Television in Africa in the Digital Age
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2021), xxi, 295 pp.
Contains 8 illustrations
Series: Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora
ISBN 978-3-030-68854-7 (ebook); 978-3-030-68856-1 (pbk)
"This book places television in Africa in the digital context. It addresses the onslaught of multimedia platforms, digital migration and implication of this technology for society. The discussions in the chapters contained in this book encompass a wide range of issues such as digital disruption of television news, internet television and video on demand platforms, adaptations, digital migration, business strategies and management approaches, PBS, consumption patterns, scheduling and programming, evangelical television, and many others." (Publisher description)
1 Navigating the Digital Milieu in the Context of Television in Africa: A Synchronic Appraisal of the Disjunctures, Continuities and Prospects / Gilbert Motsaathebe, Sarah H. Chiumbu, 1
DISJUNTURES
2 Entertaining Africans: Creative Innovation in the (Internet) Television Space / Lindiwe Dovey, 15
3 Understanding Netflix’s Foray into Original Productions in South Africa: A “Jet Plane” and “Helicopter” View / Collen Chambwera, 39
4 Digital Disruption in South African Television News / Susan Stos, 59
5 Culturally Refigured: Assimilating Oedipus Rex into the Yoruba Mythical Universe Through Television Adaptation Processes / Segun Ige, 81
CONTINUITIES
6 “Strike Fear in the Heart of the White Men”: Hate Language on Digital Television—The Case of ZBC Television Online News [Zimbabwe] / Allen Munoriyarwa, Stanley Karombo, 105
7 Persuasion Across Platforms: A Rhetorical Analysis of Televised and Digitised News Reports on Economic Matters / Sisanda Nkoala, 127
8 Exodus, Access and Inequalities: The Impact of Digital Migration in the Least Developed Countries of Africa / Gilbert Motsaathebe, Sarah H. Chiumbu, 145
PROSPECTS
9 Digitization of Television in Kenya: Changing Trends in Content and Consumption / Protus Murunga, Rachael Diang’a, 165
10 Analysing How Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC TV) and Eswatini TV (ESTV) Are Adapting to the Digital Era / Carolyne M. Lunga, Rosemary Musvipwa, 189
REGULATION AND POLICY
11 Chinese State Capitalism and the Transition to Digital Television in Africa / Femi Abikanlu, 213
12 Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting (DTTB) in Botswana: Prospects and Challenges / Seamogano Mosanako, William O. Lesitaokana, 241
13 Dilemmas in Zimbabwe’s Public Broadcasting in the Era of Digitisation / Trust Matsilele, Golden Maunganidze, Pedzisai Ruhanya, 259
14 Concluding Remarks: Looking Backward, Looking Forward / Gilbert Motsaathebe, Sarah H. Chiumbu, 287
DISJUNTURES
2 Entertaining Africans: Creative Innovation in the (Internet) Television Space / Lindiwe Dovey, 15
3 Understanding Netflix’s Foray into Original Productions in South Africa: A “Jet Plane” and “Helicopter” View / Collen Chambwera, 39
4 Digital Disruption in South African Television News / Susan Stos, 59
5 Culturally Refigured: Assimilating Oedipus Rex into the Yoruba Mythical Universe Through Television Adaptation Processes / Segun Ige, 81
CONTINUITIES
6 “Strike Fear in the Heart of the White Men”: Hate Language on Digital Television—The Case of ZBC Television Online News [Zimbabwe] / Allen Munoriyarwa, Stanley Karombo, 105
7 Persuasion Across Platforms: A Rhetorical Analysis of Televised and Digitised News Reports on Economic Matters / Sisanda Nkoala, 127
8 Exodus, Access and Inequalities: The Impact of Digital Migration in the Least Developed Countries of Africa / Gilbert Motsaathebe, Sarah H. Chiumbu, 145
PROSPECTS
9 Digitization of Television in Kenya: Changing Trends in Content and Consumption / Protus Murunga, Rachael Diang’a, 165
10 Analysing How Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC TV) and Eswatini TV (ESTV) Are Adapting to the Digital Era / Carolyne M. Lunga, Rosemary Musvipwa, 189
REGULATION AND POLICY
11 Chinese State Capitalism and the Transition to Digital Television in Africa / Femi Abikanlu, 213
12 Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting (DTTB) in Botswana: Prospects and Challenges / Seamogano Mosanako, William O. Lesitaokana, 241
13 Dilemmas in Zimbabwe’s Public Broadcasting in the Era of Digitisation / Trust Matsilele, Golden Maunganidze, Pedzisai Ruhanya, 259
14 Concluding Remarks: Looking Backward, Looking Forward / Gilbert Motsaathebe, Sarah H. Chiumbu, 287
