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Fri, May 3rd, 07:33 · Kamau Mbote

Broadcasters want third digital licence issued

Kenyan broadcasters have asked the president to address the issue of the third digital signal licence, saying it is unfair for the country to be left at the mercy of two companies. → Read more
Thu, May 2nd, 14:07 · Richard Cutcher

MultiChoice distances itself from failed TopTV bid

MultiChoice, the financial backer of Dynamic TV’s bid to take over troubled TopTV, appears to have withdrawn its support for the consortium after it lost the bid to rival StarTimes. → Read more
Thu, May 2nd, 09:02 · Gabriella Mulligan

Pepsi attacked for “racist” advert

PepsiCo has come under fire for creating “arguably the most racist commercial in history” as part of its latest Mountain Dew advertising campaign. → Read more
Wed, May 1st, 09:36 · Tom Jackson

StarTimes wins bid for TopTV

StarTimes has won the bid for On Digital Media’s (ODM’s) TopTV, blocking a last minute move from MultiChoice to keep the pay-television provider in local hands. → Read more
Tue, April 30th, 12:12 · Brandon Gregory

Mixed reactions to Top TV’s adult content approval

Following the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA) approval of Top TV’s adult content bid, the reactions of South Africans are mixed and widespread. → Read more
Tue, April 30th, 11:21 · Brandon Gregory

ANC: Those complaining about Mandela footage “are eating sour grapes”

The African National Congress (ANC) has paid another visit to Nelson Mandela and defended the footage of the frail former president, which caused an outcry on social media. → Read more
Tue, April 30th, 07:17 · Tom Jackson

Twitter backlash over Mandela footage

Twitter users in South Africa have widely attacked footage of former president Nelson Mandela, demanding the country’s politicians leave the ailing icon alone. → Read more
Mon, April 29th, 13:16 · Richard Cutcher

SA consortium chasing TopTV deal

A rival South African consortium has reportedly emerged in the bidding for struggling pay television company TopTV. → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 14:08 · Brandon Gregory

Airport.tv celebrates one year of operation

Airport.tv remains the only digital television network operating in all nine of South Africa’s Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) airports and is “surpassing expectations” following its launch a year ago. → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 08:50 · Kamau Mbote

24-hour StarTimes transmission in Meru to resume by May

Meru and its environs will from May receive 24-hour StarTimes transmission after Kenya Power acquired rights to erect poles to supply electricity to the Pan-Africa Network site, HumanIPO has learnt. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 14:30 · Kamau Mbote

Pan-Africa Network to invest $95 million in 2013

Digital signal distributor Pan-Africa Network will spend KSh8 billion (approx US$95.2 million) this year to enhance its Kenyan infrastructure and extend its regional reach. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 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
Thu, April 25th, 11:49 · Nanine Steenkamp

BBC to tweet bird sounds

The UK’s BBC Radio 4 presenter David Attenborough will be hosting the Tweet of the Day, featuring 265 90-second bird sounds on Twitter daily, from May. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 09:42 · Tom Jackson

SABC pays suspended staff full benefits

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) paid suspended pair Phil Molefe and Gugu Duda full benefits totalling ZAR3.7 million (US$408,000) last year. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 08:49 · Igor Hobotov

Zuku takes government to court over US$1.5 million tax

Pay-TV company Zuku is seeking court arbitration after a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) tax bill of KSh125 million (US$1.5 million) on imported equipment between 2009 and March 2012. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 11:55 · Tom Jackson

ICASA allows TopTV to broadcast adult channels

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has given financially distressed pay-television firm TopTV permission to broadcast three adult channels, signalling a reversal of last year’s decision to block the channels. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 14:02 · Richard Cutcher

Network Radio to broadcast live from 88mph Demo Day

Fast growing internet station Network Radio will be broadcasting live from the 88mph Demo Day in Cape Town on Thursday, as it bids to become the ‘go-to’ network for shows on the startup and entrepreneur scene in South Africa. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 08:28 · Kamau Mbote

Kampala readies for analogue switch off

The Ugandan Communications Commission (UCC) has confirmed vital equipment to be used in Kampala’s delayed digital migration process has finally arrived. → Read more
Fri, April 19th, 13:06 · Kamau Mbote

RMS loses bid to have CCK stopped from shutting down transmitters

Royal Media Services (RMS) has lost its bid have the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) stopped from shutting down its transmitters. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 13:12 · Richard Cutcher

ODM co-founder against StarTimes’ TopTV purchase

A co-founder of TopTV parent company, On Digital Media (ODM), has expressed his concern at the prospect of StarTimes taking over the ailing broadcasting group. → Read more