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Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies, Activision's latest offering in the mobile zombie slaying genre, recently received an update that makes it playable, several weeks after releasing on the app store. Now that we've actually been able to advance past the menus and delve into the gameplay, we are reminded why we enjoyed their previous release so much.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Zombies Pros:
- Foreboding 3D environments with lots of nooks and areas to explore
- Brooding soundtrack with clear, crisp sound effects
- Responsive controls and voice chat included
- Single player, multiplayer co-op, and Dead Ops Arcade modes
- GameCenter integration for leaderboards, achievements, and matchmaking
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Zombies Cons:
- Only a single map at launch
- Annoying double-tap to fire controls
- Some crashing issues remain
Much like the original release of Call of Duty: World At War Zombies (the World At War has since been dropped), there is only access to a single map at this time. CODZ eventually received 3 additional maps via IAP, so there is a good chance we'll see the same in BOZ. Thankfully, the included map is quite expansive from the get-go, forcing you to cover more ground from the start than CODZ's 4-window room. Gameplay is familiar, requiring you to fend off wave after wave of Nazi zombies who penetrate your compound through vulnerabilities such as open windows and doors. You can plug these breach points by nailing up boards, which slows the onslaught and earns you money. You also earn money for killing zombies. This money is spent on better weapons and ammo replenishment, as the pistol and knife that you start with become woefully inadequate within the first couple of minutes. The points-of-purchase for the improved weapons are chalk outlines drawn on the walls of the abandoned movie theater. The map is more expansive than it seems, with blocked passageways that are unblocked by spending some in-game currency. You'll eventually need the extra space as the room fills with zombies. As a bonus, you'll discover the power box at the back of the theather. With power restored, electricity traps will be switched on and give you much needed support to vanquish the undead.
Graphically, this version is on par with CODZ, if not better. The environments are dark and gritty, as you'd expect during the zombie apocalypse. Interactive objects cause a hand symbol to appear, which can be tapped to select or use an item. When zombies that are outside of your visual range get close enough to kill you, a small ghostly icon appears to alert you to their presence so that you can react before they take you out. There is a joystick on the left to move around (at a decidedly slower pace than we'd expect given the situation), and swiping on the right will adjust your aim. Firing your weapon requires you to double-tap on the right side of the screen. We would have preferred a dedicated fire button, similar to the dedicated knife button at the screen bottom, but this scheme is manageable. There are some alternative control setups that include dual-sticks and tilt. Weapons are reloaded by tapping the weapon symbol, and swapped by swiping across the icon. You can crouch or take a prone position, as well as toss grenades or activate iron sights for greater accuracy. The soundtrack has the same brooding tones as the previous game, conveying an air of doom and mystery. Sound effects are also crisp and clear.
Replay value is very good, offering both a single player mode and a multiplayer co-op for up to 4 players, though we did experience some lag during our attempts. One of the new features is voice chat, allowing you to communicate with your teammates to coordinate attacks and call for help when necessary. An additional game mode, Dead-Ops Arcade, is made available by collecting coin fragments hidden in the menus. This mode provides a top-down dual-stick zombie shooting game where you must survive 50 waves of zombies. A wealth of power-ups and awesome weapons can be picked up all across the map. GameCenter integration allows for leaderboards and achievements, as well as the matchmaking. A universal offering at $6.99, Call Of Duty: Black Ops Zombies is a solid 4-Dimple escape from reality.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Zombies Review,


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Please be advised that I have filed another complaint with the FCC, this one focusing solely on your deceptive and, I believe, illegal sales practices.
1) you knew the tower was out in February
2) your authorized agent did not allow me to handle the phone till it was activated and paid for, which was March 4, 2011
3) at the point of sale, I complained that the phone had no signal
4) your authorized agent misrepresented a material fact in order to falsely persuade me to accept your faulty merchandise by telling me, take it home, it takes a couple days for the signal to come up
5) I returned the next day and complained again that the phone had no signal, your agent inspected the phone closely and looking very closely at the signal meter exclaimed, Look! Theres 4 bars! handing the phone back to me, what he was falsely describing as 4 bars was the segmented flat line.
6) I have subsequently made requests to both Boost and their authorized shysterer dealor for my money back which both deny.
7) To date, I have spent $60 for the phone, $10 for the activation fee and another $150 in service fees for a phone which does not work and has never worked from the first day and was sold to me by misrepresentation of material facts while Boost had FULL knowledge that the tower was out form the MONTH prior.
8) I dont believe that it is legal to sell a product by misrepresenting material facts concerning the product and I want all my money returned.
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A copy of this email is going to Sprints CEO and Board of Directors being that Boost Mobile, LLC is quite careful in not allowing any other method of contact with their corporate offices and I dont believe that Sprint, being a public company will be able to hide from their responsibilities to their customer and shareholder.
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Once upon a time, African broadcast was simple. You were a TV station and you organised your own content and transmission, vertically integrated all the way. Your transmission was a combination of terrestrial transmitters and satellite links to them. Users simply had a TV aerial, which they moved about a bit until they caught the signal. Then along came Pay TV, which delivered content using satellite signals, dishes and set-top boxes. So far, so simple, says Russell Southwood.
But a combination of the digital transition in broadcasting and growth of household broadband is creating a number of different choices for broadcasters, whether they operate with Free-To-Air or Pay TV business models. In more competitive markets like Uganda and Tanzania, the regulator has separated out the signal carriage function and created (in each of these countries) three licensed signal carriers.
So broadcasters no longer need to be vertically integrated but can choose a signal carrier at price and for the transmission coverage area they want. Thus far the licensed signal carriers have been given the task of investing in and operating DTT terrestrial transmission networks but the choice of delivery platform is going to be wider than just DTT:
Fibre-To-The-Home: At the high-end, you have Fibre-To-The-Home and HFC cable. In Kenya, Wananchi's Zuku Triple Play brand is now being rolled out in wealthier parts of Nairobi using HFC cable. Jamii Telecom wants to become a "transport company" for content providers wanting to deliver their product to viewers using Fibre-To-The-Home. And Orange Kenya (see Investment below) has just thrown its hat into the ring to be offering the same service.
In South Africa, i3 Africa has announced it will start rolling out its Fibre-To-The-Home network in Durban. The same type of services are being offered by Algerie Telecom (see Technology and Convergence below) Orange Mauritius is using a slightly cheaper Fibre-To-The Cabinet approach to deliver its MyT content brand to its 50,000 plus subscribers: Click here for more information.
For the Free-To-Air broadcasters, this kind of delivery can only really be an add-on as the economics of Fibre-To-The-Home and Fibre-To-The-Cabinet only really make sense in urban areas with dense populations or in geographically small areas. But for Pay TV operators it offers an attractive route for delivering television, voice and data to high-end customers. Furthermore because it is interactive, it can be used to create audience interaction and more straightforwardly commercial things like payment systems for goods and services ordered off air. But if like DStv, you're already paying for transponders worth of satellite transmission, then switching to broadband transmission may well be less attractive. Although it has investigated IPTV delivery, it has not made the move.
DTT: Terrestrial digital transmission (DTT) will almost certainly form the core of the new TV content transmission networks. Once investment has been made in the network, then it will offer pretty much the same service as the current analogue transmission except in two respects. Firstly, the independent signal carriers may choose to extend the percentage population covered, although they will be hampered by the extent to which electric power is available outside urban areas. Secondly, they will have the potential to offer significantly more channels to broadcasters.
At its simplest, a broadcaster might use an additional channel to run a catch-up channel (run programming one hour later) or group all its international series into a themed channel. It also offers Free-To-Air broadcasters a relatively inexpensive route into offering Pay TV channels, either in alliance with a Pay TV provider or under their own brand.
The creation of new DTT signal carriers is spawning both new content providers and new content channels. Companies like NGB and Star Times are investing in DTT signal carriage in exchange for being able to sell their own branded Pay TV offer. But there are also local examples of the same phenomenon.
In Uganda, Mo TV is the content arm of one of the independent licensed signal carriers set up by local investors and it has been soft launched during the digital transition pilot roll-out phase in Kampala. It has been offering 25 channels for US$15 per month and a promotional PVR/STB combination for US$41. When the pilot phase for DTT finishes at the end of April, it will seek to roll-out across East Africa. In only a few months, it has attracted just under 5,000 subscribers in Kampala.
The drawbacks of digital terrestrial transmission are the same as those of analog terrestrial transmission. The investment cost is high but will undoubtedly be less if shared as a service between several broadcasters. Geographically hilly places are sometimes complicated and/or expensive to create a reliable footprint for.
From the viewer's point of view, there is the need for a Set-Top-Box (STB) and these are currently between US50-60 in most countries. Despite much well-meaning talk, no Government has yet got to the point of removing all taxes from STBs to encourage take-up. A US$20-30 STB would undoubtedly be affordable by the same number of people as own mobile phones.
