Tanzania moves closer to full digital broadcasting
The Tanzania Daily News reports that the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) will stop the analogue television broadcasting system for Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions on 31 March, signalling the move More...
Networks lag in the digital world
It’s a digital world, with technology driving every aspect of our lives – from the way we communicate and work, to the way we make purchases. As technology evolves, so do our expectations of what it can do for More...
Tanzania: TICRA determined to switch off analogue
The Tanzania Daily News reports that the country’s communications regulatory body, TICRA (Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority), has confirmed it will not backtrack on the move from analogue to digital More...
Kenya: Nairobi poised for analogue migration
The Star reports from Nairobi that 31 December is the stipulated deadline for the region’s switch from an analogue television signal to digital. The deadline for the switch off of Nairobi's analogue TV signal More...
Uganda: UCC urged to step up digital campaign
Ugandan pay-TV operator StarTimes has urged the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to strengthen its awarness campaign covering the country’s digital migration away from analog television. Uganda's More...
Uganda’s UBC sues UCC over contract breach
The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) has filed a lawsuit against the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) for reportedly dishonoring a contract that would have made the UBC the sole signal provider in the More...
Exset launches digital monetization for Africa
Television ecosystem pioneers for emerging markets Exset announced on Wednesday evening that it was lauching the Digital Monetization System (DMS) in Africa in order to help transform and monetize television platforms More...
Uncertainty over Kenya’s migration onto digital
Director General of the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) Francis Wangusi has stated that the date for Kenya’s switch-off from analogue to digital broadcasting remains unknown writes The Star in Nairobi. Uncertainty More...
Digital activities now becoming the new normal – PwC
South Africa’s entertainment and media companies have reached the ‘end of the digital beginning’, with digital activities now becoming the ‘new normal’ for traditional media companies, according to a report More...
Companies need to drastically change their IT outlook – Gartner Senior VP
During Gartner’s annual Symposium ITxp 2012, Senior Vice President of Research Peter Sondergaard addressed the media in a round-table interview to clarify and explain more about Gartner’s Nexus, stressing that companies More...