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Boomerang Africa launches original songs for kids
Boomerang Africa launches original songs for kids

Boomerang Africa introduces nine fun, playful and easy to remember local original tunes for kids to singalong to celebrate...

3 days ago

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Mali rolls out DTT initiative

Thomson Broadcast to protect Malian public broadcaster DTT deployment...

14 Nov 2019

Yolisa Phahle, CEO of general entertainment at the MultiChoice Group, presenting the final keynote session of the second day of AfricaCom 2019.
#AfricaCom: Why "African time" is now for African storytelling, by Africans

Yolisa Phahle, CEO of general entertainment at the MultiChoice Group, presented the final keynote session of the second day of AfricaCom 2019. As "a South African who lives and breathes the African dream," she explains why they're retelling possibly the greatest African story of all time, with global appeal...

By Leigh Andrews 14 Nov 2019

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Apple, Disney and Netflix's streaming battle isn't winner-take-all

With the recent launch of Apple TV Plus and the imminent arrival of Disney Plus, the video landscape has never looked so competitive...

By Amanda Lotz & Ramon Lobato 12 Nov 2019

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Africa Canal + Adds M6 International to its bouquets

Canal + In Africa is now integrating the M6 International TV channel into its television packages...

12 Nov 2019

The cast of Keeping Up With the Kardashians picking up the Reality Show of 2019 People's Choice Award. Image credit: Christopher Polk/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank.
Check out all the winners of the 2019 E! People's Choice Awards

The second edition of the E! People's Choice Awards was recently held at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California in the US...

12 Nov 2019

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StarTimes completes DTV project for 1000 Nigerian villages

The Chinese government committed to provide satellite TVs for 10,000 African villages and as a result, StarTimes was commissioned to carry out the project across Africa...

7 Nov 2019

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NBC in Nigeria to switch off analogue signal in 2020

The National Broadcasting Commission of Nigeria reports that plans are underway to begin analogue switch-off in six localities, starting with Abuja next year...

31 Oct 2019

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China to offer satellite TV to 500 villages in Ivory Coast

In Ivory Coast, representatives of the Chinese government have just launched the local part of a project to offer satellite television to 10,000 African villages...

25 Oct 2019

Clio Entertainment Awards announces 2019 shortlist
Clio Entertainment Awards announces 2019 shortlist

The shortlist for the 2019 Clio Entertainment Awards has been announced. The awards will be handed out on 21 November 2019 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood...

24 Oct 2019

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New reality TV show for Africa's singers launches January

Singers from around Africa will be competing for a grand prize of $100 000 (around R1.5 million), in a new African reality television singing competition...

22 Oct 2019

Feather Flies to the Sky drama series.
Chinese reality series for Kenyan audiences

KBC and China's National Radio and Television Administration ink deal to broadcast Chinese TV series in Kenya...

22 Oct 2019

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Nigeria to adopt The Voice Kids

Nigeria will become the 40th country in the world to air the local version of The Voice Kids...

21 Oct 2019

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Egta, The Global TV Group release TV Charter on transparency in ad measurement

The Brussels-based association of television and radio sales houses, Egta, and The Global TV Group have published a TV Charter...

21 Oct 2019

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Canal+ partners with Mediawan to produce original content for Africa

Canal+ International (the international subsidiary of Canal+ Group) and Mediawan are forming a partnership to invest in original content in French for the African audience....

18 Oct 2019

Nigeria's first Broadcast Advert Analytics Audit Report launched
Nigeria's first Broadcast Advert Analytics Audit Report launched

A dedicated Broadcast Analytics Audit Reporting platform has been launchd in Nigeria to help brands interpret their TV and radio advert compliance reports...

17 Oct 2019

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40% DTT coverage achieved in Ivory Coast

The government in Ivory Coast has announced that 40% of the country has now been equipped with DTT signals...

17 Oct 2019

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BBC Studios serves content to 22 African markets

BBC Studios has announced that it has licensed over 800 hours of content to clients across the African continent in the past six months...

15 Oct 2019

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Delay in digital switch over project in Nigeria

'Administrative issues' and lack of funds blamed for delay in digital switch over in Nigeria...

14 Oct 2019

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Canal + to launch a Gabonese reality show

A basketball reality television series filmed in Gabon, will hit the airwaves soon on Canal +...

11 Oct 2019

Robyn Curnow, CNN.
Africa must step up to support its innovators

I've lost count of the number of times I've heard business leaders from outside Africa refer to the continent's enormous potential. It's a cliché, as well as a source of frustration for many Africans...

By Robyn Curnow 9 Oct 2019

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Arabsat to offer streaming service with Tooli

Tooli will offer Arabsat's free-to-air channels and is in talks with pay-TV content owners and platforms to offer their content as well onto the platform with the objective of rolling out a paid service in the future...

8 Oct 2019

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How to create TV ads that deliver REAL business results

At least 47% of the success of a TV advertising campaign can be attributed to the creative used...

By Cristina de Vierna 8 Oct 2019

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Nollywood stars pop-up channel

Africa Magic will release its Nollywood Stars pop-up channel for its DStv and GOtv viewers this October...

7 Oct 2019

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New TV channel DGTV launched in DRC

DgTV is preparing to launch its commercial activities in the DRC. A communication campaign began a few days ago on social media, including Twitter...

4 Oct 2019

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Ethiopian viewers get HD TV channels for the first time

Ethiopia welcomes its first dedicated TV platform: Ethiosat. The Ethiosat platform will deliver HD channels to Ethiopian viewers for the first time...

3 Oct 2019

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New TV show promotes underground artistes in Ghana

Ghanaian Hiplife artiste, Opanka is coming with a new TV show project to promote up-coming artistes also known as underground artistes...

3 Oct 2019

Inglot to release Powerpuff Girls make-up collection
Inglot to release Powerpuff Girls make-up collection

Global beauty brand Inglot Cosmetics is launching a limited-edition Powerpuff Girls make-up collection. Launching on 24 October 2019, the range is the result of a collaboration Cartoon Network...

3 Oct 2019

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StarTimes introduced Tozali TV in Nigeria

StarTimes, subscribers to Nigeria's leading pay-TV, will experience Tozali TV, a lifestyle TV with rich cultural entertainment content in Hausa and English...

2 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office
Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

New expectations of transparency and authenticity in business means things like organisational purpose, brand stories, how your company does things, what it believes in and what it stands for, can all play a part in how your company sees itself and how it is seen by others...

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

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