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Nigeria
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MultiChoice takes a hit from currency movements
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice expects trading profit and core headline earnings per share…
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African streamer Wi-Flix passes one million milestone
Dutch-based African streaming outfit Wi-flix says it has passed the milestone of one million paying…
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Fix&Foxi lands on African DTH service Moreplex TV
German kids programmer Your Family Entertainment has teamed up with Nigeria-based DTH platform Moreplex TV to make…
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Showmax adds live sport to streaming offering
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice’s streaming service Showmax has begun to offer live sports…
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Canal+ heads for Nollywood with iROKO channels and production acquisition
Canal+ Group has acquired the production, content distribution and channel assets of iROKO Partners, reinforcing…
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New shopping channel for Nigeria
Shopex TV, and new teleshopping service for Nigeria, is to launch on December 1. The…
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Eutelsat claims top spot in key West African markets
Eutelsat has claimed the status of satellite market leader in the west African markets of…
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France 24 extends reach in Nigeria
French international news channel France 24 has extended its reach in Nigeria to five million…
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New OTT TV service for Nigeria to launch next year
Nigerian technology outfit Envivo Communications is to launch a new OTT TV streaming video service,…
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Kwesé TV launches in Nigeria
Econet Media-owned African pay TV service, Kwesé TV, has officially launched in Nigeria. Kwesé held…
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iROKO launches new African music channel
Nollywood-focused African media group iROKO has launched iROKO Music on the Les Bouquets Canal+ platform….
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Nigeria switchover strategy could be duplicated across Africa, says Inview
Nigeria could set the template for a raft of other African digital switchover projects, with…
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GatesAir supplying transmitters for Nigerian switchover
TV transmission technology provider GatesAir is providing transmitters for Nigeria’s ongoing digital switchover project, the…
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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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Ericsson strikes raft of content deals for Nuvu SVOD platform
Ericsson has acquired over 2,500 hours of content through a raft of deals for the…
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SES extends installer training programme to Senegal
Satellite operator SES has teamed up with a local partner in Senegal, Ecole Supérieure Multinationale…
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SES teams up with CCNL to train installers for Nigerian switchover
Satellite operator SES has teamed up with Cable Channels Nigeria Ltd (CCNL) to train satellite…
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3Vision to acquire for African pay TV service
London-based international content consultancy 3Vision will oversee acquisitions and channel management for a Nigeria-based premium…
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Inview taps Nagra for Nigerian switchover project
UK technology company Inview’s Nigerian subsidiary, Invew Nigeria, has tapped Kudelski Group’s Nagra to supply…
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SES claims 2.81m TV home reach in Nigeria
Satellite provider SES claims that is now reaches 2.81 million of a total 33.9 million…
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SES to provide capacity for Nigeria’s CCNL ahead of DSO
Satellite operator SES has signed a deal with Nigerian content aggregator and platform provider Cable…
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Netflix launches in 130 new countries
Netflix has launched in 130 new countries including India, Nigeria, Singapore and Turkey, company CEO…
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African Movie Channel launches on Consat
African Movie Channel has launched its two channels – African Movie Channel (AMC) and African…
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Nigeria’s NBC taps Paywizard for digital switchover
Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and broadcast and OTT technology company, Inview, have selected Paywizard…
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Ericsson study reveals frustrated appetite for streaming video in Nigeria
Ericsson has unveiled research from its ConsumerLab project covering Nigeria that showed that over half…
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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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FilmBox expands in African with OVYtv
SPI International/Filmbox has agreed with African operator OVY Network to extend their channel distribution agreement,…
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Consat agrees CAM deal with SmarDTV
Nigerian pay TV platform Continental Satellite Limited (Consat) has signed a conditional access modules (CAM) deal…
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Nigeria’s Consat adds YFE’s Fix & Foxi channel
Nigerian pay TV platform Continental Satellite Limited (Consat) has added German broadcaster Your Family Entertainment’s kids…
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iROKO chooses STN for playout
African TV platform iROKO has chosen Slovenia-based STN to provide playout and distribution services for…
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