CANAL+ has secured the rights to the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027 qualifiers and tournament finals, with the competition to be broadcast on SuperSport across Sub-Saharan Africa. The qualifying campaign features 48 nations drawn into 12 groups of four, competing across six matchdays for places at the 24-team finals. The first two…
With Grand Theft Auto VI slated for release this November, Netflix has partnered with Rockstar Games to secure an exclusive broadcast window for new game footage. Titled Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look, the special presentation will debut on Netflix on August 27 at 3:00 PM ET. Read: SpaceX shares plunge after first earnings…
In a landmark shift for African broadcasting, SuperSport has announced that all 104 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026 will be available across every DStv tier, from the entry-level Access package to the top-tier Premium. This is the first time a global marquee event of this scale has been made available to MultiChoice’s most…
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr has drawn fierce backlash from Democratic lawmakers and free speech advocates for threatening to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over their coverage of the war in Iran. Carr on Saturday blasted broadcasters shortly after President Donald Trump called reports that Iran struck five U.S. tanker planes “fake news.” In a post on X, Carr…
The Sentech television broadcasting tower in Auckland Park, Johannesburg Communications regulator Icasa has published draft regulations that will, when introduced, significantly tighten oversight of Sentech’s terrestrial broadcasting signal distribution business, formally declaring the state-owned company to have significant market power across television, FM radio and AM radio transmission services. The proposed signal distribution services regulations,…
Everyone’s a content creator now For the first 30 years of television’s existence in South Africa, linear broadcasting dominated the way content was served to the public. Broadcasters including the SABC, MultiChoice and eMedia enjoyed the privilege of captive audiences who were “programmed” through rigid schedules that determined the type of content that would be…
Heinrich Marnitz and Dorianne Berry in an undated photograph from the 1970s. The two presenters were the first to appear on SABC television on 5 January 1976 and became household names From the first black-and-white broadcast to today’s world of high-definition streaming and smart screens, the introduction of television on 5 January 1976 marked more…
PubNub, the leading platform for real-time interactive applications, announced its collaboration with DAZN, the leading global sports entertainment platform, to power a groundbreaking broadcast of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™. This was the first men’s international club football tournament streamed live and free to fans worldwide. Leveraging PubNub’s real-time infrastructure, DAZN delivered an interactive…
Apple is reportedly in talks to acquire the US broadcast rights for Formula 1 when the current contract expires next year, according to a report from the Financial Times. This move comes on the heels of the strong box office performance of Apple’s F1 film, F1: The Movie, starring Brad Pitt, which has grossed an…
Apple’s F1, starring Brad Pitt, has been a box office success Apple is in talks to acquire the US broadcast rights to screen Formula 1 when the contract becomes available next year, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, following the success of Brad Pitt-starrer F1: The Movie. The report follows the strong box office performance…
