Africell made its first call on its new network in Angola, the major technical milestone marks the start of network operations and prepares the way for a phased roll-out of services. The phased launch of services that will follow the first call reflects local and international best practice. It is part of how Africell operates [...]
Moonbug Entertainment has renewed its partnership with MBC Group. The new cooperation agreement, Moonbug is set to add more television shows and programmes dedicated to children on the Arabic streaming platform Shahid VIP. The previous agreement MBC, Moonbug licensed properties including Little Baby Bum, Go Buster, Playtime with Twinkle, Little Baby Bus, ARPO, My Magic [...]
Safaricom partners with Google and Transission, the company behind TECNO, Infinix and itel, to enable Kenyans to access more 4G devices under the Lipa Mdogo Mdogo financing plan. Through the partnership, Safaricom customers can access the internet and the world of possibilities via an array of smartphones that they can pay for as they use. [...]
B.Tech for Trade and Distribution, an Egyptian retailer specialised in selling and distributing consumer electronics, has signed a partnership with premium SVOD platform Shahid VIP. Under the collaboration, B.Tech customers will be able to watch exclusive content on Shahid VIP. They will get a free three-month subscription to Shahid VIP if they purchase a new [...]
Hit show Succession’s new season is set to bring family, corporate politics, alliances, and convoluted power struggles once again come to the forefront on OSN. Regional streaming major OSN brought season 3 of this black-comedy drama to viewers within the region on October 18, 2021, the same time that the rest of the world started [...]
Vodacom, the South African operator, has launched ConnectforChange which is a donation platform that enables customers to donate their airtime or cash to a worthy cause. Customers can now make a donation via the My Vodacom App, a USSD string as well as the newly-launched VodaPay app. Customers also have the option to make a [...]
Audiomack, the discovery-focused streaming service has launched a new tool called Supporters which will allow fans to pay to become a ‘supporter’ of any one track or album on the platform. It creates a new revenue stream for the artist, while the fan’s support will be publicly acknowledged within the Audiomack app. The Audiomack Supporter [...]
Cabo Verde Telecom have signed a joint cooperation agreement with Angola Cables, to expand connectivity and network capabilities.This new strategic partnership will also streamline closer commercial cooperation in the development of customised networking products and solutions that can be brought to market in the coming months. The SACS, WACS, MONET and EllaLink subsea cables will [...]
Filmmaker Izu Ojukwu’s newly released film, ‘Amina’ has become the first Nigerian film to make the global top ten list on Netflix. The historical drama based on Queen Amina of Zazzau premiered on the streamer on November 4, 2021, Director Izu Ojukwu commented on the “Netflix confirms that ‘Amina’ has become the first Nigerian film [...]
MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa, two of Nigeria’s largest telecommunications companies, announced in November that they have received approval in principle from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to operate payment service banks (PSBs). PSBs offer financial services, including deposit-taking from individuals and small businesses, providing payment and remittance services, issuing debit and prepaid cards, [...]