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Wed, April 17th, 15:03 · Igor Hobotov

Ghanaian tech company to release its own TV sets this year

Ghanaian ICT company Rlg Communications has stated it will release its own branded televisions sets and fridges over the course of this year. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 12:59 · Tom Jackson

StarTimes in takeover talks with TopTV

TopTV owner On Digital Media (ODM) is in talks with StarTimes over the sale of the struggling pay-TV firm. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 10:48 · Richard Cutcher

TopTV drops movies and kids channels

South Africa’s TopTV has dropped two of its channels, Top Movies +24 and Top Junior, as a turbulent six months goes from bad to worse. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 10:30 · Igor Hobotov

Complaints over decoders in Tanzania make it to the House of Representatives

Complaints over decoder reception on the island of Zanzibar are raising questions over the quality of the service providers in the country. → Read more
Thu, April 11th, 06:19 · Brandon Gregory

SABC’s new interim board aims for stability

Ellen Zandile Tshabalala, chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board, says the board’s immediate responsibility is to bring stability to the SABC after she was introduced to SABC staff. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 08:32 · Kamau Mbote

StarTimes admits poor services, COFEK threatens litigation

Digital television distributor StarTimes has received numerous complaints over its failure to provide 24-hour service, with broadcasts switched off at night in various parts of Kenya. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 15:36 · Brandon Gregory

Muslims against TopTV’s pornographic bid

The Muslim Judicial Council and Deen TV, an Islamic TV channel part of TopTV’s bouquet, have joined the fight against TopTV’s bid to introduce pornographic channels. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson

New commercial radio station to launch in SA

A new commercial radio station, Power FM, is set for launch in Gauteng, looking to recruit 100 employees as it targets black urban listeners between the ages of 25 and 49. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 12:42 · Brandon Gregory

Sentech to return spectrum to ICASA

Sentech, the state-owned signal distributor, is set to return both its 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 08:35 · Gabriella Mulligan

Female-run radio station to launch in Somalia

Somalia’s first female-run radio station is to launch in Mogadishu, as part of a programme seeking to empower women in the country. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 08:10 · Gabriella Mulligan

Zambian activist arrested for TV appearance

Zambian gay rights and HIV activist Paul Kasonkomona has been arrested in Lusaka for appearing on television discussing homosexuality and the need for equal rights for homosexuals in Zambia. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 07:52 · Tom Jackson

Zuma endorses interim SABC board

South African President Jacob Zuma has endorsed the interim board at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), following last month’s dissolution of the national broadcaster’s board. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 13:57 · Brandon Gregory

SABC2 fined for rebroadcasting three year old content

A South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) channel, SABC2, has been fined ZAR25,000 (US$2,800) for rebroadcasting a three-year old episode of “Speak Out”. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 09:43 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan PPS denies allocating inauguration signal to private broadcaster

The Kenyan president’s press office has denied reports a private broadcaster had acquired broadcast signal exclusivity for Monday’s inauguration of president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 13:37 · Brandon Gregory

WMACA slams TopTV’s pornography proposal

Women and Men Against Child Abuse (WMACA) have added their voice to the opposition to TopTV’s bid to establish channels dedicated to adult content. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 15:23 · Gabriella Mulligan

Nando’s releases spoof SABC news show advert

South African restaurant chain Nando’s has released a new television advertisement featuring a spoof South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) news show, which discusses a parliamentary walk-out over the speaker’s choice of food. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 12:47 · Brandon Gregory

Universal Channel apologises for premature broadcasting of Mandela’s obituary

The Universal Channel (DStv 117) jumped the gun by mistakenly broadcasting “Remembering Madiba”, an obituary for Nelson Mandela, last night. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 08:34 · Brandon Gregory

MultiChoice increases subscription price in Zambia

MultiChoice has increased its subscriber price in Zambia by three to four per cent, depending on the bouquet, due to increasing infrastructure and operating costs. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 11:30 · Brandon Gregory

Possible new investment deal for Top TV

A new business deal may be in the pipeline for TopTV following an announcement by the broadcaster it has entered into talks with a potential equity investor. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 14:31 · Vincent Matinde

Northern 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 March 31. → Read more