DTH: Satellite operators have for a long time been providing a satellite signal for Free-To-Air broadcasters who need to be able to reach beyond their terrestrial footprint or who simply for propaganda purposes like their signal to be available more widely.
In the African context, the joy of satellite is that it can deliver a signal practically anywhere without high levels of capital investment. But sending more than one channel by satellite has until recently been relatively expensive for Free-To-Air operators.
And the viewer again needs a Set-Top-Box which costs more or less the same as a DTT STB. However, in various parts of Africa, viewers have been buying cheap "unlocked" STBs (with antenna) and simply grabbing those Free-To-Air satellite signals mentioned above. From the user's perspective, this means that for example in Namibia he or she can watch SABC soapies at the same time as South African viewers without having to wait for the new season.
An attempt was made to turn this "below-the-radar" trend into a business model by Free2View which wanted to offer local Free-To-Air broadcasters a way of both delivering their channel locally and offering them Pay TV channel delivery opportunities. For its part, Free2View wanted to make its money be selling inserted international advertising across the continent. The venture failed but the idea has not gone away.
At a local level, MultiTV in Ghana (using SESAstra – See Broadcast News below) has sold over 300,000 DTH STBs and so there is clearly an appetite for having television delivered in this way.
The existence of the DTH route for delivery is probably relevant in three ways. Firstly, it offers new entrants or niche Free To Air channels the opportunity to build up a sufficient "critical mass" of audience to begin to make sense to advertisers. Secondly, in those countries which are less attractive to DTT infrastructure investors, DTH offers a route to delivering a digital transition. Thirdly, even in those countries where terrestrial DTT is the primary means of delivery for Free-To-Air television, satellite will be a useful additional means of ensuring that TV broadcasts reach the maximum number of viewers.
The confusing thing from a broadcasters' perspective is that this landscape of fragmented delivery platforms requires a different way of thinking. In the old days, you chose a delivery channel or built your own network. In the future, the broadcaster will go shopping for delivery platforms.
The old instinct was to choose a single delivery platform, precisely because it was simpler. From a Free-To-Air broadcaster's perspective, the right instinct should be to choose to be on as many delivery platforms as you can. For the danger in a fragmented landscape is that the burgeoning number of Pay TV providers will increasingly take out the viewing time of the wealthier segment of viewers. So unless Free-To-Air channels are on the Pay TV STBs they risk getting less viewing time. At the other end, a cheap satellite delivery to those outside DTT transmission areas will add a significant additional audience as the Free-To-Air viewers begin to fragment.
Additionally, broadcasters will increasingly be able to make programmes available through live streaming (over PC, laptop and mobile) and through online delivery services like You Tube and Vimeo. With increased bandwidth, the latter should in most African countries be able to deliver between 50,000-100,000 views in most African countries and considerably more in larger markets.
The difficulty from the broadcasters perspective is that costing FTTH, DTT and DTH is currently like comparing apples and oranges. There's no easy single currency (like cost per 000 viewers delivered) to make comparisons between the cost-effectiveness of these delivery methods. But there's no doubt that you'll be seeing more of all these delivery platforms in the future.
Latest video interviews on Balancing Act's YouTube channel:
In English
The new Nollywood according to Phil Parker, film producer
Film production in West Africa, according to Phil Parker, film producer
Film projects in West Africa - Phil Parker, producer
Afrika film festival in Belgium - 25/3 to 9/4 2011 - Guido Huysmans
In French
Afrika Filmfestival en Belgique - 25/3 au 9/4 2011
FAR - Films Afrique RÉSEAU - Khalilou Ndiaye
Festival de Cine Africano de Tarifa - FCAT - Espagne
Aider la production et diffusion de films des pays ACP : Mabiala Mbeka
For past clips, click in the right hand column: Channel "Cinéma in Africa" :
For past clips, click in the right hand column: Channel 'TV in Africa'.
The 1st ACP-EU cultural sectors' meeting for the current support programme took place in Brussels on Wednesday 23 March 2011, writes Sylvain Beletre. The objective was to outline the call for proposals and finished with a Q&A session. A second meeting will be organised in Brussels before the final deadline. Attendees included several participants from previous years who shared their experience, issues and achievements.
Previous applicants stressed that participants should pay a great deal of attention to cash flow, partnerships and deadlines. Previous applicants also noted that depending on the size and complexities of the project, it takes between 7 and 30 days to complete the application. The call for proposals' deadline is set on June 30th 2011.
On the audiovisual front, the aims are to enhance the creation, production, distribution and exchange of audiovisual content in the ACP States and in an interregional ACP context. The other aim is to strengthen the capacities of cultural stakeholders, operators and entrepreneurs in the ACP States.
In terms of priorities, it was outlined that special attention would be given to proposals including partnership with the Caribbean and/or Pacific regions. Emphasis will also be placed on support of South-South cooperation. The proposed actions must take account of the economic and social dimension of culture. Special priority will be given to actions with real relevance and sustainability for ACP final beneficiaries.
One of the conditions of the selection is that the project must be new and should be started when the selection has been officially announced by ACPfilms. Under this new programme, applicants must also assign a dedicated finance and admin person in charge of monitoring day to day finances.
Regarding applicant and partners, non-governmental organisations (NGO) or private sector bodies except public televisions in one case, nationals of one of the eligible ACP States, a European Union applicant or EEA Member State, whose bylaws are registered from at least two years can be selected.
With regards to geographic coverage, actions must take place in one or several eligible countries:
-3 geographical areas (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific).
-6 ACP regions.
- 27 member states of the European Union and 78 eligible ACP States.
- Final beneficiaries must be in ACP countries.
- Cuba, South Africa and Overseas countries and territories (OCTs) are under special rules.
The partnership must include at least three partners, including the applicant, from two ACP states. When partnership involves African countries only, partners must come from two African regions. The number of ACP partners must be higher.
The grant amount is set at 100.000 to 500.000 Euros (up to 800.000 Euro for cinema/audiovisual distribution/promotion), and may not exceed 80% of the eligible budget.
Sectors or themes:
Lot 1: ACP Films II. Cinema/Audiovisual (7 Million Euros)
Documentaries, TV series and films, animation films, full length films, radio programmes, etc.
Distribution and dissemination of ACP works, support for programming of ACP works, broadcasters, networking of professionals, digital dissemination and exploitation, radio programming.
Training/Professional development:
Developing capacities in cinema, audiovisual and radio activities so as to build the professionalism of these sectors in the intra-ACP area through initial or continuing training and training of trainers.
Check Balancing Act's youtube channel to see participants' interviews taken during the event.
More information is available at: http://www.acpfilms.eu (lot 1)
Mail your questions: firstname.lastname@example.com
PS: erratum – last article on ACPFilm from previous newsletter edition: legal assistance has been provided by ACPFilm since start 2010, not 2011.
On March 10, 2011, the Outreach Unit of the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched the Kenyan TV series 'Ask the Court'. 'Ask the Court' answers the most frequently asked questions raised by the Kenyan population on the Court's mandate and its work. The TV series has been designed to foster interaction between the Court and the national population, in particular with those most affected by the post-election violence. It explains judicial developments as they unfold, clarifies the next steps in the Court's procedures, and enhances transparency and understanding of ICC proceedings.
The series of programmes will follow the developments of the Court's judicial procedures in the Kenya situation. It explains Pre-Trial Chamber II's recent decision to issue summonses to appear for six suspects and provides further explanations on the judicial steps following this decision.
The programme will be broadcasted today on Kenyan television stations including KTN, Citizen TV, KBC, NTV, K24 and Sayare. The programme will be further translated into four local languages and broadcast on 13 local radio stations. Each episode will also be available on the ICC's YouTube channel.
Other TV and local radio stations are also encouraged to broadcast the programmes; no further permission is required.
The first episode is also available at the following links.
For viewing: YouTube:
MultiChoice have announced changes in the DStv programming schedule, including a dedicated sci-fi block on M-Net series MultiChoice announced that as from 1 April 2011, M-Net will be making some changes to the programme schedules of M-Net Action and Series.
M-Net Series is to become a predominantly scripted series channel (with the exception of The Doctors, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Jerry Springer Show, that will remain on the schedule).
According to MultiChoice this means as shows come to an end on M-Net Series, from March onwards new seasons will continue on other channels. All shows will however run for their full season before being moved.
"All the sci-fi shows will continue to have a home on M-Net Series Mondays to Thursdays at 21:30, where a special sci-fi block has been created," MultiChoice said in a statement.
All sci-fi shows currently flighting on M-Net Action will continue to air on this channel until the end of season before being moved to M-Net Series.
"Please note that Sundays on Series will still be dedicated to M-Net repeats," MultiChoice said.
