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Newzroom Afrika to replace ex-Gupta TV channel
Newzroom Afrika will replace the formerly Gupta-owned and now-defunct Afro Worldview (previously ANN7) on DStv, MultiChoice South Africa CEO Calvo Mawela said on Tuesday.
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Naspers goes on a charm offensive
A charm offensive by Naspers directors quelled shareholder discontent at this year’s AGM, but corporate governance and remuneration remained high on shareholders’ agendas.
Podcasts
Interview: Bob van Dijk and Larry Illg on Naspers’s global investment strategy
In this episode of the podcast, Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk returns to the show, this time with Naspers Ventures CEO Larry Illg, to talk about the group’s global technology investments and strategies.
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DStv Now apps come to more devices
MultiChoice has launched three new apps for its DStv Now streaming service, for Apple TV, media players running Android TV and Samsung smart TVs.
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SABC, DStv sign new – and ‘clean’ – channel supply deal
The controversial channel supply agreement between the SABC and MultiChoice has run its course, with the two broadcasters signing a new deal that allows SABC News and SABC Encore to continue to be broadcast on DStv.
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Naspers hires CEO of new streaming video unit
Naspers’s Video Entertainment unit, which has oversight of DStv parent MultiChoice, has created a new Connected Video unit and appointed a CEO to lead it.
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Whole of SuperSport to go HD
MultiChoice will soon convert its last-remaining standard-definition SuperSport channels to high definition in South Africa.
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TechCentral’s top 5 podcasts in July – what did you miss?
An episode of TalkCentral that focused on the future of DStv was TechCentral’s most popular podcast in July 2018, statistics from platform partner iono.fm reveal.
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Man in a Van: Netflix ad pokes fun at DStv
Netflix is having a laugh – apparently at the expensive of MultiChoice’s DStv. It has posted a video on its social media channels about the supposed difficulties involved in installing a satellite-based television service.
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Tbo Touch to take on DStv, Netflix with new venture THD
Entrepreneur Thabo Molefe – better known as Tbo Touch – will launch a video-on-demand streaming platform later this year called THD. The platform will showcase original South African – and African