4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (245+ words) The future of audiovisual preservation in Africa may lie not in shipping valuable archives abroad, but in bringing digitisation technology directly to where the collections are housed. This was the key message delivered by Jean-Christophe Kummer, CEO of NOA Archives,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (362+ words) Broadcast Media Africa African broadcasters are increasingly embracing hybrid broadcast architectures that combine the reliability of on-premises operations with the scalability of cloud technologies, enabling media organisations to optimise content delivery, improve resilience, and meet the evolving demands of modern…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (190+ words) At the recently concluded Broadcasters Convention " East Africa 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, Susan Karago, Council Member of the Media Council of Kenya highlighted the importance of adopting "smart archiving" practices to ensure media assets remain accessible, searchable, and valuable over time....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (617+ words) In March 2024, a regional FM station in Nairobi suffered a six-hour broadcast outage. The cause was not a failed transmitter or a power cut " it was a corrupted on-premises playout server that no one had budgeted to replace." The station…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (462+ words) Broadcast Media Africa Broadcasters Convention " West Africa 2026 To Explore How Cloud Technologies Are Transforming Broadcast Operations Across Africa As broadcasters across Africa seek greater operational efficiency, business resilience, and the flexibility to respond to rapidly changing audience demands, cloud technology…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (295+ words) In an increasingly competitive and rapidly evolving media landscape, Africa's radio broadcasters are discovering that sustainable growth often depends not on what they can achieve alone, but on the strength of the partnerships they build. This critical industry issue will…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago  (451+ words) Radio Broadcasters Convention " Africa 2026 To Tackle The Future Of Broadcast Licensing In The Digital Era Broadcast Media Africa Licensing Policies And Digital Radio Progress To Drive Discussions At Radio Broadcasters Convention In South Africa As the lines between traditional broadcasting,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (225+ words) Broadcast Media Africa Canal+ Seeks To Reignite DStv's Momentum Across Africa Groupe Canal+ is positioning itself for a secondary inward listing on the JSE while focusing on turning around DStv, a crucial component of its African growth strategy following the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (400+ words) The gap between the broadcasters who are building AI capabilities and those who are not is widening by the quarter." African broadcasters are beginning to follow suit: South Africa's digital radio ecosystem and platforms such as Boomplay are gathering the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (338+ words) Broadcast Media Africa New Pan-African Survey To Examine The Future Of Radio And Sound Broadcasting In Africa Broadcast Media Africa (BMA) has officially launched a new industry-wide survey to assess the current realities, challenges, and future direction of radio and…...