay TV provider Zuku has said it will be head to court to challenge the anti-competition tendencies in the broadcasting sector over the (more)
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1 month agoDigital TV can bridge digital divide
Migration to digital television can help bridge the digital divide through increasing the access to information, according to the managing (more)
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1 month agoRape survivor pleads for TopTV opposition
Hettie Britzz, wife of famous South African gospel singer Louis Britzz and a survivor of rape, has appealed to the public on Facebook to (more)
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1 month agoCOPE: Dina Pule contributed to SABC woes
Juli Killian, a member of parliament (MP) for Congress of the People (COPE), has accused Dina Pule, communications minister, of (more)
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1 month agoUSAASA applies to Treasury for more set-top box subsidation funds
The Universal Services and Access Agency of South Africa has applied to the Treasury for additional funding for the subsidisation of (more)
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1 month agoSABC replacements expected
The nine positions left empty at the South African Broadcasting Commission (SABC) since Jacob Zuma’s acceptances of the resignations will (more)
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1 month agoZuku to upgrade services by injecting US$4.5 million
East African Zuku has embarked on an expansion project by injecting KSh391 million (US$4.5 million) and adding 17 channels including two HD (more)
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1 month agoNCA selects Dolby Digital Plus audio as minimum specification for DTT in Ghana
Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has selected Dolby Digital Plus audio as part of the minimum specification for the (more)
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1 month agoChristian protest against porn continues with boycott
Christians and the Family Policy Institute (FPI) continue the objection against TopTV with an official boycott as the pornographic channel (more)
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1 month agoSamsung backtracks on DStv decoder deal
Samsung South Africa has backtracked on the official announcement it had signed a deal with MultiChoice to integrate DStv decoders into its (more)
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1 month agoGovernment could dissolve SABC board
The government looks set to dissolve the South African Broadcasting Corporation board, rather than fill the nine vacancies left by a host (more)
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1 month agoLarge unmet demand for African content
Broadcasters should be working on producing more local African content, in particular for francophone viewers, according to a leading (more)
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1 month agoAnother six directors ditch SABC, just three remain
A further six resignations has left the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) with just three board members and still looking for a (more)
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1 month agoKenyan news network K24 rebrands
MediaMax owned K24, an all Kenyan news channel, is set to rebrand its look and content in a bid to increase its market share in the region.
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1 month agoIPTV in Africa should be part of affordable triple play services
Internet Protocol television (IPTV) should be rolled out as part of a triple play offering, if it is to garner more interest in Africa, (more)
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1 month ago70% of SA has digital signal - Sentech
Sentech, the state-owned firm responsible for rolling out digital signal across South Africa, says 70 per cent of the country is now (more)
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1 month agoBetter planning is required for digital migration
Industry players attending the Digital TV Summit in Bryanston, Johannesburg, have called on the Department of Communications to improve its (more)
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1 month agoDigital migration in Africa a hot topic, not a reality
Digital migration across the African continent will not become a reality within the 2015 deadline, despite the enthusiasm and activities of (more)
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1 month agoIndustry figures must be “fearless” - Turbo Worx CEO
Gelfand Kausiyo, chief executive officer (CEO) of digital services firm Turbo Worx, believes industry players must be “fearless” as (more)
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2 month agoBanning porn on television would be “unconstitutional” - TopTV
TopTV has told the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) it would be “unconstitutional” to prevent it from (more)
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2 month agoInvestment talks surround TopTV
On Digital Media (ODM), the company behind South African adult channel applicant TopTV, has revealed an investment deal is at an (more)
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2 month agoMotsoeneng removal stands - SABC board
The majority of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board has insisted the decision to remove Hlaudi Motsoeneng as acting (more)
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2 month agoTopTV makes case for porn at ICASA hearings
On Digital Media (ODM), owner of TopTV, has made its case to be allowed to broadcast pornography at the Independent Communications (more)
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Motsoeneng still SABC COO - Pule
Communications Minister Dina Pule says Hlaudi Motsoeneng is still acting chief operations officer (COO) of the South African Broadcasting (more)
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2 month agoTop TV’s pornography application to be heard by ICASA
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has announced public hearings concerning TopTV’s application for the (more)
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Parliament seeks answers from SABC board
Parliament wants answers from the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board as a matter of urgency following the resignations of (more)
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2 month agoZuma must accept SABC resignations - DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says President Zuma should accept the resignations of South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chairman (more)
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Pule hopes SABC men withdraw resignations
The presidency has confirmed South Africa Communications Minister Dina Pule is attempting to persuade South African Broadcasting (more)
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2 month agoSABC chairman and deputy resign
Ben Ngubane, chairman of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and Thami ka Plaatjie, his deputy, have resigned.
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2 month agoSABC illegally removed Motsoeneng - CWU
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has said the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board acted illegally in removing acting (more)
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2 month agoSABC say Motsoeneng has not been reinstated as COO
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has said Hlaudi Motsoeneng has not been reinstated to the position of acting Chief (more)
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