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Africa
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MTG offloads loss-making African TV operations
Sweden-based media group MTG has completed the sale of its loss-making free TV channels and…
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African mobile broadband connections to reach 1bn in 2021
There will be 1 billion mobile broadband connections in Africa in 2021, including 157.4 million…
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SVOD market in MEA to remain ‘very immature’
The Middle East and African SVOD sector will “still be very immature by 2021”, with…
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Discovery names commercial VP for CEEMEA
Discovery has appointed James Gibbons to a new role overseeing its commercial and creative efforts…
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Amos-6 satellite destroyed after launch-pad explosion
Spacecom’s Amos-6 satellite has been destroyed following the launch-pad explosion of the SpaceX Falcon 9…
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Fox hires ex-CNBC chief in Africa rejig
Fox Networks Group has hired a former senior CNBC executive to become general manager of…
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Welling gets new role at Discovery
Discovery’s CEE, Middle East and Africa channels boss Paul Welling has taken on a new…
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StarTimes ups Eutelsat capacity, plans African expansion
StarTimes has struck new multi-year deals with Eutelsat that will allow it to accelerate the…
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Trace buys African SVOD service Buni.tv
Trace has acquired African subscription video-on-demand service Buni.tv as it gears up to launch its…
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A+E Networks renews Multichoice deal
A+E Networks has renewed its carriage deal for History and Crime + Investigation with Africa’s…