MultiChoice revealed that the following new shows will be on M-Net Series in April:
1.Closer Season 6
2.Criminal Minds Season 6
3.V Season 2
4.Sons of Anarchy
5.Burn Notice
7.Breaking Bad
M-Net Action is to become an action movie channel only, with action series moving to M-Net Series. All action series currently on the schedule will end naturally and no series will be stopped or moved to M-Net Series halfway through. As and when the slots previously occupied by action series become available, these will be replaced by library titles in the action genre.
Action series coming to an end in April 2011:
1.King of the Cage
Two years since its launch, Fox International Channels' (FIC) Fox Retro continues to confirm its position as a proven value destination for pay TV viewers. Fresh from conquering parts of Europe, the channel has set its sights on the African continent with its modern mix of vintage television shows.
The service, which was developed internally by FIC's programming and creative teams, originally launched in 2009 in Italy on Sky Italia. It has since expanded into Sub-Saharan Africa via TopTV in South Africa and continues to grow its footprint with launches planned for 2011 in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria. The programming mix includes oldies but goodies like Starsky&Hutch, Kojak, Battlestar Galactica, Magnum PI, Miami Vice and M*A*S*H.
In Europe, the channel has quickly become one of the most watched among Sky Italia's 32-strong bouquet of entertainment brands, and ended January 2011 as the eighth most watched entertainment network on the platform, reaching the sixth position in total day among the commercial target.
Fox Retro puts an ultra-modern spin on vintage television. As a general entertainment channel devoted to series, it broadcasts the beloved shows from the 70s and 80s and which helped shape pop culture today. Packaged with a contemporary graphic attitude, FOX Retro is today's destination for fans of yesteryear's hits.
Thandi Davids, the Regional Director: Broadcasting & Sales for Fox International Channels, South Africa and Africa, said: "Fresh from conquering Europe, we want to bring global experiences and vintage television brands into Africa. Our success in South Africa - the second market internationally to launch channel – has given us great optimism for our plans to expand on the continent."
"Golden oldies never go away, the Fox Retro formula of bringing the past back to the future has already proven popular with television viewers all over the world," she said.
Elouise Kelly, VP Marketing for TopTV, said: "Although all three of the Fox Channels do incredibly well on the TopTV platform, Fox Retro continually comes up as one of the favourites. It would seem our subscribers still enjoy the wholesome family entertainment that Fox Retro's golden oldies continue to provide."
- Endemol announced that its international sports division and its South African operation has been engaged by drinks company, Diageo, to develop and produce a number of sports entertainment formats in certain African markets.
- UNESCO organized a workshop on user-generated content from 28 to 30 March 2011 in Outjo (Kunene, Namibia), which was facilitated by an experienced journalist from Die Republikein newspaper. The training aims at improving media and information literacy of the rural youth.
Kenya's Wananchi Group will enter the satellite pay TV market in April 2011 setting the stage for a vicious battle for control of the business that has remained in the hands of DSTV. The firm has been offering TV services through the fibre network—a move that has limited its reach given the few homes connected to the cable, making it difficult to match DStv in pricing which uses satellite.
Wananchi is now joining DStv on the satellite platform, hoping to reach more homes and cut operations costs thus giving it room to lower prices of its products. "Currently, pay-TV is seen as an elitist product, we intend to launch a product that will be accessible to all levels of society," said Richard Bell, Group CEO of Wananchi Group, adding that it would avoid the huge costs that come with laying and connecting households to cables.
Cable television allows viewers to access content in their homes using a fibre link, while satellite TV requires the use of a decoder and satellite dish. Wananchi's cable TV dubbed 'Zuku TV' is available in high-end and middle class neighbourhoods in Nairobi, and now it plans to go countrywide and mass market.
The service, which is currently being tested, will go live in April 2011, and company insiders told Business Daily that prices for packages will be around 20 per cent lower than those offered by DStv. Presently, its cheapest product goes for Sh990 per month compared to DSTV's Sh830.
"The satellite TV market remains greatly under saturated in Kenya mainly because of the high cost of getting the service. We shall leverage our agreements with international partners in order to offer low-priced products for the masses," said Bell.
Wananchi's entry into the pay-TV market opens a fresh round of price war similar to one that took place in 2007 with the entry of collapsed GTV that led to the free fall in costs. In 2007, the prices fell from a high of Sh. 11,000 a package to a low of Sh. 1,600 which combined with an increase in local content emerged as the arsenal for market growth.
The current new entrants include Star TV, My TV and Smart TV, and mobile telephony firm Airtel has also announced plans to get a piece of this market.
"The problem has been how much it costs to acquire the set up equipment," said Daniel Kagwe, CEO Smart TV.
A revised pay-TV service launch date of August 2011 has been agreed by Super 5 Media – the company formerly known as Telkom Media – and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA).
This is the latest in a growing line of extensions for Super 5 Media, which was initially expected to be in commercial operation a year ago, and has since received two previous revised launch timelines. The company had applied for an individual communications network service (I-ECNS) license, so that it could provide its own service distribution network.
The last extension, given in August 2010, was granted by ICAS because Super 5 Media argued its license had not been finalised, causing a delay to the service start date - according to local publication My Broadband News. However, Super 5 Media reportedly declined to comment on the company's future, despite speculation that the company had suffered financial difficulties.
Meanwhile, an ICASA statement said: "The Authority decided to grant Super 5 Media an extension after taking into account the submission made by the company to the Authority regarding the matter." ICASA also confirmed it expects the company to launch on or before the date of the latest extension.
Bharti Airtel Ltd. is looking to launch direct-to-home satellite television services in Africa, Financial Express reported in Jan 2011, citing unnamed company officials. Bharti offers mobile telephony services in 16 African countries. The company is looking to launch the service by the middle of 2011, the paper said without elaborating.
Airtel has African operations in: Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Airtel is a satellite provider of bundled broadcast television, telephony and broadband Internet services. Airtel Digital TV broadcasts with a MPEG4 DVB S2 picture, sound and interactive services programming stream. The Airtel Digital TV service offers its subscribers service packages with up to 173 channels and four interactive services. The process of installing an Airtel Digital TV dish antenna is a fairly straightforward one to perform.
SES, a global telecommunications satellite operator, with a fleet of more than 40 geo-stationary satellites that can reach 99 percent of the world's population has unveiled its plans to launch five additional satellites with capacity dedicated to providing services to customers in Africa over the next four years. In March 2011, Regional Director, North, Central & West Africa, Theodore Asampong said that "right now, SES has satellites over Africa providing broadband and broadcast connectivity - but the demand is great and more reach and services are required,"
He added, "today, only one out of three homes in Africa has a TV set, but this number is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. The digital migration in Africa is already being driven by satellite, and the markets are ready and eager for assistance which SES is ready and able to provide."
Asampong said that SES plans to expand its presence in Africa by providing the much-needed additional capacity to the continent, as well as adding staff and new local offices to foster long-term customer relationships in order to meet the diverse needs of Africa's numerous markets.
He disclosed that Ghana's digital migration was well underway with an impressively structured strategy in action to meet its deadline of 2013. In terms of services, MultiTV, a free2Air TV service that broadcasts digitally to more than 300,000 TV homes via the SES satellite Astra 2B, made Accra a worthy host for Discop where local African broadcasters, producers and regulators rubbed shoulders with their overseas counterparts. Senior Director at SES for Market Development in Africa , Mr. Christopher Limmer, said "Broadcasters realised that digital terrestrial television (DTT) cannot achieve a maximum audience reach on its own"
He added that "cable and satellite need to be seen as enabling partners for Africa 's digital migration. Satellite can feed and complement DTT roll-out if network architecture is aligned, and digital terrestrial coverage in combination with satellite can notably reduce infrastructure investments and costs."
- An Al Arabiya offical alleged that Libyan authorities were behind attempts to disrupted the reception of MBC's channels. Satellite TV channels owned by MBC, which is based in Dubai, have suffered "deliberate and planned attacks", with the jamming of signals traced to Tripoli, the capital of Libya. The Saudi-owned broadcaster said sabotage had disrupted the reception of its channels, which include Al Arabiya news station. An informed source within Al Arabiya, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told The National the blocking of MBC's signals had been traced to a location "south-east of Tripoli". The rival news station Al Jazeera said last month the jamming of its satellite feed also originated from a location south of the Libyan capital, and claimed the Libyan intelligence services were behind the interference. MBC said the jamming affected broadcasts on the Nilesat satellite, and lasted "for several and repeated hours, leading to the absence of sound and visual".
The Al Arabiya official alleged that Libyan authorities were behind attempts to block MBC's broadcasts.
- DStv updated its software for the 1110 and 1131 UEC single view decoders. This software was released to all these decoders across both the IS7 and W7 platforms by Tuesday, 15 March 2011. This software is a maintenance release and does not include any new features. No user intervention is required and customers will not need to be guided through the process. In most cases, customers will be unaware of the change.
DStv subscribers can look forward to another High Definition channel in April 2011.
