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“My understanding is that subject to the payment of appropriate fees all existing television networks will automatically have their licences renewed provided they demonstrate to the national regulator appropriate infrastructure and update technology that will drive the process”, says Minister for

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO), Dr.

As the African continent moves towards embracing a digital future and governments debate the challenges of the migration, a wonderful opportunity is unfolding for our continent.By selecting the best possible technology available, it will drive Africa’s technological progress and development, clai

The government is searching for two more digital television signal distributors in its renewed effort to speed up migration from analogue to digital broadcast ahead of Kenya's 2012 switchover deadline."As part of the wider government objective of ensuring a smooth transition from analogue to digi

Interiew with Charles Hamya, the long-serving General Manager of Multichoice Uganda, provider of satellite digital TV. 

Ghana’s Communications Ministry has been embarking on a program called the Digital Migration Process to change radio and television broadcasting services in the country from analogue to digital. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, minister of communication Haruna Iddrisu said that the migrat

Balancing Act’s Russell Southwood speaks to Jacaranda Digital Broadcasting’s CEO Richard Lutwama about attracting African TV viewers to the new technology and the investment in a Uganda-wide digital transmission network.

According to new research from Balancing Act, over half of Africa’s 52 countries are unlikely to make the 2015 deadline set by the ITU for the transition to digital broadcasting.

United Kingdom's telecom watchdog, Ofcom, has unveiled proposals that it claims could mean better value broadband services for those in rural areas. 

Countries, especially in Africa, are grappling to catch up with the June 2015 deadline, but with some countries taking the lead and rising competition between service providers the process is picking up speed.

SA is poised to miss its new deadline for switching off analogue television signal, as there are too many aspects that need tackling in the next two years before the new format broadcasting can become a reality.

Concerns are raised that the European standard will only serve to entrench existing manufacturers. “The electronic manufacturing industry is traditionally dominated by whites and foreign-owned companies, which do not have the development interests of the country at heart".

The timetable directs the setting up of a National Digital Migration Implementation body by the end of January 2011 and issuance of licence for digital television until the end of 2014

Media owners meet to review opportunities and threats arising from Kenya’s shift to digital broadcasting from analogue. Digital migration is expected to increase the country’s broadcasting frequencies by more than tenfold allowing the government to license more operators.