by Franz Kruger | Jan 27, 2010 | General media news
THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation's much hyped launch of TV2 has failed to take off, writes John Mokwetsi in the Standard. According to sources, ZBC which is struggling to attract viewers due to its archaic and partisan programming, delayed the launch due to...
by Franz Kruger | Jan 27, 2010 | General media news
THE Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency (ERTA) requested an additional budget of 280 million Br from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) for ongoing projects including the digitisation of television broadcasts, writes Wudineh Zenebe in Addis...
by Franz Kruger | Jan 27, 2010 | General media news
NIGERIAN journalist Ms. Ruona Agbroko has been awarded the FitzGerald Prize for Young African Journalists for 2010, according to a media release. Ruona will be completing an honours course in Journalism at Wits University in Johannesburg this year before joining a...
by Franz Kruger | Jan 21, 2010 | General media news
DESPITE the media industry going through tough times, with advertising spend declining 5 percent year on year, the broadcasting regulator has received 38 applications for new commercial radio licences in Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, writes Thabiso...
by Franz Kruger | Jan 19, 2010 | General media news
THE SABC's new chief executive, Solly Mokoetle, went through torment at the public broadcaster because of what he describes as a "shabby" 2005 audit report, writes Glynnis Underhill in the Mail & Guardian. Mokoetle said then-SABC chief executive Dali...
by Franz Kruger | Jan 18, 2010 | General media news
UGANDAS Ssubi FM is back on air, four months after the government switched it off, over its alleged role in inciting the public to violence during riots that rocked Kampala City in September last year, writes Dennis Itumbi for jocoza. A government statement said that...