MultiChoice recently announced via its forum and DStv Twitter account that they will launch another sports channel in HD on 7 April 2011. MultiChoice would not reveal further details about the new HD sports channel, saying that they will give specifics about the new channel in early April.
In related news the new Trace Sports HD is set to launch in June this year, and according to TV Blog Teeveetee the company will be engaging in negotiations in South Africa with pay TV operators for possible broadcasting in the country.
''I confirm that we will be launching Trace Sports in June this year,'' Olivier Laouchez, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Trace TV, is quoted as saying. ''We are now discussing with South African pay TV operators regarding carriage on their platforms. Nothing is yet finalized with them and I will be in South Africa next week for follow up discussions,'' Laouchez told Teeveetee.
MultiChoice however was quick to quash speculation that the new DStv HD Sports channel will be Trace Sports HD. "Details are still under wraps until early April, but please be assured it will not be Trace Sports," MultiChoice said in a statement on their forums.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has acquired a variety of programmes from Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. The broadcaster has picked up BET Networks' late night talk show The Mo'Nique Show to air weekly in the 21.00 on its flagship channel from April 2.
The broadcaster has also acquired MTV reality strands The Hills, Cribs and Run's House for youth-skewing SABC 3, and Nickelodeon teen sitcoms iCarly and True Jackson for SABC 2.
In a parallel move, Viacom has also licensed SpongeBob SquarePants, 'Back at the Barnyard' and Catdog to Atlantic Pictures who will take on responsibility for sublicensing the properties in Francophone Africa.
- Start of April 2011, large African producers and distributors should consider attending MIPDoc which is where key international buyers, sellers, producers and commissioners of documentary and factual programmes screen new content and do business. It will take place 2-3 April 2011 at the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France
Key MIPDoc figures: 25,000 screenings, 1,350 titles, 500 companies, 400 buyers, 60 countries. Click here for more.
Telkom Kenya launches FTTH double-play in Nairobi; hopes to launch triple-play (incl. TV) by end-2011
Telkom Kenya has confirmed that it has launched fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband services in Muthaiga and Parklands, two of Nairobi's most affluent suburbs. Telkom claimed that transmission speeds of up to 8Mbps are now available to subscribers. The service will reportedly be extended to other areas in due course, with triple-play services mooted by end-2011, pending negotiations with TV content providers. New double-play tariffs start at KES2,999 per month (USD34.7), rising incrementally to KES6,500. The premium package includes 2,000 free fixed line minutes, and an additional 3,500 mobile minutes.
Telkom Kenya CEO Mickael Ghossein said: 'By integrating our copper and fibre infrastructure, our new bouquet of 'Orange Double-Play' offers that we are unveiling today, are undoubtedly set to exceed the voice and data communication expectations of our customers. With speeds of up to 8Mbps, we now have a network easily scalable to transmit video signals, just like in developed countries. We are already in talks with partners that will see Orange introduce triple-play services in the near future. Today, we are launching Orange Double-Play to serve residents and businesses in Muthaiga and its environs; however we will soon roll this out further afield into other areas. We have now achieved our dream of delivering true broadband to Kenyan homes'.
If Orange does launch triple-play as planned, it will go head-to-head with the Wananchi Group which launched its own long-awaited triple-play service in December 2010, under the Zuku brand. The fibre package went live in the districts of Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Lavington and Hurligham. Fibre rollout to the remainder of Nairobi and Mombasa is scheduled to be completed during the second half of 2011, whilst Tanzania and Uganda have been mooted for subsequent connectivity. Wananchi intends to pass one million homes in East Africa by 2015.
Tolu Ogunkoya, President Media Independents Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN) and Chris Doghudje, Managing Director, Zus Bureau Services during a joint press conference announcing the forthcoming seminar on Modern Techniques in Media Investments co-organized by MIPAN, Zus Bureau and Media Planning held at Media Reach Corporate Office, Ikeja, Lagos recently
Above the line (ATL) media investment which hit N80 billion in 2010 is projected to increase to N120 billion this year, representing about 90 per cent of overall marketing spend.
Olayiwola Afolabi, managing director of Media Planning Services Limited (MPN) disclosed this in Lagos recently while presenting a paper entitled Modern Approach to Media Investment -researcher's insight, at a one-day media industry seminar organised by Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN) in conjunction with Zus Bureau and Media Planning Services.
He noted that practitioners - marketers, advertising and media agencies - have been slow to accept that the old models of media, many of them created more than fifty years ago, are no longer applicable to the new consumer media world.
Afolabi observed that in industry discussions with leading advertising and media agencies, media owners, content providers, market researchers and advertisers, one major factor stands out as the fundamental issue to media investment approach - data access and usage.
He contended that all stakeholders involved in media channel strategy either have access to significant amounts of unique/proprietary data (data silos) or have knowledge/experience (individual silos) that is deployed as part of their communication delivery process.
He defined media investment as the act of investing; laying out money or capital on media channels with the expectation of reaching media audience cost effectively or how much to spend on media as well as how to allocate the spending across various media and the researcher as somebody who performs research, the search for knowledge or in general any systemic investigation to establish facts, adding that researchers can work in academic, industrial, government, or private institutions.
Also speaking, Mr. Tolu Ogunkoya, president of MIPAN who in his paper gave a specialist insight on modern approach to media investments noted that significant cynicism exist in the advertiser mind about the value delivered by media advertising, adding that in today's media industry, media planning and buying is critical to the advertiser's business.
While highlighting the role of the media in the marketing decision process at the seminar, which was attended by representatives from media houses, advertisers, advertising and media agencies, he said that marketing objectives must define what needs to be achieved.
He also said that advertising objectives should also define what advertising must d to fulfil marketing objectives. Also speaking at the seminar, Kevin Ejiofor, managing director of City 105.1FM Radio in his paper entitled Modern Approach to broadcast media selling: Lessons from research, said let research become an industry-wide responsibility as a matter of life and death. He defined research as the search for knowledge, or any systematic investigation, with an open mind, to establish novel facts, usually a scientific method.
Ejiofor said some of the lessons that would be derived from research are openness, accountability through participation and principle of common interest.
He said democratization of research would sanitise the results of research, separate myths from facts, end disputations and the compilation of reliable statistics to aid effective planning. He urged stakeholders to pay close attention to offering quantifiable value to the industry through democratization of research.
Earlier in his opening remarks, Chris Doghudje MD, Zus Bureau said the seminar was intended to provide a new direction in the optimization of media budget because globally, there is convergence of media.
He noted that newspapers' circulation was dwindling and media has become very expensive, especially the print media, adding that there is need for content development to attract the target audience.
For Kole Ademelekun, President Association of Outdoor Advertising Practitioners there is need to gather adequate data for research purposes. He said government agencies were driving outdoor rates up while operators are restricted to commission and stressed the need for outdoor advertising to be flexible.
- On 16 March 2011 (Bloomberg) -Vivendi SA's Brazilian unit GVT Holding SA is seeing subscriber growth of 50 percent, allowing it to increase revenue by 40 percent, Chief Executive Officer Jean-Bernard Levy said. The company will also invest and seek partnerships in the Middle East and North Africa, the CEO said. "What we are focused on is very quick growth of the company, doubling the size every two years and launch of pay TV before end 2011," he said. Levy is focusing on growth in Brazil, while also seeking to take full control of Vivendi's two units at home -- SFR, France's second-biggest mobile-phone operator, and Canal+ France, the country's biggest pay-television operator. The company owns 80 percent of Canal+ France, with Lagardere SCA holding the rest. Vivendi owns 56 percent of SFR, and has said it wants to buy Vodafone Group Plc's 44 percent stake.
- Viva Riva supported by the ACPFilms Programme, has been nominated in the "African Movie Academy Awards" (AMAA). The next edition of the "African Oscars", the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), took place on March 27, 2011 in Yenagoa, in the Bayelsa State's capital in Nigeria. The Congolese film Viva Riva by DJo Munga is nominated in 12 categories. The ACPFilms Programme supported the film for an amount of 400,000 Euros under the 9th EDF (European Development Fund).
regulation & policy
The government of Swaziland has banned the daily live transmission of the BBC Focus on Africa programme after one of the news clips, broadcast on the English channel of the state radio, Swaziland Broadcasting and Information Services (SBIS), was critical of the government.
The programme, broadcast daily in the mornings, mid-day and evenings, has been off air for the past week. The state radio has been running apologies to listeners of the programme for its absence, stating that it is due to technical problems.
However, Members of Parliament confronted the Minister for Information Communications and Technology (ICT), Nelisiwe Shongwe, for answers. The Minister conceded in Parliament that the programme has been temporarily suspended. She said the government has taken a decision to censor the programme and said it would be back on air soon.
The Minister added that the programme had to be edited to ensure that it did not impact people negatively. She said people should understand that there were some pieces of information that could not be communicated to listeners.
