Africa (Sub-Saharan) Digital TV News

Monic@sh and MTN Select Irdeto to Secure Mobile Broadcast TV Services in the Ivory Coast
Feb 11, 2008 – Irdeto, a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE: NPN), has announced a deal to secure mobile broadcast TV services across the MTN Côte d'Ivoire network in the West African nation.
News categories: Irdeto, Monic@sh, MTN Côte d'Ivoire, CAM, Conditional Access, Côte d'Ivoire, Digital TV, Mobile, MWC24

WiMAX Technology Could Spur the Growth of Digital TV in Africa
Feb 1, 2008 – WiMAX has emerged as a serious player in underdeveloped regions where low bandwidth and inadequate infrastructure have limited the growth of broadband and digital TV services.
News categories: IMS Research, Africa, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda

South Africa - ICASA may shut new free broadcaster
Jan 28, 2008 – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) warned on Friday that it could block Free2View's satellite signal, or take other action, if the UK-based free-to-air broadcaster continued operating without a licence.
News categories: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, Free2View, Digital TV, Regulation, Satellite, South Africa

MSNBC's free satellite TV launched in South Africa
Jan 21, 2008 – Satellite TV will never be the same in South Africa, as Free2view has unveiled southern Africa's newest window to the world, MSNBC Africa.
News categories: Free2View, Digital TV, Satellite, South Africa

MultiChoice Licenses onHandTV from S3
Jan 15, 2008 – Silicon & Software Systems (S3) has announced that leading Pay-TV operator MultiChoice has licensed S3's onHandTV™ Software Development Kit (SDK) for DVB-H to further develop their interactive Mobile Broadcast TV services.
News categories: Silicon & Software Systems, MultiChoice, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, South Africa

Botswana - New pan-African satellite TV outfit licensed
Dec 19, 2007 – The National Broadcasting Board (NBB) yesterday awarded a Satellite Subscription Television Service Licence to Munhumutape African Broadcasting Corporation (MABCTV).
News categories: Botswana, Digital TV, Satellite, TV Services

MultiChoice celebrates 2 million subscribers
Nov 28, 2007 – MultiChoice South Africa has announced that its combined subscriber base in South Africa and the Africa business has reached the two million mark.
News categories: MultiChoice, Africa, Digital TV, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers

Naspers Reports Growth And Increased Investment Activity
Nov 27, 2007 – Over the period the total pay-TV subscriber base grew by 109,000 to 2.3 million subscribers, with strong growth across the African continent. Irdeto shipped 26% more smart cards compared with the same period last year.
News categories: Naspers, Results Presentation, Africa, Broadband, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Greece, Results, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers

South Africa's MWeb to offer 'triple-play' service
Nov 22, 2007 – On November 25, MWeb will launch a discounted "triple-play" bundle of satellite pay-TV, broadband Internet access and voice telephony.
News categories: MWeb, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, South Africa