Africa:Streaming Services, Innovation Stir Competition in Pay-TV Market:
Africa:Streaming Services, Innovation Stir Competition in Pay-TV Market:
Pay-TV firm MultiChoice, which operates DStv and GOtv, lost more than 100,000 premium subscribers in 2017, due to what it terms unregulated competition from streaming services and over-the-top platforms, such as Netflix and Amazon. In its submissions to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa , which is conducting an enquiry into subscription TV broadcasting services, the firm admitted that streaming services have eaten into its market, further shrinking its revenue.
U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relationship Faces Difficult Road Ahead:
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Behardien eyes South Africa ODI call-up:
Johannesburg [South Africa]: South African middle-order batsman Farhaan Behardien is looking forward to continue performing well in domestic circuit in order to once again get the chance to don the green and gold jersey for his national side this winter. This year, the 34-year-old has appeared in just one ODI match during the final match against India in a six-match series , which the visitors went on to win by 5-1.
FOCUS-Beer maker AB InBev pumps up the volume in Africa:
Sitting outside the ramshackle Vimba Tavern in Johannesburg's Alexandra township, Patrick Mashego swigs from a one-liter bottle of Carling Black Label, South Africa's most popular beer. A woman serves a one litre bottle of AB Inbev's Carling Balck Label beer at a bar in Cape Town, South Africa, May 11, 2018.
.com | 5 Key Trends from the Design Indaba | Africa Trend Bulletin | May 2018:
The Design Indaba is a three-day conference, held in Cape Town, South Africa. Founded in 1995 by Ravi Naidoo, the gathering showcases the most interesting, innovative and cutting-edge 'doers'.
She died in the Texas school shooting. Now hundreds of…:
When her granddaughter needed help after a severe accident, Tisdale was there. The mother of three and grandmother of 11 was at her side during physical therapy for weeks in the past year, Cynthia's son Recie wrote.
Roche Announces HAVEN 3 & HAVEN 4 Study Results:
Roche's Hemlibra reduced treated bleeds by 96 percent compared to no prophylaxis in the phase 3 HAVEN 3 study Roche announced full results from the phase III HAVEN 3 study evaluating Hemlibra prophylaxis administered every week or every two weeks in people with haemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors and the phase III HAVEN 4 study evaluating Hemlibra prophylaxis administered every four weeks in people with haemophilia A with or without factor VIII inhibitors.
Genentech’s Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh) Reduced Treated Bleeds by 96 Percent Compared to No Prophylaxis in Phase III Haven 3 Study in Hemophilia a without Factor VIII Inhibitors:
May 21, 2018–Genentech, a member of the Roche Group , announced today full results from the Phase III HAVEN 3 study evaluating HEMLIBRA A prophylaxis administered every week or every two weeks in people with hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors and the Phase III HAVEN 4 study evaluating HEMLIBRA prophylaxis administered every four weeks in people with hemophilia A with or without factor VIII inhibitors. Data from both pivotal studies were presented today as late-breaking abstracts at the World Federation of Hemophilia 2018 World Congress in Glasgow, Scotland.
Football boss Jordaan faces second sexual assault complaint:
South African Football Association president and Confederation of African Football executive Danny Jordaan is facing a second sexual assault complaint, it was reported on Sunday. The mass-circulation Johannesburg-based Sunday Times said an unnamed 40-year-old woman filed a complaint with police this week against the 66-year-old football official.
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