South Africa
Naspers to spin off MultiChoice
South African conglomerate Naspers is to spin off Africa’s leading pay TV operator MultiChoice as…
South African minister slams SABC cut-back plans
South African communications minister Nomvula Mokonyane has pushed back against plans by public broadcaster SABC…
South Africa government intervenes in SABC football dispute
Negotiations between South African national broadcaster SABC and the country’s Premier Soccer League (PSL) over…
South African minister moves forward on digital switchover
South Africa’s minister of communications Nomvula Mokonyane has named the members of the Broadcasting Digital…
FilmBox channels secure berth on StarSat line-up
SPI/FilmBox’s channels FilmBox Africa HD and FashionBox HD are to launch on the StarSat DTH…
NBCUniversal rebrands flagship UK channel
NBCUniversal has renamed its flagship UK entertainment service Universal Channel as Universal TV with refreshed…
South Africa sets subsidised box deadline
The South African government’s communications department has set a deadline of March 31 for registration…
MultiChoice to probe its ANN7 deal amidst controversy
Naspers-owned South African pay TV outfit MultiChoice is to investigate whether there was any evidence…
Nina TV launches on new African TV platform Black
Telenovelas channel Nina TV has launched in South Africa on mobile operator Cell C’s new…
SABC seeks changes to enable retransmission fees
South African public broadcaster SABC has called on the country’s media regulator ICASA to conduct…