MPs did not take kindly to the government's move and warned that it was dangerous as it was infringing on people's right to access information. One of the MPs, Robert Magongo, said what the government has done has the potential to spark a riot among the people.
"If I were a Minister I would never take orders from anyone because that would negatively portray me in the eyes of the people I am serving. I would rather resign than have someone dictate to me," MP Magongo was quoted in the media to have said.
The government has not only banned the BBC programme but has also banned all state media from covering demonstrations and strikes currently taking place in the country. Parliament has also cautioned the government against this move.
MISA Swaziland condemns in the strongest terms the government's move to ban or censor media content. Such a move has no place in the modern world as it seriously violates people's right to access information. MISA strongly rejects the Minister's assertion that government has a right to filter information to the public. To the contrary, the public has a right to receive unfiltered information from any media of their choice.
The Media High Council (MHC), last week, released a new list of the media organisations licensed to operate. The list includes 27 broadcast and 32 print media houses. "This new list represents almost 100 percent of all media organs that were active before the promulgation of the 2009 media law," said Patrice Mulama the Executive Secretary of MHC. He added that those on the list have fulfilled the requirements of the Law.
"I am glad that we now know the correct number of media outlets operating in Rwanda, their owners, managers and editors. We can now plan for their development and professionalization with accuracy and certainty" Mulama said.
He called upon all public and private institutions, civil society and the general public, to cooperate with and support the media by providing them with the information they need to be able to play their rightful role as fourth estate in the country.
Mulama stated that the council remains committed to enhancing professionalism, pluralism and diversity of a free, responsible and economically vibrant media sector.
- Côte d'Ivoire: The New York-based Committee to protect Journalists [CPJ] stated that thirty people were killed recently when they marched on the offices of the state-controlled television station to demand the resignation of its director. Mohamed Keita, of CPJ said he is still concerned about the fates of jailed journalists Aboubacar Sanogo and Yayoro Charles Lopez Kangbé of rebel-controlled station TV Notre Patrie who have spent 20 days in military custody without charge. Recently, armed militia attacked a broadcast station housing a transmitter of the state Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne in the Abobo district in Abidjan.
- In Somalia on March 22, 2011, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly protests violent attacks against TV journalists in Las Anod town by the Somaliland troops. Mohamed Abdinur Hashi and Mohamed Shaqale, were attacked on Tuesday in Las Anod by Somaliland soldiers for filing reports that Somaliland army deemed contrary to the their forces. Mohamed Hashi was arrested, while Mohamed Shaqale is in hiding but his laptop computer, camera and recorders were confiscated. Somaliland forces are reportedly searching him in Las Anod.
technology & convergence
Western Digital launched their WD TV Live Hub in South Africa on the 3rd March 2011. Western Digital, hard drive manufacturer and maker of the WD TV media player family, is launching the WD TV Live Hub media centre in South Africa.
The WD TV Live Hub is a full-HD 1080p media player with network capabilities and a 1 terabyte (TB) hard drive that allows users to play all their personal media on any screen in the home. The WD TV Live Hub media centre plays a variety of media file types, including popular Full-HD 1080p video formats such as .mkv, .mp4 and .mov.
Digital media can be transferred to the internal drive from shared folders on PCs and Macs on the network or directly from external hard drives, thumb drives, camcorders or cameras connected via one of the two USB ports. Users can also stream videos from home network drives with a DLNA/UPnP server such as the recently announced My Book Live home network drive.
The WD TV Live Hub media centre is also a media server: HD video, music and photos can be streamed from the onboard hard drive to any DLNA/UPnP-compatible TV or multimedia device, anywhere in the connected home. This includes connected TVs, Blu-ray Disc players, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 game consoles, as well as Western Digital's own WD TV Live Plus HD media player.
Users can stream content from their WD TV Live Hub media centre to iPads, iPhones or Android smartphones using third-party applications. The WD TV Live Hub media centre offers Facebook integration which lets users upload photos and videos from their device, as well as view their profile.
In addition, the WD TV Live Hub media centre provides viewing of YouTube and Flickr. The customisable WD TV Live Hub media centre's user interface enables personalisation of screen backgrounds and user interface themes, as well as setting of favourites and content ratings. Standard wired or wireless USB keyboards can be used.
"People are looking for a versatile, easy-to-use media player that gives them a smooth streaming experience regardless of where they are in the home and whether they're viewing Internet content or personal media content," said Khalid Wani, sales director branded products, MEA & India. "That's exactly what the WD TV Live Hub media centre delivers."
Other key features of the WD TV Live Hub media centre include:
1. HDMI 1.4, composite video and component video output;
2. Automatic sync of shared digital media folders from PCs and Macs on the network with the internal hard drive;
3. Customisable user interface and programmable remote;
4. Two USB ports that allow media playback from USB drives, camcorders and digital cameras, as well as connecting a standard keyboard and mouse;
5. WiFi-readiness (with adapter); and,
6. A 1-year limited warranty.
The WD TV Live Hub media centre is available from various retail outlets and retails for R1,999.00.
On March 2, 2011, Television through ADSL (originally developed with Netgem) will soon be launched in Algeria. This was stated by M'Hamed Dabouz, CEO of Algeria Telecom group.
"Among our objectives, the development of television through ADSL (Safir Box) is set for the second half of this year," he said at Mujahid Forum. The new head of the incumbent telecoms' operator has also indicated that "in terms of HD and 3D, it will not come in decades, but in a few years." Moreover, Dabouz has estimated that the growth rate of ADSL was "satisfactory". Lower rates of the Internet (50%) made in April 2008, has had a deep impact on the company.
The Internet, which, he noted is "the fifth vital need", has increased in number of subscribers during 2010. "In 2010, the number of subscribers was estimated at around 830 000" he said. On this last point, "in addition to some optical fiber subscribers, the rate of Internet Income is up 50% year on year," he advised, adding that 10.000 access via EVDO and WIMAX (for pros only), 300 subscribers via FTX. Regarding WiFi, he stressed that the number of users is "more than 5 million." He also indicated a "strong demand for the Internet," stated that "a reorganization plan has been implemented in emergency".
Six million broadband accesses are to be achieved in the context of the e-Algeria 2013 programme. In terms of connections, Mr. M'hamed Dabouz noted nearly 3.1 million subscribers to the fixed network. Altogether, 15 million people have a permanent access to Telecom Algeria's network. In 2010, 5,000 km of optical fiber have been laid in 2010 and the country counts 15.000 cyber-café. Mr. M'hamed Dabouz noted that 10 ISPs run on the AT network.
With regard to standard telephony, Dabouz indicated that the number of subscribers to Mobile is "10 million". However, he acknowledged that "the decline in revenues from fixed telephony due to Mobile (incl. via its mobile subsidiary ATM) damaged Telecom Algeria. In terms of human resources, he said that 26,500 people are directly employed within the Group, in addition to indirect jobs (subcontracting). However, it is worth noting that television by ADSL - which can bring many pay TV channels' bouquets on a television set - does not require the Internet or even a computer for access.
On the optical fiber, AT offers a bouquet of 60 channels for TV and there is the project to move to digital terrestrial TV (DTT), which will lead to the disappearance of the satellite aerials, he concluded.
- In South Africa, the Department of Communications is creating a digital migration office that will oversee the implementation of the country's migration from analogue to digital TV.
- Since March 2011, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle is now offering a new text messaging (SMS) news service for its listeners and users in the Republic of Tanzania. The initial launch will focus on text-based services in Kiswahili covering news from Africa and around the world as well as sports-related services. In order to disseminate content to the widest possible audience, multiple language services and products will follow the first phase of launch. Deutsche Welle's Kiswahili service is among the most popular radio programs in Tanzania. Around 70 percent of Tanzanians are familiar with Deutsche Welle and 33 percent are frequent listeners of the Kiswahili program. Deutsche Welle has appointed Starfish Mobile East Africa Limited as its technology provider in Tanzania, where the broadcaster will have the opportunity to deploy mobile services in the Kiswahili language to more than 19 million subscribers from the Vodacom, Tigo and Airtel mobile networks.
25th March - 9th April 2011
Afrika Filmfestival
Venue: Leuven, 3220 Holsbeek - Belgium
The Afrika Filmfestival in Leuven is the most important annual showcase for African films in the Benelux. The festival promotes African cinema. For further information click here:
4th -7th April 2011
Venue: Cannes, France
MIPTV is the world's leading content market. It provides a unique opportunity to meet the key decision makers in the TV/Film, Digital media and Cinema industry. 21,000 m2 exhibition floor. For further information click here:
12th -17th April 2011 (every two years)
Festival Cinémas d'Afrique
Venue: Angers, Salle Chemellier, Gaumont Variétés, Centre de congrès. France.
Tel: [+33] 2.41.20.08.22
Fax: [+33] 2.41.20.08.27
For further information click here:
13th -17th April 2011
International Pan-African Film Festival of Cannes
Venue: Cannes, France.
