e.TV Ghana is rolling out the first phase of refreshing entertainment shows, the ‘Gong Gong Beater’ and ‘SHOPPING ON e’. ‘Gong Gong Beater’ will be hosted by comedian Araba Attah where she will discuss the issues of the coronavirus safety protocols and her take on the recent presidential updates on COVID-19. The show will also [...]
Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) has recently launched Qatar 2 TV channel. The new channel will broadcast the most important programmes presented by Qatar TV throughout its history. HE Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad al-Thani, CEO of Qatar Media Corporation, has reviewed the preparations for the opening of the channel. The Assistant Director of Qatar TV and [...]
The BBC’s global reach increased by 11% year on year in 2020 to 468.2m people a week – the highest number ever. BBC News in Africa has had an impressive year and now reaches 132 million people a week across 12 language services and 30 TV programmes. Investment from the UK government’s ‘World 2020’ initiative attracted [...]
Cook Off, the first Zimbabwean movie to be available on streaming platform Netflix will be aired on the national broadcaster ZBC on 11 August 2020 at 9PM. The movie will be replayed on 14 August at 9PM. Cook Off is a romantic comedy featuring a struggling single mother who finds love and good fortune in a TV [...]
The federal government has announced the granting of a two-month licence-fee waiver for terrestrial broadcast stations in Nigeria by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, as part of efforts to ease the negative effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the broadcast industry. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who stated at a meeting with [...]
The new TV channel called SABC Education will go live today and will initially be accessible on YouTube and digital terrestrial television. The Group CEO, Madoda Mxakwe, specified that the introduction of the channel is timely as the nation needs these interventions to fill gaps that have been created by Covid-19 related adjustments. “In particular, [...]
Abu Dhabi Media has announced its new Ramadan line-up that includes more than 20 new shows for its TV channels, Abu Dhabi TV and Emarat TV. The shows will range from Emirati and regional dramas to comedies as well as informative programmes which will focus on the history of the UAE and its founder Sheikh [...]
Sharjah Broadcasting Authority (SBA) has announced a line-up of more than 90 programmes covering a range of topics to air on its radio and television channels during Ramadan this year. SBA said that the Ramadan package will include 11 religious, 28 social and cultural programmes, and 20 entertainment dramas and soap operas featuring [...]
SABC has introduced a Covid-19 learner support initiative in an effort to limit the impact of the lockdown on the school calendar in South Africa. The multimedia learner support initiative, the SABC and the DBE said in a joint statement, is part of the broader efforts to prevent the total loss of the school year, [...]
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has called on all Pay Subscription Broadcasters which include GOTv, DStv, NTA Startimes, FreeTV Platforms among others in Nigeria to decrypt all local channels on their bouquet. In a statement, the NBC announced the decryption will last for a month. “Further directives on this shall be issued by the Commission [...]
