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Showmax and Netflix lead Sub-Saharan Africa's SVOD market
2021-10-01 09:21:46| Digital TV News
September 28, 2021 According to Dataxis, Showmax and Netflix are the dominant players in the African SVOD market with subscriber shares of 31.6% and 29.7% respectively. Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video have struggled to get a foothold.
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DTH free-to-air bouquets spreading across sub-Saharan Africa
2020-06-25 16:00:29| Digital TV News
DTH free-to-air bouquets are spreading across sub-Saharan Africa. These offers, which bundle FTA channels and a set-top box, are currently received by more than 8 million households in the region, according to Dataxis.
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Mobile broadband adoption ready to boom in Sub-Saharan Africa
2020-05-19 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Sub-Saharan Africa has seen steady growth in mobile broadband coverage in recent years and this trend shows no signs of slowing. Indeed, the GSMA’s figures show that in 2018 around 23% of the population were mobile internet users, with this figure expected to rise to 39% by 2025. However, compared to the global average, this figure remains low, stopping millions of Africans from engaging with the digital economy. During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic we have seen the incredible importance of eCommerce and digital transactions, which is crucially linked to mobile money and the connectivity provided by telcos. Without access to the internet, Sub-Saharan Africa will find itself increasingly behind the rest of the world’s economic development, especially during the revitalisation of the post-COVID-19 economy. To overcome this challenge…read more on TotalTele.com »
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AfricaXP adds DTH capacity from Eutelsat for Sub-Saharan Africa
2020-02-13 11:00:50| Digital TV News
AfricaXP has signed agreements with Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) for Ku-band capacity on two Eutelsat satellites, positioned at 16°E and 7°E. The capacity will enable AfricaXP to extend the reach of its DTH FTA TV platform, Premium.Free, currently broadcast in West Africa.
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TV penetration in Sub-Saharan Africa still low
2019-09-17 09:00:34| Digital TV News
According to Dataxis, among the 215 million households in the region, around 102 million have access to TV in 2018. Even though the penetration is progressing, TV has not yet fully penetrated into sub-Saharan African homes.
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