AFRICAMalawi's Joy Radio allowed to resume broadcasting
Joy Radio station resumed broadcasting on 16 December 2008, 30 days after the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) revoked its broadcasting license for non-compliance with the Communications Act and its licence agreement. 18 Dec 2008 07:40
AFRICAAfrican broadcasters drive 2010 HIV-prevention initiative
A new continent-wide HIV-prevention initiative, harnessing Africa's passion for soccer, will combine a sustained media campaign with community-level outreach and education programs using soccer to promote healthy living and responsible choices among African youth. 25 Nov 2008 10:07
AFRICAMobile marketing, broadcasting ahead of 2010 World Cup
The importance of mobile marketing and broadcasting ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will feature prominently in the upcoming Soccerex 2008 that South Africa will host later this month. 13 Nov 2008 11:05
AFRICAAgreement allows for free viewing of 2010 matches
COTONOU: Following a strategic co-operation agreement between FIFA and the African Union of Broadcasters (AUB), Africans in sub-Saharan Africa will be able to view the 2010 FIFA World Cup free of charge. 31 Oct 2008 11:12
AFRICAAUB-FIFA launch broadcast academy
COTONOU/BENIN: FIFA and the African Union of Broadcasters (AUB) on Thursday, 30 October 2008, launched a joint broadcast academy to enhance the quality of football coverage and to assist in the better commercialisation of sports rights in Africa. 31 Oct 2008 10:09
AFRICAMACRA shuts down Joy Radio
[Gregory Gondwe] The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has shut down Joy Radio Station with immediate effect after revoking its license for "breaching its license conditions." 20 Oct 2008 11:35
AFRICACVC Africa innovates FM radio
CVC Africa is a new commercial-style radio service in Africa, that is part of an international company, broadcasting globally with a mission to offer good music, radio content and news on an international standard to Africa encouraging and uplifting the continent while emphasising integrity and values. 10 Oct 2008 11:49
AFRICAChallenges of broadcast media in Africa
[Carole Kimutai] Kenya will host the first Broadcast and Film Africa Conference and Exhibition in Nairobi, 23 - 25 September 2008. The theme of the event is broadcast and film convergence in the digital age. Bizcommunity.com spoke to Sean Moroney, AITEC Africa chairman and the organisers of the event. 22 Sep 2008 12:32
AFRICAJournalists important to Africa's digital revolution
[Proffesor Ndawonde] Grahamstown: Journalists should be at the frontline in advancing the digital revolution in Africa, Deputy Minister of Communications, Radhakrishna Roy Padayachie said on Monday, 8 September 2008. 9 Sep 2008 13:59
AFRICANairobi to host first African Broadcast and Film Conference
Just under half of the countries in Africa have liberalised their broadcast markets and there has been a considerable growth in the number of new television and radio stations. The final opening up by the rest of the countries on the continent promises the kind of growth that the mobile market has experienced over the next five years. 8 Sep 2008 13:45
AFRICA‘Good old' Grahamstown welcomes Highway Africa 2008
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] It's Highway Africa time again and the little, old, and serene town of Grahamstown, 131km from Port-Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, has been ‘invaded' by more than 700 media practitioners from more than 40 African countries and other parts of the world, meeting here to discuss the burning issue of citizen journalism in today's fast-changing media environment. The conference opened today, Monday, 8 September 2008, at Rhodes University and will end on Wednesday. 8 Sep 2008 11:02
AFRICAMalawi: Radio station rekindles annual awards
[Gregory Gondwe] The state controlled radio station, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has started preparations to rekindle the annual awards bestowed on the country's best entertainers, which slumped into hibernation after the company tasked to run it failed to conduct the event for three years. 12 Aug 2008 10:07
AFRICAAfrica's new voice
[Janine Erasmus] Africa will soon get a new dedicated 24-hour independent news channel. In the spirit of CNN, Al Jazeera, the BBC, and South Africa's own recently-launched eNews channel, A24 will bring news from the African continent delivered from an African perspective. The Nairobi-based initiative is the brainchild of Kenyan Salim Amin, the son of renowned cameraman Mohamed Amin, who died in a plane crash in 1996. 6 Aug 2008 16:24
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