In Ivory Coast, the government has ordered that TV channels available on DTT be offered free of charge on pay-TV packages in the country. NCI, A + Ivoire, Life TV, RTI1, RTI2, RTI 3 and 7info must therefore be accessible, even without a subscription from all operators. The information was made public on August 19 [...]
According to the South African National Department of Communication, the country will shift from analogue terrestrial television to digital television broadcasting in 2021. The department has announced this information while addressing the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee. The department specified the different phases, saying it would continue to implement the distribution of digital set-top boxes, which will [...]
The Minister of Communication and Media in Ivory Coast, Sidi Tiémoko Touré, proceeded on to the launch of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in Korhogo in the district of Klofowakaha. And this, as part of the project to switch to the new image and sound broadcasting technology, initiated by the Government. It was in the presence [...]
In Madagascar, the authorities will switch to digital terrestrial television (DTT) on June 17, 2020. The information was recently provided by the Ministry of Communication. According to his information, the next six months will serve as a test for the national platform. Launched in 2015, the Madagascan migration process to DTT has lagged considerably. One [...]
The government of Ghana has confirmed that the country’s broadcasting sector will migrate from analogue to digital broadcasting in June this year. The country’s communications minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, released the information after a meeting attended by the ministry and key industry players. She explained that the purpose of the meeting was to update all stakeholders [...]
The Accra-based television station Citi TV will go online on DSTV today. A decision likely to significantly increase its audience to acquire a larger audience share. The DSTV platform operated by MultiChoice broadcasts in 50 sub-Saharan countries, including Cape Verde and Madagascar, and will give Citi TV a much wider reach. A management statement said [...]
GOtv owned by Multichoice is adding new channels to its subscribers who may use various packages. These customers will have something new to watch over the holidays. The company calls its offer “This is us Wakenya”, which has since added four new channels to offer viewers an updated entertainment experience on GOtv Max, Plus and [...]
The Government has completed 18 television transmitter sites as part of the digital broadcasting migration project in Zimbabwe, which aims to move the country from analogue television broadcasting to digital television. Speaking at the Induction of Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) Board members in Harare today, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, hon Monica [...]
Viaccess-Orca, an Orange group company and world leader in OTT and TV platforms, content protection and advanced data solutions announced that the Malian Broadcast and Broadcast Corporation (SMTD) West Africa opted for VO System-Free Conditional Access (CAS) to secure its Pay-TV platforms as part of a nationwide government initiative to roll out digital terrestrial television [...]
The Nigerian federal government awarded the Chinese pay-TV company StarTimes a certificate of satisfaction when it completed its digital TV project for 1,000 Nigerian villages. The project supported by the Chinese government is based on one of the resolutions of the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation of 2015, during which the Chinese [...]