Submission of films and application for accreditation for the International Pan-African Film Festival of Cannes are now open.
Closing date for film entries: February 20, 2011
Film Genres Sought: Fiction/ Narrative, Documentary, Animation...
Category: Long, Medium, Short film.
For further information click here:
2nd April - 30th May 2011 (final dates tba)
African film festival (AFF) in NYC (18th Edition)
Venue: NYC, USA
Film Festival. AFF organisers accept submissions on an ongoing basis.
For further information click here:
12th -15th May 2011
Haff: The Helsinki African Film Festival
Venue: Andorra, Eerikinkatu 11, 00100 Helsinki
Helsinki African Film Festival brings an entertaining and thought-provoking selection of contemporary African cinema to Finland. The festival aims to foster communication across cultures and support dialogue on wide-ranging issues related to Africa
For further information click here:
11th -22nd May 2011
Festival International du Film de Cannes
Venue : Cannes, France
For further information click here:
29th May - 5th June 2011 (final date tba)
Festival Ecrans Noirs
Terre Africaine
Tel: [+237] 221 49 41
Fax: [+237] 221 49 42
For further information click here: http://www.ecransnoirs.com/
2nd - 5th June 2011
Africa Festival
Venue: Wurzburg, Germany
For further information click here:
9th -26th June 2011
Venue: Cape Town, South Africa
For further information click here:
11th - 19th June, 2011
The 8th African Film Festival of Tarifa, Spain
Venue: Tarifa, Spain
For further information click here:
2nd - 10th July, 2011
Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF)
Venue: Zanzibar, Tanzania
East Africa's largest film and arts festival, showcasing a broad spectrum of African films.
For further information click here:
20th -22nd July 2011
Mediatech Africa 2011 Exhibition
Venue: The Coca-Cola Dome - Northgate - Johannesburg (South Africa)
Mediatech Africa SA's only all-inclusive broadcast, media, entertainment and AV trade. It showcases cutting edge technologies and services from industry leaders in television and broadcast, sound and audio, lighting and staging, animation, communication and related fields.
For further information click here:
21st -24th July 2011
Festival du Monde Arabe du Court-métrage Azrou-
13 edition (Arab short film festival)
Venue: Ifrane
Subscription closes on 15 March 2011. Call for short films closes on 15 May 2011. Two training workshops will take place on the side. Results will be announced on 1 June 2011.
For further information click here:
21st -31st July 2011
DIFF - 32nd Durban International Film Festival
Venue: Durban (South Africa)
Contact: Durban Film Office –
For further information click here:
22nd -25th July 2011
The 2nd Durban FilmMart
Venue: Durban (South Africa)
Contact: Durban Film Office –
For further information click here:
July - Sept. 2011 (final dates tba)
African film festival (AFF) in NYC
Venue: NYC, USA
Outdoor Summer Screenings in NYC Parks. Featuring dance, music, food and of course films. AFF programs year-round; therefore, AFF organisers accept submissions on an ongoing basis.
For further information click here:
21st – 24th August 2011
The 13th PAMRO meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference
Venue: Dakar, Senegal at the Le Méridien President Hotel.
For further information click here:
27th August - 4th September 2011 (final date tba)
Zimbabwe International Film Festival
Competitive for features, shorts, documentary with 12 'Mweya Awards' in different categories.
For further information e-mail: email@example.com
9th -14th August 2011 (tbc)
Lola Kenya Screen
Venue: Nairobi, Kenya
Tel:[+254] 20 315 258, 221 3 318
For further information click here:
31st August - 10th September 2011
Mostra de Venise
Tel: [+39] 041 5218706
Fax: [+39] 041 5218879
For further information click here:
11th -14th Septembre 2011
HighwayAfrica 2011
Venue: Rhodes Uni., Grahamstown, SA.
A show focused on journalism and new multimedia. For fourteen years the Highway Africa conference has been at the centre of Africa's debates on journalism and new media. The conference has over the years become the largest annual gathering of African journalists in the world.
For further information click here:
3rd - 8th Octobre 2011
« Festival du Court Métrage Méditerranéen de Tanger »
Venue: Tangier, Morocco
A festival focused on short films.
E-mail : email@example.com
21st -29th October 2011
Cinemed (le Festival du cinéma méditerranéen)
Venue: 78, av. du Pirée - 34000 Montpellier - France
Tel. +33 (0) 499 13 73 73
Fax +33 (0) 499 13 73 74
Deadline: 8 July 2011
For further information click here:
21st - 30th October 2011 (tbc)
Kenya International Film Festival (KIFF)
P.O. Box 76417 – 00508
Tel:[+254] 2 201 05 26
Fax:[+254] 722 897 216
For further information click here:
26th -31st October 2010
Tricontinental Human Rights Film
27 Palmer Road
Cape Town
7945 – South Africa
Tel: [+27] 21 788 5462
Fax: [+27] 21 788 5469
For further information click here:
29th Oct - 6th Nov 2011
Festival Amakula Kampala
Venue: Uganda, Kampala
Tel: [+256] 41 427 35 32
For further information click here:
5th - 9th October 2011
Africa in the Picture
Venue: Bioscoop het Ketelhuis in Amsterdam, NL
Tel:[+31] 20 622 7 151
Fax:[+31] 20 627 15 44
For further information click here:
31st Oct - 7th Nov 2011
Out In Africa
South African Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Venue: various, see website
For further information click here:
27st Oct – 6th Nov. 2011
Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival
Venue: Edinburgh's Filmhouse cinema
The UK's largest African Film Festival
For further information visit the website.
30th Nov - 3rd Dec. 2011
MYCONTENT, 4th Dubai International Character & Licensing Fair
and 4th Dubai World Game Expo.
Venue: Dubai
MYCONTENT - (exhibition & conference) in dedicated to the Middle East & North Africa. It is MENA region's 2nd entertainment content marketplace which will be held in conjunction with 4th Dubai International Character & Licensing Fair and 4th Dubai World Game Expo.
For further information click here:
Dec 2011 (final date tba)
Africa Int. Film Festival
Venue : Port Harcourt, Nigeria
For further information click here:
Dec 2011 (final date tba)
Festival International du Film de Marrakech
Venue : Marrakech, Morocco
For further information click here:
- In March 2011, French pay channel "Canal+" officially confirmed that it has - since January 2011 - stopped commercialising its subscriptions in the two Maghreb countries where it had launched its satellite offer back in 2009, namely Algeria and Morocco, said its CEO Bertrand Meheut. "With regard to the Maghreb, we decided to postpone our business investment as long as the control of piracy is not fruitful," said Meheut during the Vivendi annual results presentation, parent company. "Currently, the Viaccess access control system on some satellites is broken and until we have resolved this situation, we keep a very limited profile in these countries," he added.
Airtel Offers Customers 100 LCD TV sets in 100 days for Free; Customers to send SMS to win prizes for Free; Winners to be announced weekly
In Lagos, Nigeria, leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria is offering its customers throughout the country the opportunity to win brand new LCD television sets for free in a new Bonanza announced tagged Airtel Feel Free Bonanza.
During the period of the Airtel Feel Free Bonanza, Airtel Nigeria will give away 100 new Samsung LCD televisions to 100 lucky customers in 100 days for absolutely free.
The Bonanza, which starts on Monday, February 21st and will end on May 28th and winners will be selected during weekly draws.
Speaking on the Bonanza, the Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director, Airtel Nigeria, Deepak Srivastava, said the telecommunication company in its typical innovative and creative fashion has yet again introduced another dimension into the conduct of promos and offers in the industry by giving out prizes without customers paying for participation.
For further information visit here:
Last call – 2011 Annual Tri-continental Human Rights Film Festival
Deadline: 29 April 2011
Taking place on 26-31 October 2011, the Tri-continental Human Rights Film Festival call has been open since 1 November 2010.
Films satisfying the following conditions are eligible for theTri Continental Film Festival 2010:
1.The Festival is open to documentaries, fictional, short and feature length film and video from or about Africa, Asia and Latin America.
2.Films must be subtitled in English.
3.Films that have been produced after January 2009.
Each participant is required to submit the following information:
1.An official festival entry form.
2.A clearly labelled dvd of the film for viewing.
3.A 150 word synopsis in English.
4.Entries must be subtitled in English.
5.Entries to reach the festival office no later than 29 April 2011.
Final selection
Based on the pre-selection, approximately 40 films will be selected for screening at the festival. Successful entrants will be notified by the end of June 2011. BETA SP, DIGIBETA, HDCAM or DVCAM will be requested immediately as these will need to be digitized. Were possible, selected entries will be digitized from high quality dvds.
Works to be screened
1.Should their entry be selected, the filmmaker guarantees that permission has been secured from the rights holder for a minimum of 4 screenings at the Tri Continental Film Festival.
2.The organizers will not add English subtitles for works screened.
