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

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

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

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

AFRICARapid increase in radio and TV channels in Africa, says new report
A rapid increase in the number of radio and TV channels in Africa over the last three years has piqued interest in the continent by international media players. 29 Feb 2008 09:25

AFRICAApprentice Africa - let the business begin
Touted as the ultimate job interview, Africa's own version of the popular reality TV series The Apprentice launches tonight, 26 February 2008. 26 Feb 2008 15:05

SOUTHERN AFRICADigital migration on track
[Michael Appel] The Department of Communication (DOCs) has responded to media reports criticising the finalisation of a policy framework for the digitisation of broadcasting, assuring that things are on track. 22 Feb 2008 16:24

SOUTH AFRICABank sponsors Inside Africa
CNN International has announced Zenith Bank as the exclusive sponsor of its popular weekly feature programme, Inside Africa. 19 Feb 2008 06:14

AFRICABusiness channel scores in Ghana
CNBC Africa, the continent's first 24-hour international business channel, has secured a terrestrial television distribution deal in Ghana, effectively delivering the channel's business news to a potential audience of five million viewers in and around the capital Accra. 14 Feb 2008 07:11

GHANAPutting African football in the picture
Africa Interactive works together with local media talent in Ghana to put the Nike5showdown tournament in the picture. 29 Jan 2008 09:54

KENYANew GM at MultiChoice Kenya
[Carole Kimutai] Stephen Isaboke is the new GM of MultiChoice Kenya. He is the first Kenyan to hold this position. 23 Jan 2008 07:47

WEST AFRICAPress harassment hinders Niger's development, watchdogs warn
Press freedom groups agree that an increase in arrests, intimidation and harassment of journalists in Niger is impeding development in one of the poorest countries in the world. 16 Jan 2008 07:32