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ZBC TV spruces up to win viewers, adverts

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:11:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's ZBC TV has overhauled its programming as it battles to lure viewers dejected by pathetic programming and a blackout on foreign content.
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Zim: Internet survives fall in media demand

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:18:00 +0200

The internet survived a slump in patronage or visibility that affected all the other media in Zimbabwe from Q4 2007 to Q4 2008, the Zimbabwe All Media Products and Services (ZAMPS) survey has revealed.
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Globecast Satellite acquitted

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:00:00 +0200

There was a dramatic end to the Globecast Satellite trial on 24 July 2008 when Harare Magistrate Archie Wochiunga refused to place the company on further remand after the state had applied for a postponement of the matter.
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SA company charged with illegal importation of broadcasting equipment

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:48:00 +0200

A South African company, Globecast Satellite, which saw two of its employees acquitted of practising journalism without accreditation in April 2008 by a Harare magistrate, is now being charged with illegal importation of broadcasting equipment in violation of the Broadcasting Services Act (BSA).
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Rugoho-Chin'ono, CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2008

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:12:00 +0200

Hopewell Rugoh-Chin'ono, from Zimbabwe, has been awarded the top prize at this year's CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Awards ceremony.
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SpongeBob SquarePants to hit sub-Saharan Africa

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:01:00 +0200

MultiChoice Africa has signed a multi-year distribution deal with MTV Networks International to carry leading kids' entertainment brand, Nickelodeon, in southern Africa. Starting 1 July 2008, Nickelodeon will launch as a 24-hour English language channel, broadcasting to more than one and a half million DStv subscribers in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Tsvangirai calls on the youth

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:55:00 +0200

Speaking in an exclusive interview this weekend with pan-African entertainment network, MTV Networks Africa and US campus TV network MTVu, Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will urge young people of all nations to take an active role in issues affecting the country in order to secure a brighter future for Zimbabweans of all ages.
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Zim's ‘war veterans' enter the space race with a vengeance

Thu, 29 May 2008 08:18:00 +0200

Pro-government war veterans force locals to remove satellite television receivers from their homes in Matabeleland South.
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Africa's Olympic win

Mon, 26 May 2008 14:43:00 +0200

The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) has concluded an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to acquire the free-to-air broadcast rights for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The broadcast rights relate to 41 sub-Saharan territories excluding South Africa.
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Advertisers desert Zim state broadcaster

Mon, 19 May 2008 07:07:00 +0200

The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings board chairman Justin Mutasa says advertisers have deserted its broadcasting operations, admitting that poor programming has crippled operations - but he blamed the crisis on sacked CEO Henry Muradzikwa, whom he accused of running down operations by not consulting the board and government.
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