Friday, February 20, 2015

Star Times of China Trying to Control Digital Migration in Africa?

Kenya's Daily Nation published on 17 February 2015 an opinion piece titled "Digital Migration Across Africa Is All About Dubious Deals with Chinese" by Jaindi Kisero.

The piece notes that China's Star Times has managed to dominate the migration from analogue to digital in much of Africa, driving the process in Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and other countries.  The author says the concern is about the tactics that Star Times is employing as it positions itself to control the whole digital migration process in Africa.