Television Signal piracy is a real shortfall for the audiovisual industry nowadays. During the African Nations Championship held in Cameroon in January-February 2021, opportunity was given to the African Union of Broadcasting to (re) take stock of satellite and online piracy, during broadcast time. Out of 32 games delivered in 21 days, several were screened [...]
Azam TV, owned by the Tanzania-based Bakhresa Group, plans to expand to Zimbabwe. The service is already present in Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Kenya and Rwanda. Its bouquets cover sport, entertainment, news, music and religious channels. It has to be noted that the new service will broadcast DTH and has been licensed by the Broadcasting Authority [...]
MultiChoice Nigeria has unveiled a lineup of new shows, series and other content offerings coming to its DStv, GOtv and Showmax platforms ahead of the festive season and well into 2022. MultiChoice Nigeria’s Executive Head, Content and West Africa Channels, Busola Tejumola talked about the new shows coming to Africa Magic Showcase, Urban and Family, [...]
beIN MEDIA GROUP, the global sports and entertainment broadcaster, and its flagship sports channel beIN SPORTS, will broadcast three of the most highly anticipated European football matches of the season on Sunday 24th October. El Clásico, Manchester United v Liverpool and Le Classique will be broadcast live and exclusive across all 24 countries of the [...]
Cartoon Network announced the second season of CN Tubers. The show will return to Cartoon Network Arabic on October 22, celebrating local content in a fresh new format hosted by Saudi comedian Shakir Sharif. Sean Gorman, Head of Kids Channels UK, Nordics & MENAT at WarnerMedia commented on the release saying: “We were very much [...]
This Spooktober, beIN MEDIA GROUP, the global sports and entertainment broadcaster, is featuring a series of scary movies that promise to keep you in suspense and on the edge of your seat – featuring several movies from the “King of Horror” himself. So, we invite you to stock up on all the candy treats, put [...]
Last year Eutelsat released its Sat.tv set-top box in the MENA region. The idea was to make it easy for viewers to arrange the hundreds of free-to-view channels available into simple to use menu options complete with channel logos and images. Most pay-TV operators have been doing this for years, but in the MENA market [...]
MultiChoice confirmed that the pay-TV service and M-Net are reviving Big Brother Mzansi after seven years for another South African season. “The MultiChoice Group and Banijay are pleased to announce that the much-loved Big Brother Mzansi will be making its highly anticipated return to your screens soon, and it promises to be as exciting, entertaining [...]
In a move to expand FUEL TV’s presence in a key part of the world, the company has forged a strategic alliance with South Africa’s Old School Productions. The news was announced by FUEL TV CEO, Fernando Figueiredo and OSP Founder and CEO, Markus Museler. Figueiredo spoke about this partnership saying: “Southern Africa is one [...]
StarzPlay and Sony announced that they are developing an 8-part series that portrays the life and reign of King Emeritus Juan Carlos I of Spain, which abruptly abdicated in 2014 after a 40-year rule. The series will be directed by a creative team led by producers Howard Gordon (Homeland, 24) and Alex Gansa (Homeland), winners [...]
