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Multichoice Nigeria launched MyGOtv mobile app

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Playfre launches SongRoute to help artists sell music

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MTN and Multichoice partner in Uganda

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Music streaming app launched in Ethiopia

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LAGbook launched free music platform Playfre in Nigeria

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Image source: Gallo/Getty.

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Image source: Gallo/Getty.

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Ethiopian Broadcasters Association migrates to SES Satellites

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Multichoice Nigeria launched MyGOtv mobile app

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M6 Group to roll out new TV channel in Sub-Saharan Africa

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[adult swim] channel launches in Africa.

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Boomplay sealed deal with Apprise Music in Ghana

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LAGbook launched free music platform Playfre in Nigeria

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Africa's own 'Spotify' launches

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