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South Africa
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Trace Sport Stars launches on South Africa’s OpenView HD
Sports lifestyle channel, Trace Sport Stars, is due to go live this week on South…
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A+E appoints African channels boss
A+E Networks has named a new general manager for Africa. Yusuf Nabee will take up…
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BBC trials new responsive news site
The BBC has launched a new responsive news website designed to present content on mobile…
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MultiChoice launches GOtv in South Africa
South Africa’s MultiChoice has launched its GOtv digital-terrestrial pay TV service in its home market…
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Naspers, Samsung tipped to take on Netflix
Africa-based media giant Naspers is going to roll out its Showmax SVOD service in a…
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MultiChoice partners with Elemental for streaming, VoD
African pay TV provider MultiChoice has partnered with Elemental for the live streaming and video-on-demand…
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Arris-Pace acquisition gets Portuguese clearance
Arris’ planned acquisition of set-top box rival Pace has received “unconditional merger clearance” from the…
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South African SVOD service buys BBCWW shows
South African subscription on-demand platform MTN FrontRow has acquired BBC Worldwide shows Sherlock and Planet…
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MTN acquires pay TV licence as Nigeria outlines new DSO steps
South African telco MTN has acquired a licence to provide digital-terrestrial pay TV services in…
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South African Netflix rival launches
South African SVoD platform ShowMax has launched with “more than a year’s continuous viewing” for…