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South African minister faces grilling over SABC crisis
South African communications minister Faith Muthambi is to face parliamentarians today amid criticism of her…
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SABC boss resigns, criticises ‘corrosive’ broadcaster
The acting head of the SABC, Jimi Matthews, has resigned, saying there is a “corrosive…
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South African regulator launches pay TV probe
South African regulator ICASA has launched an enquiry into pay TV in the country to…
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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…