Kenya

Shorts TV gains carriage in Romania and East Africa

Short film channel Shorts TV has launched on Romtelecom in Romania and on the Zuku satellite platform in eastern Africa. In Romania, the channel will… Read more

Kenyan regulator agrees new switchover date

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has decided on a compromise date of September 15 this year for the switching off of analogue TV signals… Read more

Kenya gets new pay TV platform

StarTimes Media has launched a pay TV platform in Kenya. The service offers seven packages – Basic, Basic Plus, Classic, Classic Plus, Unique, Unique Plus… Read more

Kenya to ban importation of analogue TVs

Kenya is to ban the importation of analogue TV sets by June this year in order to take forward the country’s digital switchover plan. Kenya… Read more

Kenya’s Kiss acquires soccer rights

Kenyan broadcaster Kiss TV has acquired the rights to a raft of European soccer tournaments. The broadcaster has acquired local rights to the English Premier… Read more

Sweden’s NGB pulls out of Kenya, Uganda

Swedish firm Next Generation Broadcasting has sold its interest in Smart TV, the Kenyan TV service it helped launch less than a year ago. It… Read more

DStv launches low-cost mobile TV for Kenya

South Africa-based pay TV operator DStv has launched a low-cost mobile TV offering for Kenya. Subscribers will able to access the service via laptops, iPads… Read more