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Mid East & Africa
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SES launches Ebola channel
Satellite services company SES is beaming an educational channel designed to help educate people in…
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Ghana’s Crystal TV expands reach with Eutelsat
Ghanaian commercial broadcaster Crystal TV has signed a 10-year deal with satellite operator Eutelsat for…
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Video accounts for 6% of African mobile web traffic
In Africa streaming video now accounts for 6% of downstream traffic on mobile networks, according…
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Zambia’s Muvi TV moves into expansion phase
Zambian pay TV operator Muvi TV has doubled the digital channel line-up it broadcasts via…
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Mixed fortunes: free-to-air and pay TV in the Middle East
Free TV, the mainstay of Middle Eastern broadcasting, has been badly hit by the impact…
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Fox hires Wananchi’s Bekker to run African operation
Fox International Channels (FIC) has named former Wananchi Programming managing director Hannelie Bekker as managing…
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Intelsat hit by challenging African environment
Intelsat reported a decline in revenues and profits in the third quarter, claiming that network…
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Canal+ Overseas takes majority stake in Thema
Canal+’s international arm, Canal+ Overseas, has agreed to take a majority stake in channel distributor…
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Alarab TV taps Elemental
Alarab TV, the new Middle East news channel backed by Prince Alwaleed bin Talalm has…
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Canal+ unveils A+ line-up ahead of launch on Friday
Canal+’s new sub-Saharan African channel, A+, will launch in 20 countries in western and central…