Abu Dhabi Media has announced the signing of an agreement with STARZPLAY to stream AFC tournaments of the national teams and clubs competitions. At the beginning of September, the matches will be streamed on STARZPLAY starting with the Asian qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Football enthusiasts in the UAE will [...]
The Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit (GMIS) is partnering with the telecom giant Etisalat to speed up the development of 5G network services to spur the digital transformation both in the UAE and globally. Dr Ahmed bin Ali, Group Senior Vice-President – Corporate Communications at Etisalat, said that digital technology and 5G networks generate enormous [...]
StarTimes, the Chinese media company, has completed the second phase of its Uganda satellite TV project and has now reached an extra 400 villages in the country. The pay-TV system will broadcast educational programming as well as conventional channels. Song Wei, Project Director at StarTimes, said connecting villages is set to start this month and [...]
Saudi Telecom Company subsidiary, Intigral, just implemented a range of security and anti-piracy tools and services from Irdeto for its premium Jawwy TV platform. Intigral’s goal is to fight content piracy and protect Jawwy TV customers from malicious applications by implementing Irdeto Keys Credentials (K&C) and App Watch on their Android TV set-top boxes. Bill [...]
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that the UAE’s leading public service broadcaster and media company, Abu Dhabi Media, has been chosen as their exclusive media partner to broadcast the AFC’s national team and club competitions for the 2021 to 2024 rights cycle in the United Arab Emirates. Windsor John, AFC General Secretary, expressed his [...]
Airtel Niger has reportedly invested $5.7 million in deploying optical fibre from a major Nigerien city to the country’s border with Nigeria. The deployment of optical fibre began last week from the south-eastern city of Zinder to the small town of Maimoujia. The project is divided into three parts: the construction of a 12 km [...]
Jawwy TV, Intigral’s flagship OTT platform, is now available on Apple TV. The goal for the company is to increase its accessibility across most major smart TV brands. By accessing the Jawwy TV app on Apple TV or any of its compatible devices, subscribers can enjoy its brand-new upgraded features. The OTT platform provides users [...]
UNITEL launched this week a digital money service “UNITEL Money” in Angola. The service allows users to make deposit, withdrawal, transfer and payment via mobile phone, without needing a bank account.The technology platform used by UNITEL is powered by Huawei, with whom the company has been cooperating over the past couple of years. “The project [...]
Netflix released the trailer for the second season of the original South African series, Blood and Water. The mystery-drama series is making a comeback for a new season with new additions that come with secrets of their own. The long-awaited series will return on September 26, 2021. The teen drama will continue from where it [...]
Showmax, the African streaming service announced new addition to its catalogue, namely, eight series and three movies, including Showmax’s first romcom telenovela and scripted West African Showmax Original. This set of new series and movies follows a steady flow of Showmax Originals in 2021, from critically acclaimed scripted series to reality TV series. Candice Fangueiro, [...]