3.Dvd copies will be preserved and used for research and educational screenings at the Tri Continental Film Festival as well as our Outreach Programme.
4.A trailer will be required for promotional purposes as well as high resolution photographs.
The Tri Continental Film Festival has an Audience Award.
27 Palmer Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town, 7945 – South Africa
Tel: [+27] 21 788 5462 - Fax: [+27] 21 788 5469
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Staten Island Heart Society
Chaired by Jack D'Angelo, M.D. & Lauren Ferante-Posavetz, MS.CHHC
This Year's Honorees Include:
Krisine Garlisi, YMCA Counseling Service, Maurenn DeAngelo,
Community Health Action, Joan Caddell & the Midnight Choir,
Justine Beyer and Saul Porter.
The S.I. Heart Society is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization
Our mission is to promote Healthy Hearts on Staten Island through educational activities, programs, events, enhancement of the public access defibrillation programs & to reduce the rate of death & disability from heart disease & stroke.
***BREAKING NEWS*** AEDs Save Lives!!!
We are thrilled to be launching the NYC Beating Hearts Initiative spearheaded by Councilman Steven Matteo. On Monday, February 29, 2016 at Susan Wagner HS we will be presenting 12 AED's with Council Members Steven Matteo, Joe Borelli and Debbie Rose and training 50 people in CPR. We will be travelling weekly for the next few months to donate and train organizations in all 5 Boroughs. What a great way to end Heart Health Month!
Click here to learn more about the NYC Beating Hearts Initiative!
Please call or contact us for details.
**Pre-registration is required**
CPR Kits and CPR equipment available for sale.
The Staten Island Heart Society has established a community AED Placement Program which will equip not-for-profit or community organizations with AEDs and fulfill the society's mission to place automated external defibrillators in the Staten Island community.
Heart Society staff and volunteers available to participate in Health Fairs on Staten Island.
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Has anyone thought about names yet? I'm really big into finding the right name, and DH and I put A LOT of thought into it! Right now we think we want to stick with another C name, since our DS has a name that starts with a C. Although, we aren't completely set on that. We really like Claire for a girl, kinda stuck on boy names though!
We are going to keep our girl name from the first pregnancy since we didn't use it: Rylie Francis. We are having a rough time thinking of another boy name! We both loved Jackson Dominic soooooo much, that we're finding it tough to find something that we love as much and that sounds good with Jackson. We know that the middle names are going to be Saint names no matter what, so middle names are easy...but that 1st name...eesh!
Background on the middle names if anyone is curious: Dominic- the feast day of St. Dominic is August 8th which was my due date and he is the patron saint of astronomers (my husband is an astronautical engineer); Francis: my brother-in-law is a seminarian in the Franciscan order of priests
I have a running list.... I don't have it right now, but there are definate favorites on it....
For a girl my favs are Alaina (my absolute fav! NN= Lainey), Alexandria, Claire (love this one Andrea!) or Autumn.... But I think Autumn would be better for a child actually born in fall so that might be out unless we have problems ttc. Cathryn is the middle name for any of these because Cathy is my mothers name.
For a boy.... Ethan, Evan, Asher or Grant are the favorites right now... James as a middle name.... for my dad AND his dad. DH said Ethan years ago after watching Mission Impossible with Tom Cruise playing Ethan Hunt,and I really think he might try to stick to that...
We have a lot of time to discuss this though once we are preggo.. but for years when I've thought about baby names Alaina has always come back to the front so I don't see that changing honestly... LOVE the name Lainey!
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My favorite girl name is MaKinley Rae (Rae is my sisters middle name). I love Journey for a girl also, but I've had Makinley picked out for forever.
If we have a boy Dh wants to name him Parker Bentley. I love it, but my favorite boy name is Laikin (lake-in). I will just have to do a lot of begging to ever get to use that one. lol.
Larapril711 - i like the name Lainey!
I love love love the name Bentley..DH won't go for it though.
andrea.featherstone- my dh loves cars so i think thats why he loves the name Parker Bentley. I loved it, but now i've thought about it so much it's getting kind of old. What names does your DH like?
want2be...that's what happened to us with both of our original names. We said them so many times that we ended up not liking them anymore!
mommalonghorn I assume your little boys name is Jackson by your signature thing. Do you ever wish you wouldn't of named him that? Did his name get old to you after a while? By the way i love the name Jackson I just go to church with a lady who has a little boy named Jackson so I can't name my son that.
I guess i just feel like if the name is already getting old to me a little after saying it and saying it it will prolly get old quick.
wantstobamomsoon- Yes, we had that problem also..that's why we aren't going to use the girls name we had picked out for DS. (Alexa Grace) My DH likes Claire and Cara for girls, and Charlie, and Cohen for boys..which I like also. I would like to do some more digging though before we get set on something! I'm all about originality. As for my DS, his name fits him perfectly, and there was never a time when I regretted naming him Carter.
want2b...I am soooo glad we chose Jackson. I was a little disappointed to see how popular it has gotten this year, but I still love it. When I was pregnant, we had a lot of doubts about the names... I mean, you are naming them for life, you know? But once I had him, he was clearly a "Jackson"! I guess I would have more reservations about it if I felt it didn't fit his personality.
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Federal Real Property:
Progress Made on Planning and Data, but Unneeded Owned and Leased Facilities Remain
GAO-11-520T: Published: Apr 6, 2011. Publicly Released: Apr 6, 2011.
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The federal government holds more than 45,000 underutilized properties that cost nearly $1.7 billion annually to operate, yet significant obstacles impede efforts to close, consolidate, or find other uses for them. In January 2003, GAO designated federal real property management as a high-risk area, in part because of the number and cost of these properties. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is responsible for reviewing federal agencies' progress in real property management. In 2007, GAO recommended that OMB assist agencies by developing an action plan to address key obstacles associated with decisions related to unneeded real property, including stakeholder influence. The President's fiscal year 2012 budget proposed establishing a legislative framework for disposing of and consolidating civilian real property, referred to as a Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA), which may be designed to address stakeholder influences in real property decision making. This testimony identifies (1) obstacles to effectively managing federal real property, (2) actions designed to overcome those obstacles, including government actions and CPRA, and (3) key elements of the Department of Defense's (DOD) base realignment and closure (BRAC) process that are designed to help DOD close or realign installations and may be relevant for CPRA. To do this work, GAO reviewed GAO reports, other reports, and CPRA.
In designating federal real property management as a high-risk issue in 2003, GAO found that the federal government faced a number of obstacles to effectively managing its real property. These included its lack of strategic focus on real property issues, a lack of reliable real property data, legal limitations, and stakeholder influence. That year, GAO reported that despite the magnitude and complexity of real-property-related problems, there was no governmentwide strategic focus on real property issues and that governmentwide data were unreliable and outdated. GAO also reported then that before disposing of excess property, the General Services Administration is legally required to follow a lengthy screening process, which includes offering the property to other federal agencies and other entities for public uses. Furthermore, stakeholders--including local governments, private real estate interests, and advocacy groups--may have different interests that do not always align with the most efficient use of government resources. Since 2003, the federal government has taken steps to address some of these obstacles and improve its real property management. For instance, the administration and real-property-holding agencies have improved their strategic management of real property by establishing an interagency Federal Real Property Council designed to enhance real property planning processes. The government has also implemented controls to improve the reliability of federal real property data. However, many problems related to unneeded property and leasing have persisted because legal limitations and stakeholder influences remain. GAO's 2007 recommendation that OMB develop an action plan is designed to address these problems. In addition, CPRA proposes an independent board to identify facilities for disposal and consolidation, which could streamline legal requirements and mitigate stakeholder influences. Congress authorized DOD to undergo five BRAC rounds to reduce excess property and realign DOD's workload to achieve efficiencies and savings in property management. The BRAC process, much like CPRA, was designed to address obstacles to closures or realignments, thus permitting DOD to close installations or realign its missions to better use its facilities and generate savings. GAO's prior work on the BRAC process identified certain key elements that may be applicable to managing civilian real property, such as establishing goals and an organizational structure, developing criteria and an analytical framework, using a model to estimate costs and savings, and involving the audit community to better ensure data accuracy. A key similarity between BRAC and CPRA is that both establish an independent board that reviews agency recommendations; a key difference is that the BRAC process created criteria for selecting installations for realignment while CPRA does not include specific criteria to be used to select properties for disposal or consolidation.
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Loire Valley Family Bike Tour
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- France's fertile, châteaux-studded central region
- Known for: majestic châteaux, lush, fertile valleys, abundant vineyards and orchards, and troglodyte wine cellars
- Eat: fresh river fish, local asparagus, vibrant produce, wild mushrooms, and foie gras
- Castles and Châteaux: Cheverny, Chaumont sur Loire, and Chenonceau
- A week-long Scavenger hunt
- Fencing lessons and visiting the Musée des Beaux Arts in Tours
- A tour of the sixteenth-century Château de Cheverny, the model for Captain Haddock's Marlinspike Hall in the Adventures of Tintin
- Visiting the Clos Lucé, where da Vinci spent the final years of his life and which now houses replicas of his war machines and some of his sketches and letters
- Kayaking on the Cher River
- Painting on the grounds of the Fairy Tale Chateau de Chaumont
We include more on our trips than any other bike tour company in an effort to provide our guests with the most unforgettable, stress-free travel experience.
