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South Africa sets subsidised box deadline
The South African government’s communications department has set a deadline of March 31 for registration…
African pay TV subscriber numbers to grow 74% by 2023
The number of pay TV subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa is due to increase by 74%…
MultiChoice to probe its ANN7 deal amidst controversy
Naspers-owned South African pay TV outfit MultiChoice is to investigate whether there was any evidence…
SABC seeks changes to enable retransmission fees
South African public broadcaster SABC has called on the country’s media regulator ICASA to conduct…
Sundance TV to debut in South Africa via DStv
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) – UK is due to launch SundanceTV in South Africa for…
Naspers reportedly mulling sale of MultiChoice Africa
Naspers is considering the sale of its African pay TV business outside its home market…
Sub-Saharan pay TV customers to almost double by 2022
The number of pay TV customers in Sub-Saharan Africa will almost double between 2016 and…
MultiChoice taps Arris for new DVR
South African pay TV provider MultiChoice tapped technology provider Arris to provide its recently-launched DStv…
AMC Networks to launch telenovela channel in Africa
AMC Networks International is to launch telenovela channel Eva+ in Africa, a sister channel to…
Intelsat 36 enters service
Intelsat’s latest satellite Intelsat 36 has entered service, providing additional DTH capacity for leading African…