MTN South Africa is expanding its 5G coverage and has deployed 5G towers in Polokwane in Limpopo and Emalahleni (Witbank) in Mpumalanga. “MTN is making strides with its 5G technology rollout strategy,” stated, Kagiso Moncho, MTN General Manager for Northern Region. MTN South Africa is also investing ZAR 350 million (24 million USD) in the [...]
MultiChoice Uganda has inked a new deal with Sheilah Gashumba as host of an exciting new show on Honey TV called House of Chefs. Gashumba who is one of Uganda’s leading show hosts, Mcee, TV personality will bring her local and regional TV experience to the new show titled House of Chefs. She will be [...]
One month after obtaining a 5G license for mobile telephony, MyT Mobile, Mauritius Telecom’s mobile network, introduced the 5G service in Mauritius. The launch ceremony was held at the Hennessy Park hotel in Ebène in the presence of the Minister of Technology, Communication and Innovation, Deepak Balgobin and the CEO of Mauritius Telecom, Sherry Singh. [...]
Discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service from Discovery, Inc., today announced that Say Yes to The Dress is coming to the region for the first time ever, in an exclusive two-year deal with STARZPLAY, MENA’s fastest-growing video streaming service. One of TLC’s most well-loved and recognisable global franchises, ‘Say Yes to the [...]
Ooredoo has rolled out ‘Ooredoo Nation – Gamers’ Land’ and inked a key new agreement with Quest that will allow it to establish a significant presence throughout the rapidly emerging eSports domain. The telecom company has inked an agreement with Quest LLC, the first and largest Qatari-registered company specializing in the business of eSports. Its [...]
Africa’s digital TV operator StarTimes will exclusively air the African Championship of Nations, FIBA AfroBasket Rwanda 2021. The 30th edition of the AfroBasket, men’s basketball continental championship of Africa will take place from August 24 to September 5 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital city. 16 national teams divided into four groups will be competing for [...]
The Togolese channel New World TV has been granted TV rights by FIFA to broadcast the FIFA 2022 World Cup and the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup in 19 French-speaking countries in sub-Saharan Africa: Benin, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, [...]
Orange Egypt has teamed up with Amazon to offer Orange pre-paid and post-paid customers 6 months of Amazon Prime Video. Amazon Prime Video is offering Orange customers an exclusive selection to its subscribers only. Customers can watch thousand of movies, TV shows and exclusive Amazon Originals such as Goliath, Bosch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The [...]
BritBox will be available in South Africa on Friday 6 August at R100 per month or R100 for 12 months, offering a wide selection of British movies and TV shows. “We’re really excited to be bringing BritBox into South African homes and are confident viewers are going to love our programming, which offers a mixture [...]
Audiomack has launched a new Swahili podcast which will aim at highlighting the musical talents hailing from East Africa. The podcast will be hosted by radio personality Lil Ommy, also known as the King of Interviews. Swahili Radio will also feature live performances, exclusive interviews with East Africa’s biggest musicians, and much more. The premiere [...]