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South Africa
SuperSport launches seventh HD channel on DStv
South African sports broadcaster SuperSport has added a seventh high definition channel to its line-up…
Naspers pay TV chief leaving
Eben Greyling, the CEO of South African conglomerate Naspers’ pay TV arm, owner of MultiChoice,…
Motive TV begins South African implementation
Hybrid TV technology specialist Motive TV’s services unit has begun the installation of its Content…
Multichoice clashes with SA government over digital switchover plans
South Africa-based pay TV operator Multichoice has become embroiled in a war of words with…
M-Net South Africa appoints CEO
MultiChoice-owned M-Net South Africa has upped its director for local interest channels, Yolisa Phahle, to CEO…
South Africa will not use CA to cut off non-payers, says minister
The South African government has no intention of using conditional access in digital-terrestrial set-top boxes…
New documentary channel launches in Africa
Natura, a documentary and nature channel owned by Chello Multicanal, has launched on South Africa’s…
Ghanaian win for Digital TV Labs
Ghana’s National Communications Authority has appointed the UK’s Digital TV Labs as an accredited test…
MultiChoice to launch 24-hour Pistorius trial channel
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice is to launch a 24-hour channel exclusively tasked with…
South Africa’s SuperSport goes widescreen
Multichoice-owned SuperSport is switching its lineup of standard definition channels to the 16:9 aspect ratio,…