Africa Ghana West Africa World 

GhanaWeb TV garners nearly 5 million views in first month of launch

– – Ghana’s first Advertising-based Video on Demand (AVoD) and free streaming news channel, GhanaWeb TV, has recorded 4.6 million views in the first month of its launch in November 2021. Streaming on Ghana’s most popular website, www.ghanaweb.com, GhanaWeb TV users have access to watch top news stories presented in the Twi dialect of the Akan language for free. They… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World Zambia 

Zambia’s plan to impose tax on Netflix sparks row

Zambia’s government has signaled its intention to impose tax on online video streaming service giant Netflix. According to the government international online companies like Netflix do not pay taxes for broadcasting their content. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information Chanda Kasolo is quoted by the BBC as saying that “We want to level the playing field and protect local content.… Read More