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Wed, June 26th 2013, 14:50 · Susan Mwenesi

EA broadcasters worried digital migration deadlines will not be met

The East African Assembly of Broadcasting Operators has expressed concern that Tanzania is the country to have met its digital migration deadline. → Read more
Tue, June 25th 2013, 12:59 · Nanine Steenkamp

Africa’s digital migration remains controversial

Digital migration in Africa continues to be a controversial matter in Africa as tech advancement is hampered by widespread poverty. → Read more
Fri, June 21st 2013, 13:47 · Kamau Mbote

COFEK withdraws digital migration case

The Consumers Federation of Kenya has withdrawn its case against the government, meaning the digital migration process can now proceed. → Read more
Thu, May 30th 2013, 15:45 · Kamau Mbote

Q&A: Huawei’s Li Dafeng discusses mobile, tablets and digital migration

HumanIPO caught up with Li Dafeng, regional president of Huawei East and Southern Africa of global ICT solutions provider Huawei, to discuss its current and future operations on the continent. → Read more
Tue, May 14th 2013, 09:01 · Richard Cutcher

Privately-owned media in Ghana will get no help in digital migration

State-media in Ghana will get infrastructure support in the switch to digital, but private media organisations will be left to fend for themselves, according to the government. → Read more
Thu, April 25th 2013, 12:39 · Tom Jackson

Pule blames digital migration delays on e.tv, SABC

Communications minister Dina Pule has accused e.tv and SABC of holding up the digital migration process by failing to finalise the set-top box access control mechanism. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd 2013, 08:12 · Igor Hobotov

Digital migration for Liberia set for 2015

Liberia has set June 2015 as its deadline to switch to the digital broadcasting platform just before the worldwide deadline on the same month in 2015. → Read more
Sun, March 31st 2013, 23:29 · HumanIPO

Africa completes digital migration

Africa has fulfilled its part of the bargain by completing the digital migration process more than two years ahead of the internationally agreed deadline. → Read more
Mon, March 18th 2013, 09:22 · Tom Jackson

Better 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 planning for digital migration after representatives from the ministry failed to give their scheduled address. → Read more
Mon, March 18th 2013, 08:32 · Gabriella Mulligan

Digital 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 national authorities, according to Informa Telecoms. → Read more
Thu, February 7th 2013, 14:04 · Elly Okutoyi

OPINION: Digital migration in-fighting could leave African nations behind

Disturbing trends in the analogue to digital television broadcasting migration have been reported lately in some African countries, with a number admitting they may miss the June 2015 deadline set by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). → Read more
Wed, January 30th 2013, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory

SA Department of Communications to review solutions to digital migration

A second meeting between free-to-air broadcasters and the Department of Communications (DoC) may have provided progress in reaching a solution to the set-top box dispute which is threatening to delay the digital migration. → Read more
Thu, January 17th 2013, 13:01 · Brandon Gregory

e.tv hits back over digital migration delay claims

South African free-to-air broadcaster e.tv has lashed out at Communications Minister Dina Pule for suggesting broadcasters were the cause for the digital migration delays and for misrepresenting the court ruling. → Read more
Wed, January 16th 2013, 09:45 · Brandon Gregory

Digital Migration 2015 target could be missed by three years – South African government

The Department of Communications (DoC) in South Africa has warned the country will miss the internationally agreed deadline to migrate to digital signal by 2015 if the South Gauteng High Court ruling is put into action. → Read more
Fri, January 11th 2013, 08:24 · Kamau Mbote

Court stops Kenya’s TV digital migration until after elections

The High Court in Kenya has suspended the analogue TV broadcasting switch-off until after the March 2013 general elections. → Read more
Thu, January 10th 2013, 09:18 · Brandon Gregory

Digital migration could reach 95.5 percent of African TVs by 2018

A study by Digital TV Research has concluded that the analogue to digital migration of sub-Saharan African television is expected to reach 95.5 percent of households with televisions by 2018. → Read more
Wed, January 9th 2013, 11:52 · Tom Jackson

Rwanda misses digital migration deadline, blames procurement challenges

Rwanda missed the East African Community (EAC) December 31 deadline for migration to digital television due to challenges in procuring enough of the necessary decoders. → Read more
Wed, January 9th 2013, 10:05 · Vincent Matinde

Kenyan government seeks out-of-court settlement of digital migration case

Kenya’s government is considering an out-of-court settlement to resolve the digital migration broadcasting dispute, with a case filed by the Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek), a consumer advocacy group, set for hearing on Friday. → Read more
Wed, January 2nd 2013, 04:54 · Richard Cutcher

African Tech Review: Digital Migration progress is vital in 2013

For African politicians and officials involved in the increasingly protracted Digital Migration, 2012 has been a year they would rather forget, but how realistic is significant progress over the next 12 months? → Read more
Mon, December 17th 2012, 09:57 · Kamau Mbote

Digital migration case postponed; Ndemo cautioned over social media rants

The Kenyan High Court has put off the hearing date for a petition by the Consumer Federations of Kenya (Cofek), a consumer rights group, against the government’s plan to switch off analogue television. → Read more