MultiChoice Group-owned pay-television service DStv is offering free access to 16 channels, including to non-subscribers. Since the lockdown started, usage of the service has increased to 20% and peak usage is 80% compared to pre-crisis peaks. Multichoice has added educational content with the Mindset PoP channel. This channel offers educational programming comprising of the entire [...]
DStv Now announced that 24-hour news channels will be available on its platform to everyone amid the on-going coronavirus pandemic. Showmax confirmed in a statement that BBC World News, CNN, Sky News, SABC News, Newzroom Afrika, Al Jazeera, and Euronews would now also be available to stream live on its platform. Both subscribers and non-subscribers [...]
BBC Arabic and Al Jazeera are among the broadcasters in the MENA region to obtain the rights to air contents from British distributor TVF International. The pan-MENA BBC Arabic television channel has chosen an offer which contains an award-winning series on mental health like In My Mind, Me & Eugenics from prodco Furnace, and Prisons [...]
Subscription VOD service iflix has extended its linear TV channel offering by bringing its total to 50, with the intention of reaching 80 by the end of 2018. iflix is currently accessible to users across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The upgraded bouquet from the Kuala-Lumpur-based company has added 13 premium channels with content [...]
Samir Ibrahim, Director of Commercial Global Brand & Communications Division at Al Jazeera Media Network will be a speaker at Future Ad Africa, on March 14th at the Sandton Convention Centre. Samir shared with us on how Al Jazeera provides the ideal advertising platform for African Brands looking to grow globally. He was asked about [...]