UGANDAGTV adds new channels
[Walter Wafula] Kampala - Gateway Television (GTV) has increased the variety for pay-television consumers by adding three new channels to its menu: G Africa, G Series, and KidsCo. 12 May 2008 15:08

NORTH AFRICAAl-Jazeera bureau forced to stop broadcasting Maghreb news programme
Moroccan authorities have decided to stop the pan-Arab satellite TV news station Al-Jazeera from broadcasting a daily news programme covering the Maghreb countries (Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria) from its studios in the Moroccan capital Rabat. 9 May 2008 11:59

AFRICAAdding marketing muscle to MTV Networks Africa
Pan African entertainment platform MTV Networks Africa (MTVNA) has made a number of key appointments in its marketing and commercial departments. This is in line with the network's ongoing growth and expansion plans, which recently saw further appointments within its Strategic Services, Finance and Commercial Departments. 9 May 2008 11:47

AFRICAACP launches film production support programme
The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) presents the ACP-EU Support Programme for the ACP Cinema and Audiovisual Sector. The Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and the European Union have designed a new support programme for the ACP audiovisual sector, ACP Films (ie. cinema and television). ACP Films is managed by the ACP Secretariat and financed by the 9th European Development Fund (EDF). 25 Apr 2008 11:00

EGYPTEgyptian authorities raid satellite communications supplier
The Egyptian government has initiated a drastic move to thwart satellite channels. It reportedly raided one of the most important companies offering satellite equipment for rent and confiscated five sets of its broadcasting equipment recently. This action may have serious consequences on the live broadcasting capacities of several satellite channels such as Al Jazeera, Dubai, Qatar and French TV. 23 Apr 2008 10:40

SOUTHERN AFRICANasrec gets R120 million upgrade for 2010
[Bathandwa Mbola] More than R120 million has been set aside to upgrade the Nasrec precinct south of Johannesburg's city centre to support the hosting of the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. 22 Apr 2008 10:50

CENTRAL AFRICAMalawians like new TV bouquet
[Gregory Gondwe] Malawians are excited about what they have described as very affordable subscription fees for the newly introduced bouquet by pan-African pay-TV satellite service GTV. The service will cost them K1,480 (US$10.57) a month. 21 Apr 2008 10:53

AFRICALatest trick from the channel's hat
[Carole Kimutai] New TV package costs KSh790 per month. 16 Apr 2008 12:30

SOUTHERN AFRICABattle gets down and dirty over TV white spaces
US - Ten months before the nation flips to digital television, US technology companies and TV broadcasters are fighting over the virtual remote, with different ideas of what to do with the unused airwaves. In South Africa last year, Cabinet announced that the digital signal for SA viewers will be switched on from 1 November 2008; and though the migration will take three years to complete, will the country see a similar vie for TV "white space"? 9 Apr 2008 12:27

EGYPTNilesat blocks transmission of Alhewar TV
Egyptian state-run satellite, Nilesat, stopped the transmission of Alhewar TV on 1 April 2008 without warning or giving clear reasons for their decision. Alhewar TV, which broadcasts from London, is viewed by thousands of people in the region via the Nilesat satellite. It is known for its credibility, courageous and critical coverage including on social and political issues in Egypt. 7 Apr 2008 10:35

AFRICAThe beauty of not asking permission
[Paul Hartsock] Last year, when Viacom visited YouTube and spotted shows from MTV, Comedy Central and other content producers it owns, it decided to act quickly - and the only quick reaction a company of Viacom's size is capable of in that sort of situation is to sue. 2 Apr 2008 12:54

NIGERIANigeria's premier private broadcaster goes public
[Dan Oshodin] Daar Communications, owners of Nigeria's Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM, both of which made history as the very first private television and radio stations in Nigeria, has taken the broadcast network to the Nigerian Stock Exchange. 19 Mar 2008 10:31

SOUTHERN AFRICAR225 million to support TV drama
[Gabi Khumalo] The Department for International Development in England has announced an investment of R225 million to support two of southern Africa's most successful television and radio series. 19 Mar 2008 10:15