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Setanta Africa Sports Network launches Sports TV Uganda

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:57:00 +0200

Sports TV Uganda Limited is a privately owned television station, broadcasting sports programs from around the world, as a part of Setanta Africa Sports Network. The station is set to broadcast 24/7 and is free to air. Read full story... | Send to a friend

GTV expands service to French-speaking African countries

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:37:00 +0200

LONDON: GTV is set to expand its footprint into Francophone Africa in early August providing channels and content specifically targeted at French-speaking viewers. Channels will include African-produced content, international series and sitcoms, kids entertainment, religious and educational/documentaries. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Four BBC Worldwide channels for DStv

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:28:00 +0200

BBC Worldwide Channels, in partnership with MultiChoice Africa, has said that it will launch four new channels - BBC Entertainment, BBC Lifestyle, BBC Knowledge and BBC CBeebies - from 1 September 2008 on the DStv platform to replace and build upon the success of its existing channels, BBC Prime and BBC Food. The announcement was made yesterday, Tuesday 10 June, at the Saxon Hotel in Sandhurst, Johannesburg. Read full story... | Send to a friend

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. Read full story... | Send to a friend

GTV adds new channels

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:08:00 +0200

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. Read full story... | Send to a friend

ACP launches film production support programme

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:00:00 +0200

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). Read full story... | Send to a friend

Nigeria's premier private broadcaster goes public

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:31:00 +0200

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. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Rapid increase in radio and TV channels in Africa, says new report

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:25:00 +0200

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. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Apprentice Africa - let the business begin

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:05:00 +0200

Touted as the ultimate job interview, Africa's own version of the popular reality TV series The Apprentice launches tonight, 26 February 2008. Read full story... | Send to a friend

New player in East African terrestrial TV arena

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:16:00 +0200

CNBC Africa has secured a major terrestrial television distribution deal in East Africa, giving the 24-hour business news channel free-to-air coverage to an audience of more than 10 million people in and around Nairobi in Kenya. Read full story... | Send to a friend