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Multichoice Malawi assures subscribers on continuity

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:29:00 +0200

Multichoice Malawi has assured subscribers in some parts of the country who were apprehensive that it could dump them the way the pan-African pay-TV satellite service GTV did last year.
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Multichoice Malawi to launch SMS services

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:05:00 +0200

Multichoice Malawi has announced that it will be launching mobile phone Short Messaging Service (SMS) for its DSTV customers, which will be used to notify them when their subscription will expire.
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BBA boosts subscribers for Multichoice Malawi

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:01:00 +0200

Big Brother Africa (BBA) Revolution has beaten English Premiership football matches in wooing customers for Multichoice Malawi, a feat the company has never achieved ever since its inauguration in Malawi in 1998.
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ZAMBIA: State warns My TV for airing Muvi TV content

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:31:00 +0200

LUSAKA: The Zambian government on 5 September 2009 warned My Television (My TV) and other satellite broadcasters operating in Zambia, to desist from providing a broadcasting platform to other radio and television stations whose frequencies are restricted to specific areas.
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Malawians cry foul over e.tv and CNBC Africa blackout

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:50:00 +0200

Thousands of Malawians who were able to access South Africa's e.tv and CNBC Africa television stations through the free-to-air digital satellite have cried foul over the blackout of the stations for three weeks now.
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DStv's new satellite to uplink TVM on DStv

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:21:00 +0200

Multichoice DStv Malawi branch manager for north and central regions of the country, Titania Katenga Kaunda, has disclosed that the company will soon be launching a new W7 satellite.
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Multichoice Malawi enters pact with National Bank

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:09:00 +0200

Multichoice Malawi has entered a pact with the National Bank of Malawi where its clients will use the bank's service centres across the country to pay their subscriptions.
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Multichoice Malawi launches another bouquet

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:55:00 +0200

Multichoice Malawi has launched a new digital satellite television bouquet called DStv Access which its marketing manager Titania Katenga-Kaunda says was in response to the needs of the broader television viewing market.
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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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