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Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:07:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43285 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:02:21 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43285 January 28, 2025 — Entertainment & Media (E&M) markets across South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are expected to see revenue growth ahead of the global average (3.9% CAGR through 2028), according to PwC.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43122 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 08:57:20 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43122 December 19, 2024 — Pre-installation of CANAL+ apps on TVs running VIDAA OS has been extended, adding Central Europe, Vietnam, Myanmar, French Overseas Territories and French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa to Poland, France and Switzerland.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43026 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 17:17:58 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43026 December 5, 2024 — South Africa has extended the deadline for analogue switch-off in the country from 31 December 2024 to 31 March 2025, recognising the considerable delays that have plagued the migration project.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42901 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:11:17 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42901 November 12, 2024 — MultiChoice has released an update for the six months ended 30 September 2024. On a YoY basis, the company's linear subscriber base declined by 11% or 1.8m subscribers to 14.9m active subscribers.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42850 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:19:31 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42850 November 6, 2024 — MwareTV has implemented IGADO+, a video streaming service dedicated to the Ethiopian market. IGADO+ works in conjunction with Ethio Telecom to deliver the service over broadband and mobile.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42722 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 06:30:53 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42722 October 17, 2024 — LG and CANAL+ Group have announced the renewal and strengthening of their global partnership for the distribution of CANAL+ Group Applications on webOS in all CANAL+ Group Territories.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42669 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 08:47:46 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42669 October 8, 2024 — Vodafone and Google will work on search and recommendations for TV, deploy Google Cloud's gen AI capabilities, and Google Ad Manager will be used to monetize Vodafone's addressable TV inventory.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42245 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 07:03:56 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42245 August 12, 2024 — Vivendi's Canal+ plans to double its stake in MC Vision, the Mauritius-based digital Pay TV company, increasing its share from 37% to 75% to become the majority shareholder.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42150 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:12:04 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42150 July 22, 2024 — Vivendi has provided an update on its project to split the company. Reflecting its international dimension and its ongoing combination with MultiChoice, Canal+ would be listed in London.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42057 Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:21:32 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42057 July 3, 2024 — SABC has updated its OTT platform, SABC Plus. The new features are designed to enhance the user experience with a seamless, intuitive interface and personalised content recommendations.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42027 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 08:10:27 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=42027 July 1, 2024 — MEASAT has signed an agreement with India's Sun TV to support the distribution of 37 TV channels via MEASAT-3d, extending the service to audiences in the Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa regions.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41924 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:35:38 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41924 June 12, 2024 — MultiChoice has reported results for the year ended March 2024. Active subscribers declined by 9% YoY, mainly due to a 13% decline in the Rest of Africa business. The South African business declined by 5%.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41753 Fri, 24 May 2024 08:28:16 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41753 May 21, 2024 — Mangomolo has been chosen by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to upgrade its SABC+ platform capabilities, expanding the service to internet connected devices.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41669 Mon, 20 May 2024 07:38:07 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41669 May 14, 2024 — SES has announced that its Ethiosat platform at 57°E now delivers content to 17 million TV households in Ethiopia, up 7 million compared to 2022, with its reach penetration growing to 95%.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41429 Fri, 12 Apr 2024 07:49:44 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41429 April 11, 2024 — Mangomolo has been chosen by UPICtv to provide a turnkey solution for The Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport & Culture (MYSC) of Botswana to deliver OTT video across the country.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41398 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:07:50 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41398 April 8, 2024 — MultiChoice and Canal+ have entered into a cooperation agreement regarding Canal+'s proposed mandatory offer for MultiChoice.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41366 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 07:40:58 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41366 March 31, 2024 — Eutelsat (Paris/London:ETL) has announced the launch of EUTELSAT 36D. For video delivery, the satellite includes 70 Ku-band transponders, and will replace EUTELSAT 36B at 36°E later this year.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41332 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:00:28 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41332 March 20, 2024 — Ghana has reinstated its Digital Television Receiver Conformance Regime. The regime requires all DTT and DTH receivers to pass a conformance test and be certified to use a receiver certification logo.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41198 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:00:15 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41198 February 27, 2024 — Netgem has unveiled a service that seamlessly combines live TV, streaming, and Cloud Gaming all in one place, with the launch of Zeop gaming in France.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41189 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:51:21 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41189 February 26, 2024 — Paramount Global Content Distribution has announced a licensing deal with MultiChoice to create a Paramount+ branded destination on the pan-African platform.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41120 Mon, 12 Feb 2024 05:00:03 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41120 February 12, 2024 — According to Digital TV Research, Sub-Saharan Africa will have 16 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2029, up from 7 million at end-2023.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41087 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:20:27 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=41087 February 1, 2024 — MultiChoice has received a letter from Groupe Canal+, indicating its non-binding intention to acquire the remaining ordinary shares in MultiChoice that it does not currently own.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40989 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 05:00:49 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40989 January 8, 2024 — According to Digital TV Research, the number of pay TV subscribers in Africa will climb by 12 million between 2023 and 2029, with satellite gaining 7 million and DTT gaining 5 million.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40937 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 08:59:04 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40937 December 15, 2023 — Final agreement at WRC-23 retains broadcasting as the only primary service in the frequency band 470–694 MHz across ITU Region 1 (Europe, Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia).]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40701 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 08:15:49 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40701 October 25, 2023 — TDF has selected Synamedia's vDCM for the video processing of France Televisions' five national channels, plus Outre-mer La Première and Arte, across French overseas territories.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40580 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 07:21:14 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40580 September 26, 2023 — Pixalate has released its H1 2023 EMEA Connected TV (CTV) Ad Supply Chain Report, an analysis of open programmatic CTV advertising through the first half of 2023 in the EMEA region.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40392 Mon, 04 Sep 2023 08:12:44 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40392 August 29, 2023 — Mangomolo has announced that t is partnering with U-TO Solutions to offer its full-service, end-to-end OTT video platform to the media and broadcast sector in Asia and South Africa.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40283 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 08:05:21 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40283 August 14, 2023 — According to Digital TV Research, African SVOD will see plenty of growth in the coming years. Africa will have 18 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2029, up from 8 million at end-2023.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40160 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:46:15 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40160 July 11, 2023 — Qwilt and Cisco will deploy their CDN solution at Vodafone, increasing the performance of Vodafone’s streaming delivery to mobile and fixed broadband customers in Europe and Africa.]]> https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40085 Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:07:45 +0000 https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=40085 June 21, 2023 — PCCW [SEHK:0008] and CANAL+ have announced a deal under which CANAL+ will become a 26.1% minority shareholder in Viu, with an option for further investment to bring its holding to 51%.]]>