Just months after Kwesé TV (satellite subscription service) shut down after a troublesome 18 months, last week on Wednesday, Kwesé Play users in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Uganda woke up only to find out that the streaming service was down with error notification that “Econet Nolonger Offers Kwesé Play. For More Information Contact Econet.” Kwesé Play, was launched last…
South Africa’s industry regulator Icasa announced that Kwese has successfully applied for a free-to-air television broadcasting licence, allowing the company to launch free-to-air TV services, like those operated by the SABC and Etv, in South Africa. Icasa also issued Kwese Free TV with a radio frequency licence on the DT multiplex MUX 3. This means…
Kwese Sports has partnered with 234Bet, an online betting company for an advertising deal for the Premier League broadcast. The deal, which was signed on Monday, will be aired on Kwesé Free Sports and its sub-license stations such as NTA and AIT. Kwesé Free Sports is Africa’s largest free-to-air channel with operations in 29 countries….
iflix, the leading entertainment service for emerging markets, is pleased to confirm the sale of the rest of its African business to Econet Global Limited. iflix first announced the launch of its service in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in June 2017. Following eight months of rapid growth, the company joined forces with Econet Global Limited, which saw…
The naked attack upon Kwese TV by the ruling party, through the Broadcasting Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ), is another stark reminder, on the eve of elections, just how lecherously power hungry ZANU PF can be. Kwese TV on Saturday gave a notice to its customers that it was stopping to broadcast pending the outcome of…
