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Wed, March 27th, 14:46 · Brandon Gregory

SABC 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, during their address to the media was lost in translation after the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) failed to turn the volume up. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 12:42 · Vincent Matinde

Vernacular 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 discussions. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 13:22 · Richard Cutcher

Rwanda 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. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 12:57 · Brandon Gregory

ICASA 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 Authority of South Africa (ICASA). → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 13:02 · Kamau Mbote

Multichoice 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. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 14:24 · Brandon Gregory

Smile 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 station in 14 years. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 09:59 · Brandon Gregory

Botswana Japanese DTT standard criticised

The Southern African Digital Broadcasting Association (Sadiba) has criticised Botswana for choosing a Japanese digital television standard over the more commonly practiced European one. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 05:36 · Richard Cutcher

Interim 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 government’s processes. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 14:20 · Brandon Gregory

SABC 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 meeting of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications (PCC) today. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 13:17 · Brandon Gregory

SABC 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 reason behind their resignations, saying she does not know where her powers begin and end. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 12:23 · Kamau Mbote

K24 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 command for a while. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 11:27 · Nanine Steenkamp

ICASA 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 activation of the pornographic channels as the boycott threat intensifies. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 11:21 · Kamau Mbote

Zuku 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 exclusive rights held by Multichoice relating to content. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 09:37 · Tom Jackson

Digital 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 director of SoftArc Technologies. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 09:27 · Brandon Gregory

COPE: 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 contributing to the problems currently plaguing the South African Broadcasting Commission (SABC). → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 09:22 · Nanine Steenkamp

Rape 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 join the boycott against pornographic channel TopTV as the broadcast plans of three channels are contested. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 08:09 · Nanine Steenkamp

SABC replacements expected

The nine positions left empty at the South African Broadcasting Commission (SABC) since Jacob Zuma’s acceptances of the resignations will be filled, or not, according to a report awaited from Dina Pule, minister of communications today. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 07:30 · Vincent Matinde

Zuku 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 channels to their bouquets. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 16:52 · Richard Cutcher

Government 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 of resignations. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 15:58 · Paul Adepoju

NCA 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 digital terrestrial television (DTT) standard for integrated digital TV (IDTV) and high-definition set top boxes (HD STB). → Read more