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Republic of Congo TV station suspended for political footage

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:02:00 +0200

The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on authorities in the Republic of Congo to immediately lift their ban on private TV station Canal Bénédiction Plus (CB Plus). The ban was enacted in February 2009 in response to political coverage in the lead-up to presidential elections in July 2009.
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MACRA gears up for digital migration

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:01:00 +0200

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is gearing up for migration from analogue to digital broadcasting in line with International Telecommunications Union (ITU) international deadline of 17 June, 2015, according to a statment issued by the organisation.
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MACRA offers four TV licences

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:08:00 +0200

The Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has issued an offer of four private television stations, signifying a possibility of additional TV media houses apart from Malawi Television and Catholic church-owned regional, Luntha TV.
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Multichoice elevates education in Malawi

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:49:00 +0200

Multichoice Malawi is set to establish 500 education resource centres in government secondary schools over the next five years. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with the Malawi government through the ministry of education to implement the project.
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Malawi Television in crisis

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:12:00 +0200

Malawi Television (TVM) is in a crisis after having operated for two years without any financial assistance. TVM deputy director general, Chimwemwe Banda said they are failing to replace equipment while its TV crew operate at the mercy of news sources.
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Malawi: Parliament refuses MBC and TVM funding

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:36:00 +0200

Malawi's opposition parliamentarians have, for a second year running, refused to allocate any resources to the state broadcasters, the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Television Malawi (TVM).
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Malawi: GTV partners with a local bank

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:57:00 +0200

The pan-African pay-TV satellite service GTV has partnered with National Bank of Malawi (NBM) to run a finance facility that will allow prospective clients acquiring GTV equipment and services.
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Multichoice Malawi introduces new facilities

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:36:00 +0200

Multichoice Malawi, a local digital satellite television service provider, has introduced new facilities, which its sales and marketing officer, Chimwemwe Nyirenda said would make it stand above its competitors in Malawi.
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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.
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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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