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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s media regulator has warned broadcasters against giving airtime to the FRN movement, with its president, Christian Bosembe, publicly defending the restriction and ruling out interviews ...

Netflix has retrenched Ben Amadasun, its vice-president of content for the Middle East and Africa, after seven years with the streaming company, according to reports. The departure forms part of ...

The United Kingdom’s communications regulator, Ofcom, has faced parliamentary scrutiny over broadcasting standards, media impartiality and online safety, with potential lessons for African regulators confronting similar challenges across increasingly digital ...

Egyptian Radio has completed recording Raga' El Nahar, a long-form musical drama that signals a renewed investment in the sura ghina'iyya — or “musical picture” — a format historically associated ...

Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) has signed a multi-year strategic partnership with ReelShort to distribute the short-form streaming platform’s vertical drama series through Max it TV, expanding access to ...

Enrolment in artificial intelligence (AI)-related micro-credentials has increased sharply in Ghana and Nigeria, signalling growing demand for digital skills as businesses and governments accelerate technology adoption across West Africa. According ...

Canal+ and MultiChoice LicenceCo will begin rolling out a simplified DStv package structure across the rest of sub-Saharan Africa in phases from November 2026, extending a model introduced in South ...

South Africa’s public broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), now owes state-owned signal distributor Sentech R1.8 billion (approximately US$109.6 million), according to Sentech chief executive Tebogo Leshope’s parliamentary briefing. ...

Egypt’s National Media Authority (NMA) and the Egyptian Exchange have signed a cooperation protocol to strengthen stock market and capital markets coverage across Egyptian Television’s channels, placing financial literacy and ...

Cameroon's state-owned telecommunications operator Camtel and electricity utility Socadel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore sharing infrastructure, with the aim of extending fibre-optic coverage, reducing deployment costs ...