- Authentic and beautiful accommodations
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- Daily breakfasts, all lunches, four gourmet dinners, Après Velo cocktails, and nutritious snacks
- Carefully selected local wines with every delicious meal
- Expert guides with extensive local knowledge, who go above and beyond to cater to your every need
- Complete van support every mile of the way to enjoy your vacation at your own pace
- Group sizes that don't exceed 14 guests on a scheduled departure
- Wine tastings, and cooking classes as outlined in the itinerary
- Entrance fees to historic sites, fascinating museums, and scenic natural parks
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DuVine strives to consistently amaze, surprise, and delight. For this reason, each itinerary may be subject to slight modifications. Contact us to speak with a destination specialist for the most up to date tour inclusions.
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Guide Tommy Pace explain the magic that awaits you in the Loire Valley.
The Loire lives up to its reputation as being the valley of dreams for Brice Feillu and today was a dream realized.
Visit the breathtaking Loire Valley châteaux, including Chenonceau and Cheverny, and learn about their royal residents in the Middle Ages during the Loire Valley Family Bike Tour. Explore the Clos Lucé, da Vinci's former home, and its garden full of life-size models of his many inventions. Cycle over historic bridges spanning the Loire and Cher rivers and through vineyards, choosing itineraries that match your ability level. Forge priceless family memories on this cycling vacation, riding (or paddling!) through villages, relaxing beside hotel pools, painting and scavenging treasures as you go. Discover local specialties as you dine in award-winning restaurants and stay in relaxed hotels and châteaux that are comfortable for you and the whole family.
Tour by Day
Day One: Château Cheverny and The Adventures of Tintin
Your guides will greet you at the Blois train station and whisk you off to Cheverny for a light lunch. A weeklong scavenger hunt has been organized and a sketch book will be given to each of the children to help record all that we learn and see throughout the week. What will you draw or describe today to create the lasting memories you can relive after this adventure? We'll visit the sixteenth-century Château de Cheverny, the inspiration for Hergé's Marlinspike Hall, Captain Haddock's residence in the Adventures of Tintin. Then immerse yourself in an interactive visit of Tintin's world, and be sure to visit the chateau's very large family of hunting dogs! After we've absorbed it all, we'll have a bike-fitting and safety talk before heading off on a scenic spin along the Loire River to our first hotel. Ride for as long as you are comfortable then arrive at our chateau accommodations for the next two nights. Tonight, we'll indulge in a splendid meal in the town where our chef will spoil us with regional specialties!
Meals: Light Lunch / Dinner
Destinations: Cheverny, Candé sur Beuvron, Chaumont, Onzain
Accomplished: 10 miles / 16 km
Accommodations: Château des Tertre
Day Two: Once Upon a Time
Today's adventure starts at the Château Chaumont sur Loire, where our young friends will get to explore this magical château once inhabited by Catherine de Médicis. After the visit, we will set up our own art studio on the grounds to record our impressions of the chateau, the astrologer's room, the stables and the impressive kitchen. We'll then enjoy a hearty lunch in the famous gardens before heading out for our ride for the day. This afternoon will be a nice easy loop on top of the plateau through many fields of grain and sunflowers. Tonight we'll cross the river back to Chaumont for a true French specialty, crepes!
Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Destinations: Onzain, Chaumont sur Loire, Valieres les Grandes
Accomplished: 13.5 miles / 22 km
Accommodations: Château des Tertre
Day Three: Amboise, Through Da Vinci's Eyes
Enjoy a morning ride through a panorama of farmlands and the towns of Pocé-sur-Cisse and Limeray. We'll arrive in Amboise and enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch with local wine and cheese on the grounds of the Manoir St. Thomas, our home for the night. Visit the Clos Lucé, a museum with replicas of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions displayed outdoors as an interactive playground, the perfect distraction for the young ones. After some exploring, enjoy a little shopping in town or pedal off to a great local white wine producer to learn about the refined Montlouis-sur-Loire appellation from Olivier, a fifth-generation winemaker. Return to Amboise through the magnificent vineyards and enjoy dinner on your own in the enchanting town.
Meals: Breakfast / Lunch
Destinations: Monteaux, Limeray, Pocé-sur-Cisse, Amboise, Montlouis-sur-Loire
Accomplished: 15 miles / 24.5 km (Longer option: 26.5 miles / 42.5 km)
Accommodations: Le Clos d'Amboise
Day Four: The Enchanted Castle of Chenonceau
The day starts with a ride to Château de Chenonceau for a tour of the castle and its gardens. Chenonceau is home to a vast collection of Renaissance furniture as well as sixteenth-and seventeenth-century tapestries and artwork. Children will enjoy the fun and interactive iPod tour. Wander the expansive grounds, pet the donkeys at the farm, and navigate the hedge labyrinth before our river excursion on the Cher. Afterward we'll hop in our kayaks and cruise down the Cher River admiring the river banks where the royal families used to dip their toes to refresh. Enjoy a pizza dinner in town tonight, or, if you're feeling particularly adventurous take an optional hot air balloon ride!
Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Destinations: Amboise, Chenonceaux, Civray de Touraine
Accomplished: 21.75 miles / 35 km
Accommodations: Le Clos d'Amboise
Day Five: A Day in Tours
A delicious breakfast rich with fresh fruit, yogurts, bread, pastries, and cheeses will prepare us for an active day in the city of Tours. Today we'll peruse the masterpieces at the Musée des Beaux Arts and visit the gothic cathedral. Today is your last day to complete the week-long scavenger hunt, so pay attention and make sure you find that last gargoyle and pose with a prince if you haven't already! Stroll around on your own and enjoy some shopping. Once we've had our fill of the vibrant city life we'll shuttle back to the hotel for an exciting fencing demonstration and a little sparring. Relax by the pool this afternoon, soaking in the beauty of the Loire, before one last night of culinary delights.
Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Destinations: Montbazon, Tours
Accomplished: Optional ride of 15 miles / 24 km
Accommodations: Le Clos d'Amboise
Day Six: Au Revoir, A Bientôt!
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Bone Arrows are weapons in The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles. Jayred Ice-Veins will create the arrows to aid the Hero in defeating the Gatekeeper. He carries 10 bone arrows with him. It is possible to get an infinite amount of bone arrows in Passwall when Jayred hits the target in his house.


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My Age of Anxiety
Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
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moreA riveting, revelatory, and moving account of the author's struggles with anxiety, and of the history of efforts by scientists, philosophers, and writers to understand the condition
As recently as thirty-five years ago, anxiety did not exist as a diagnostic category. Today, it is the most common form of officially classified mental illness. Scott Stossel gracefully guides us across the terrain of an affliction that is pervasive yet too often misunderstood.
Drawing on his own long-standing battle with anxiety, Stossel presents an astonishing history, at once intimate and authoritative, of the efforts to understand the condition from medical, cultural, philosophical, and experiential perspectives. He ranges from the earliest medical reports of Galen and Hippocrates, through later observations by Robert Burton and Søren Kierkegaard, to the investigations by great nineteenth-century scientists, such as Charles Darwin, William James, and Sigmund Freud, as they began to explore its sources and causes, to the latest research by neuroscientists and geneticists. Stossel reports on famous individuals who struggled with anxiety, as well as on the afflicted generations of his own family. His portrait of anxiety reveals not only the emotion's myriad manifestations and the anguish anxiety produces but also the countless psychotherapies, medications, and other (often outlandish) treatments that have been developed to counteract it. Stossel vividly depicts anxiety's human toll—its crippling impact, its devastating power to paralyze—while at the same time exploring how those who suffer from it find ways to manage and control it.
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Top-ranked Lubbock Christian got 29 points and 14 rebounds from guard Nicole Hampton and 20 more points from Emily Watkins in handing Oklahoma Baptist its fourth straight loss 87-60 in the Noble Complex Thursday.
Hampton hit all 10 of her free throws and was 9 of 11 from the field for the Lady Chaps.
Bretlin Gabelmann led OBU with 17 points and four assists while Zbeyda Aremi added 15 points on 8-of-12 shooting.
Charity Fowler pulled down nine rebounds and led the Lady Bison with four steals.
Lubbock Christian led 56-24 at the half and was outscored by OBU in the second half 36-31.
The four-game losing streak puts OBU at 7-5 overall and 0-1 in the SAC while the Lady Chaps improve to 15-0 and 2-0.
OBU's women return to action Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Noble Complex, taking on Wayland Baptist.
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