Weak rand spells higher than usual DStv price hike
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016The ongoing weakening of the rand foreshadows a possible bigger price hike this year than usual for South African DStv subscribers as local pay-TV subscribers will...
View ArticleShowMax not hiking subscription fees, for now
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016Johannesburg - Local internet video service ShowMax is not increasing its monthly R99 subscription rate despite the weak rand impacting its business.Multinational...
View ArticleThe Cape Film Commission is closing down
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016Cape Town – The Cape Film Commission (CFC) is shutting down after 15 years over a lack of money and support.It will be closing its door at the end of February,...
View ArticleCollecting society slams MTN for ‘not paying royalties since 2013’
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016African mobile giant MTN is facing allegations that it has failed to pay music copyright royalties to songwriters since 2013. The company, which allegedly owes just...
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Events
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016 31 March to 2 June 2016 Discop Afrique Abidjan 2016Sofitel Hotel Ivoire , Abidjan , Ivory CoastTV Programs Market: The largest market in Francophone Africa , and...
View ArticleOpportunities
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016NFVF Internship Programme - CLOSING DATE EXTENDEDThe NFVF is a statutory body mandated by the National Film and Video Foundation Act 73 of 1997 to spearhead the...
View ArticleAfrica, priority conquest Canal+
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016Two million is now the number of Group Canal + subscribers in Africa. Beyond the charm round accounts, the figure announced Thursday, January 14 by the pay channel...
View ArticleCairo’s NileSat to invest additional $50m in East Africa
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016NileSat, which operates three satellites, with two more planned for launch in 2017 and 2019, offers satellite hosting services for television and radio stations,...
View ArticleAl Jazeera launches new audio service app targeting low-bandwidth regions in...
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016Al Jazeera Media Network has launched a new audio web app that will give users in low-bandwidth regions access to a live audio stream of the Al Jazeera TV broadcast...
View ArticleMultiChoice, M-Net to launch GOtv in South Africa
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016MultiChoice and M-Net will soon launch its GOtv service as its digital TV product and service in South Africa’s digital terrestrial television (DTT) market. by...
View ArticleYuppTV Partners with Sun Network to Launch 10 Channels in Middle East & North...
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016YuppTV, the world’s largest Over-The-Top (OTT) provider for Indian content, has partnered with leading South Indian television network Sun Network to offer numerous...
View ArticleExperience the Power of Ghanaian Cinema in Exclusive 'Nakom' Trailer
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016Ghana's historical first entry in the Berlin International Film Festival tells the story of ambition, honor an familial obligation.As the first-ever Ghanaian film...
View Article2016 European Film Market Preview: 'Wùlu' - Pitched as a "Malian Scarface" -...
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016Paris-based international sales and co-production company, Indie sales, is now repping a Malian crime thriller titled “Wùlu,” the feature directorial debut from...
View ArticleWGSA Muse Awards announces 2016 Nominees
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016The Writers' Guild of South Africa (WGSA) takes great pleasure in announcing the nominees for the third annual WGSA Muse Awards. Performance writers in film,...
View ArticleJihadi film that sparked censorship row in France released with 18 certificate
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016A French documentary about life among jihadi groups in Africa and the Middle East, which sparked a row over censorship, has been given an 18 certificate.The rare...
View ArticleWestgate Attack Movie To Be Filmed In South Africa, Here’s Why Kenya Was...
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016On a scale of one to ten, Kenya seems to be closer to one than it is to ten as one of Africa’s prime filming destinations.South Africa on the other hand must be...
View Article‘Jongo’ makes global TV premiere on BET
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016Jongo is poised to make its South African TV debut on BET (DStv channel 129) on 15 February 2016 at 21h05.The eight part series, produced by Johannesburg-based...
View ArticleSA film chosen for Berlin International Film Festival
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016A South African film is set to make its world premiere at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival next week. The film, Shepherds and Butchers, is based on Chris...
View Article‘They Will Have To Kill Us First’ Malian Music Documentary Is Headed To U.S....
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016The feature-length documentary, directed by Johanna Schwartz, follows a group of musicians in Mali in the wake of the 2012 jihadist takeover and subsequent banning...
View ArticleZimbabwe & Ghana students shine at DStv Eutelsat Star Awards
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016Zimbabwean student Mallon Marume scooped the first prize for artistic creativity this year’s DStv Eutelsat Star Awards announced Nairobi, Kenya yesterday. The...
View ArticleAfrican and European cities simultaneously co-host the African Film...
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016After having celebrated the last four editions in Cordoba, the African Film Festival-FCAT will hold its 13th edition in both Tarifa, Europe's southernmost city, and...
View Article2016 Pan African Film Festival offers visual diversity
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016As the rest of the entertainment capital remains embroiled in a discussion of the question of diversity and inclusion, the 2016 Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) is...
View ArticleAn Africa City taking Africa by storm
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016Dubbed "Africa's version of Sex in the City", online show "An African City" became a YouTube sensation when it debuted back in 2014. Now about to air its second...
View ArticleTriggerfish Artists short nominated for Writers Guild Muse Award
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016The Case of the Disappearing Daddy, a Triggerfish Artists short film, has been nominated in the Animation/Web Series category at The Writers Guild of South Africa s...
View ArticleAkin Omotoso's Romantic Comedy TELL ME SWEET SOMETHING Selected for Pan...
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016Akin Omotoso's Romantic Comedy TELL ME SWEET SOMETHING Selected for Pan African Film FestivalAkin Omotoso's latest feature Tell Me Sweet Something was a box office...
View ArticleANC scoffs at ‘propaganda’ film claims
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016The ANC has dismissed as a propaganda a new documentary film claiming it focused more on violently attacking rival black groups than overthrowing apartheid. The...
View ArticleTelling Africa’s Agriculture Stories Through Radio, TV, Film
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016Showcasing African farming through TV, radio, and film can help engage the public in conversations about agriculture, food justice, and sustainability, according to...
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Ethiopia: Moby Group launches free-to-air satellite station Kana TV in JV...
Broadcast Issue 2031 12 February 2016Dubai-based Moby Group is launching a new satellite entertainment channel in Ethiopia in a JV with local partners. For years the TV sector in Ethiopia was just...
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