AFRICAMTV Africa Music Awards 2008
The first, star-studded MTV Africa Music Awards will take place at the Velodrome, Abuja, Nigeria on Saturday, 22 November 2008, in front of thousands of musicians, celebrities, media and music fans in a two-hour TV spectacular, combining performances from top African and international stars with award presentations and an international superstar host. 13 Aug 2008 14:33
CENTRAL AFRICAMalawi: GTV partners with a local bank
[Gregory Gondwe] The pan-African pay-TV satellite service GTV has partnered with National Bank of Malawi (NBM) to run a finance facility that will allow prospective clients acquiring GTV equipment and services. 12 Aug 2008 13:57
AFRICAFace of Africa 2008
A new season of Face of Africa hits the runway this month as M-Net relaunches its cross-continental model talent search. The new season will mark the seventh time that the project has run, having already delivered fresh new stars to the world's biggest catwalks. 12 Aug 2008 11:22
AFRICAAfrica's new voice
[Janine Erasmus] Africa will soon get a new dedicated 24-hour independent news channel. In the spirit of CNN, Al Jazeera, the BBC, and South Africa's own recently-launched eNews channel, A24 will bring news from the African continent delivered from an African perspective. The Nairobi-based initiative is the brainchild of Kenyan Salim Amin, the son of renowned cameraman Mohamed Amin, who died in a plane crash in 1996. 6 Aug 2008 16:24
CENTRAL AFRICAMultichoice Malawi introduces new facilities
[Gregory Gondwe] Multichoice Malawi, a local digital satellite television service provider, has introduced new facilities, which its sales and marketing officer, Chimwemwe Nyirenda said would make it stand above its competitors in Malawi. 6 Aug 2008 11:36
AFRICAGateway Broadcast Services selects MediaHighway Middleware and EPG for its African pay-TV service
NDS, provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced that Gateway Broadcast Services (GBS), the new pan-African pay-TV service has broadened its relationship with NDS. GBS has chosen MediaHighway Middleware and NDS Electronic Program Guide (EPG) to enhance its pay-TV satellite service for sub-Saharan Africa. 4 Aug 2008 11:33
NIGERIANigeria: Senate seeks to censor Big Brother Africa
Abuja: Senate has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to censor or ban outright the Big Brother Africa Reality programme brought into Nigerian homes via the Digital Satellite Television (DSTV) owned by Multichoice if the contents contradict socio-cultural values of the Nigerian people. 4 Aug 2008 10:53
AFRICAFive out of every seven new subscribers choose GTV
Research shows over the last nine months, five out of every seven new subscribers to satellite television chose GTV, according to a recent report by Balancing Act, an African research company specialising in the media and communications sectors. 28 Jul 2008 11:11
ZIMBABWEGlobecast Satellite acquitted
There was a dramatic end to the Globecast Satellite trial on 24 July 2008 when Harare Magistrate Archie Wochiunga refused to place the company on further remand after the state had applied for a postponement of the matter. 24 Jul 2008 20:00
GHANACNN's "Inside Africa" in Ghana
"Inside Africa" on CNN International will be hosted on July 26, by Nkepile Mabuse who comes from Ghana, West Africa. The programme features special coverage of the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards, which took place on Saturday 19 July in Accra, plus there's an analysis and focus on where Ghana stands today, 50 years after independence. 24 Jul 2008 19:44
EGYPTThe Fox's Den
Fox Movies has been generating a buzz among viewers and advertisers across Egypt and the Middle East. The globally-renowned Fox International Channels (FIC) and Arab satellite network, Rotana Media Services (RMS) have teamed up to create Fox Movies, the second 24-hour movie channel in the Middle East that can also toot the FTA horn. 24 Jul 2008 10:42
ZIMBABWESA company charged with illegal importation of broadcasting equipment
A South African company, Globecast Satellite, which saw two of its employees acquitted of practising journalism without accreditation in April 2008 by a Harare magistrate, is now being charged with illegal importation of broadcasting equipment in violation of the Broadcasting Services Act (BSA). 24 Jul 2008 08:48
ZIMBABWERugoho-Chin'ono, CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2008
Hopewell Rugoh-Chin'ono, from Zimbabwe, has been awarded the top prize at this year's CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Awards ceremony. 21 Jul 2008 10:12
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