Rotana Channels Group has inked a media agreement with Lebanese channel LBC and Sawt Beirut International, which airs an array of Lebanese programmes focused on arts, music and entertainment. The deal was inked by Abdullah Al-Shabana, head of the TV sector at Rotana Channels Group, and Jerry Maher, executive director of Sawt Beirut International. The [...]
UAE-based ISAT Africa and SES have inked a three-year agreement to launch 4G services in East Africa. The new service will be accessible first through SES’s O3b medium earth orbit (MEO) constellation to subsequently migrate and extended to SES’s next-generation MEO system, O3b mPOWER, in 2022. The Founder and Managing Director at iSAT Africa, Rakesh [...]
StarTimes will be adding new TV content for its subscribers at no extra cost. This move aims at introducing an array of content genres for its viewers. One of the programs that is available is Fashion TV Africa, a typical African style fashion channel that enjoys unique shots of brilliant flair thereby highlighting quality, African-themed [...]
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 Saudi Sports Company has launched satellite sports channels and sealed a contract with the MBC Group to provide broadcasting services for these channels and to transmit the events of the Saudi competitions (Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup – Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional Cup League – Saudi Super Cup), for the upcoming [...]