Africa (Sub-Saharan) Digital TV News

Europe Leading the Way in Digital Terrestrial TV
Nov 19, 2007 – Europe is leading the world in the fast-growing digital terrestrial platform (DTT), though other regions are gaining momentum, reports In-Stat. With analog shutoffs (ASOs) approaching in North America and Western Europe, strong drivers for digital terrestrial set top boxes are on the horizon as consumers transition from analog to digital.
News categories: In-Stat, Africa, Asia, Digital TV, Europe, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

SIRIUS 4 Satellite Successfully Launched
Nov 18, 2007 – SIRIUS 4 will be located at 5° East, SIRIUS' orbital position for delivering broadcast and broadband services across Europe, and will also transmit HDTV channels. SIRIUS 4 will also carry an African beam which will be marketed by SES ASTRA.
News categories: SES SIRIUS, ILS, Lockheed Martin, Africa, Digital TV, Europe, Satellite

Entertainment Highway selects Eutelsat W4 satellite for new HiTv Pay-TV platform for Nigeria
Nov 13, 2007 – Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has announced the conclusion of a five-year contract on its W4 satellite with Entertainment Highway Ltd (EHL) for a new pay-TV platform serving Nigeria.
News categories: Eutelsat, Entertainment Highway, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Nigeria, Satellite

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation-DStv to launch Mobile television
Oct 24, 2007 – Television viewership in the country is set to undergo a major transformation following the partnering by national broadcaster KBC with Digital Mobile Television (DMTV) Limited to bring mobile TV to the country.
News categories: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), DStv, Digital TV, Kenya, Mobile

IPTV Deployments More Than Double In a Year as Broadband Continues to Achieve Strong Growth
Oct 8, 2007 – The DSL Forum today announced new broadband and IPTV statistics at the Broadband World Forum Europe in Berlin. The statistics, prepared for the DSL Forum by industry analyst Point Topic, show that the number of people using IPTV services increased by 179 per cent in the 12 months to 30 June 2007.
News categories: Point Topic, DSL Forum, Africa, Asia, BBWF, Broadband, Canada, China, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Europe, Fibre, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Spain, Subscribers, UK, USA

Kenya to switch to digital TV by 2012, says information minister
Oct 4, 2007 – On 17th June 2015 it will be mandatory that all TV stations countrywide switch from the current Analogue format to new digital broadcasting format.
News categories: Digital TV, Kenya, Terrestrial, TV Services

South Africa Announces Satellite And Cable Broadcasting Licences
Sep 12, 2007 – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has granted broadcasting licences to: Walking on Water; On Digital Media; e-SAT; Telkom Media; and, MultiChoice Africa
News categories: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, Official Press Announcement, Cable TV, Digital TV, Satellite, South Africa, TV Services

Pace to supply HD PVR to MultiChoice Africa
Sep 8, 2007 – Pace Micro Technology (LSE:PIC) has announced an agreement with MultiChoice Africa to supply its market leading high definition (HD) personal video recorders (PVRs).
News categories: Pace Micro Technology, Multichoice Africa, Africa, Digital TV, DVB-S2, DVR, IBCShow, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

CyberFund, Inc. Announces That ROK Powers Vodacom Live and On-Demand Mobile TV Service
Sep 5, 2007 – CyberFund, Inc. (OTCBB:CYFD) has announced that Vodacom, South Africa's leading cellular network with more than 24 million customers, is launching "MobileTVPlaya", its live and on-demand multi-channel mobile TV service, streamed over 2.5G GPRS cellphones.
News categories: Mobile, South Africa