Intelsat has renewed its agreement with ViewMedia, a media service provider providing a Free-to-Air (FTA) TV platform for Sub-Saharan Africa. This renewal, leveraging the Intelsat 20 (IS-20) video neighbourhood and Africa’s premier DTH community, aims to bolster ViewMedia’s business in the region by expanding its entertainment offerings and attracting new channels. Intelsat will collaborate closely […]

Canal+ subscribers in French-speaking African countries will be able to access Netflix content via their subscription, for a streamlined user experience. Canal+, the French broadcaster, already offers over 400 live channels, including 28 produced for African audiences, and an enriched experience via the Canal+ Application and connected set-top boxes. This partnership will enrich the offer with […]

Africa’s smartphone market kicked off 2025 on a high note as regional shipments grew for the eighth consecutive quarter. According to Canalys (now part of Omdia), shipments climbed 6 per cent year on year in Q1 2025, reaching 19.4 million units. While other regions saw weaker demand for entry-level devices, Africa benefited from resilient offline […]

African Movie Channel (AMC), the UK-based Nollywood broadcaster, has announced the launch of its 24-hour FAST channel, Nolly Africa HD, on Whale TV+. Nolly Africa HD can now be streamed by audiences in the UK, Ireland, France, Canada and the US (including US Virgin Islands). AMC’s two pay-TV Nollywood channels are already distributed throughout sub-Saharan […]

Rivada Space Networks has linked with Q-Kon and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim to power network expansion and digital transformation across Africa. Under the agreement, Q-KON will leverage Rivada’s proposed Outernet satellite system to provide resilience for specialised data networks across Africa and cyber security to enterprises that require secure infrastructure, such […]

Cairo-based Middle East satellite operator Nilesat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RASCOM (Regional African Satellite Communications Organisation) with the intention of boosting satellite technology collaboration across Africa and the Mid-East. The MoU is, in essence, a Marketing Service Contract, marking the beginning of a “dynamic and mutually beneficial partnership in the field […]

MTN Group, African mobile network operator, has entered a strategic partnership with Synamedia, a video software provider, to develop a new streaming platform tailored for mobile and fixed broadband subscribers across Africa. This collaboration aims to enhance digital content accessibility and provide a diverse range of viewing options to meet the evolving preferences of audiences […]

Aziz Diallo has been appointed General Manager of Pay-TV French-speaking Africa. He will report to David Mignot, Managing Director of Canal+ Africa. Diallo began his career in 2004 with Alcatel in the international sales department. In 2007, he joined Greenwich Consulting as a senior consultant, before joining MTN, the African telco, two years later as […]

BBC News Swahili has officially launched its TikTok channel. The channel aims to deliver journalism to Swahili-speaking audiences across Africa and beyond, by providing trusted news in an engaging format that resonates with audiences. The BBC News Swahili TikTok channel will feature a range of short-form videos in Swahili covering politics, culture, society as well […]

The reduction in value of local currencies has resulted in MultiChoice putting its subscription rates up again for some of its African pay-TV subscribers. For example, MultiChoice Nigeria has once again announced an increase in the cost of subscriptions for its DStv and GOtv packages. The hike comes less than a year after the company […]