IPTV/OTT/Streaming in Africa – what’s changed?

It’s around six months since I last wrote about this. There has been a few announcements, but has anything really changed? Last month 3Vision released the results of their industry predictions for 2021, based on respondents’ answers. To the question as to which geographic region should be seen as #1 region for growth, Africa was […]

Will going to the cinema be a thing of the past?

If it is a major change in the way consumers behave, then cinemas could have a problem. Cinemas have either been closed totally, or severally restricted for the majority of 2020. Some operators have tried to stay open and be innovative, but how can you be innovative, when virtually all new releases have been postponed. […]

What does the future hold for IPTV/OTT or Streaming services in Africa?

What does the future hold for IPTV / OTT or Streaming services in Africa? For almost 10 years now, it’s been said that Africa is the big greenfield opportunity. That the continent didn’t suffer from outdated and antiquated infrastructure and was ready to utilise new technology, allowing, amongst others, TV services over IP to proliferate. With a few notable exceptions, this hasn’t really happened.

Streaming Wars – who will survive, and how?

Streaming Wars. It’s one of the new buzzwords and the question that is usually asked is who’s going to come out on top. Isn’t the real question though, how are all these providers going to survive? Depending on where you live in the world, you could have a choice of between 5-15 different services, probably […]