Sony has announced at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019, currently underway in Las Vegas that it will be adding support for Apple’s AirPlay 2 feature to its televisions, despite the fact that Sony TVs run Android software. In essence, Sony televisions...
No email, no problem. Consumers can now sign up for SA’s premium TV entertainment service black, using their mobile numbers. Consumers simply need to enter their mobile number and a one-time-pin (OTP) will be sent to customers to complete the registration...
November 9, 2018 •
Online & Social •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on WATCH: Netfix lets you control app using eye movements
Internet entertainment service provider, Netflix is rolling out a new feature that allows you to control the iOS app using facial expressions. At the recent Netflix’s Fall 2018 Hack Day held on Nov 7, the company unveiled and tested a mobile Netflix app...
October 9, 2018 •
Healthcare •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on How can Africa’s digital revolution be transformational?
With more than 250 million smartphones currently in Africa, the African media landscape is rapidly shifting from traditional radio, TV and print, to new media which is primarily digital. The revolution is being felt in all sectors including politics – with...
The television set has come a long way from small black and white screens embedded in wooden cabinets. Today’s sets are ultra-high definition and smart, complete with artificial intelligence features that ask what you would like to watch and even suggest...
February 26, 2018 •
Top Stories, West Africa •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Nigeria building Africa’s biggest free TV platform
On Friday 23 February 2018, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture in Nigeria, revealed that the Digital Switch Over (DSO) taking place in Nigeria is the first step of the nation’s goal of building Africa’s biggest and most lucrative...
The Chairman/CEO of the Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS), Ediri Jerry Wesley, revealed – during an interview with journalists in Abuja on Saturday 2nd of September 2017 – that the proposed NPBS would be hitting Nigerian airwaves as of...
According to a report by the BBC, YouTube has announced the launch of a $35-a-month TV subscription service that will see them rival US cable networks. The new live TV service will have more than 40 channels, which will include some of the country’s...
The year is 2009, and all anyone can talk about is… 3D entertainment. The movie Avatar is the biggest movie of the year, 3D entertainment is all the rage and everyone is spending their hard earned cash to bring that experience into their homes. Fast...
On-demand entertainment is relatively new to the South African market, but it is already taking the market by storm and evolving on the fly. Taryn Uhlmann, Executive Head of Operations at Discover Digital, a digital entertainment and video on demand services...
Netflix which entered the African market early this year has run into stiff opposition in Kenya. Representatives from the The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) said that the company is contributing the country’s moral decline, and wants the television...
February 11, 2015 •
East Africa, Events, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Intelsat, SES, IFC, ITU, GSMA, ICASA, Mobile TV, Nollywood Global and many more to meet at Commonwealth Digital Broadcasting Switchover Forum 2015
The latest speaker addition to the highly anticipated Commonwealth Digital Broadcasting Switchover Forum 2015 to take place in Johannesburg on 17 – 19 February 2015. They include: – Honourable Faith Muthambi, MP, Minister of Communications, South...
December 2, 2014 •
Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Kenya: Analogue switch off to be done in 3 phases
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has revealed the rollout timetable for Kenya’s shift from analogue to digital broadcasting. The reveal was made public after industry stakeholders agreed on a schedule for the switch over. CA Director General,...
June 5, 2014 •
Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on First ever overnight TV ratings comes to Africa
GeoPoll, a real-time mobile survey platform, today launched its Audience Measurement Service, which offers the first ever daily TV ratings in several African markets. The launch of this service comes just in time for the FIFA World Cup, when GeoPoll will...
From Nairobi, local media have reported on targets that the country’s communications regulator, the CCK, has set – including the objective to increase the current rate of mobile money service use from 58.9% to 70% in the next five years. In a strategic...
The range of channels broadcasting across sub-Saharan Africa via the EUTELSAT 16A satellite further increased with the launch of Eurochannel, the international TV channel dedicated to European films and series. Eurochannel’s selection of EUTELSAT 16A marks...
