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Africa digital (continued)
modifications to the GE06 Plan following the
final frequency coordination meeting in
Nairobi. “The objective was to enable African
countries to allocate the digital dividend to
mobile services in the band 694-862 MHz, as
a regionally harmonised implementation of
Fox to acquire
Setanta Africa
Fox International Channels
(FIC), a 21st Century Fox
company, is in the final
stages of acquiring Setanta
Africa Services, a sports
channel bouquet distributed
throughout all of subSaharan Africa in over one
million homes. The acquisition is complete subject to
approval by the Irish
Competition Authority.
Setanta Africa business
broadcasts three sports
channels: Setanta Africa which
is available in English and
French, Zuku Sports in HD in
East Africa and the recentlylaunched Setanta Action. The
channels cover football
leagues from around the
world, rugby, mixed martial
arts and many other sporting
events.
“The incorporation of
Setanta Africa into our FIC
Africa operation, which
already includes leading
entertainment, factual,
lifestyle and children’s channels further reinforces our
overall desire to invest and
grow our presence in this
rapidly expanding region. Our
commitment to deliver high
quality content across all of
our channels naturally
the decisions taken at the World
Radiocommunication Conference in 2012,”
Rancy said. “This objective was reached by
re-planning the spectrum requirements of
television broadcasting in the 470-694 MHz
frequency band.”
The July meeting in Nairobi organised
jointly by ITU and the African
Telecommunications Union (ATU) and hosted
by the Communications Commission of Kenya
(CCK), attracted 124 participants from 35
Member States.
extends to this new addition
to our family”, says
Alessandro Tucci (below left),
SVP and GM of Fox
International Channels Africa.
OprahWinfrey
network for DStv
In what is seen as a major
coup of South Africa’s
Multichoice/DStv pay-TV
operator, the service is to
carry Discovery’s TLC
Entertainment channel, which
will contain blocks of programming featuring material
from the Oprah Winfrey
Network (OWN).
The channel launched in
October to subscribers to
DStv’s Compact, Compact+
and Premium bouquets. “The
launch of TLC Entertainment
is hugely exciting for us and
marks a key moment in our
continuing investment in
Africa,” said James Gibbons,
SVP and country manager,
Discovery Networks CEEMEA.
“The new-look channel will
feature content tailored to
suit our loyal viewers, making
it even more enjoyable and
appointment-to-view.
Securing the OWN programming block is crucial to this,
and we hope to build on the
success of Oprah’s Next
Chapter specials with Justin
Bieber and Lance Armstrong
by showcasing even more of
the diverse, entertaining and
inspirational content that only
Oprah and her OWN team can
deliver.”
TLC Entertainment says the
channel will feature fan
favourites from the network’s
current line-up—including
Cake Boss, Long Island
Medium, and Say Yes to the
Dress. Packaged in two
branded OWN weekly blocks—
My OWN Thursday and Super
Soul Sunday—viewers will
have two dedicated slots each
week to enjoy OWN programming with the biggest hits
from OWN, such as Oprah’s
Next Chapter, Oprah’s Master
Class, and more.
mation and entertainment
services will benefit the viewers, while operators and governments will be advantaged
by a partnership with Exset to
monetise the digital migration.
Exset DMS for African
pay-TV
South Africa delays STB
scheme again
Developing market TV
ecosystem specialist Exset has
launched a monetisation
solution for Sub-Saharan
Africa’s pay-TV services,
offering a tailored solution for
emerging markets.
According to Exset, by
avoiding sole dependence on
subscriber fees for revenue,
the solution makes pay-TV
‘self-financing’. DMS suggests
a low subscription model of a
few dollars per month to be
charged for digital television
service with additional income
to be gained from selling
interactive TV space to
governments, publications,
local service providers and
teleshopping.
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