The role of distributed ledger technology (DLT), or blockchain, in the coming years can be compared to that of cheap consumer broadband in enabling mass market videoconferencing technology.... Read more
The fact that delegations from more than 100 nations gathered at and supported the Global Conference on Media Freedom is hugely significant. Read more
Data from GfK’s recent ViewScape study shows that some younger subscribers are starting to turn away from linear TV, including pay TV, in favour of SVOD alternatives. Read more
When most people think or speak about internet freedom, they are often concerned with the right, for example, to say what you want online without censorship and without being subject to the... Read more
I was on a flight – my tenth or twelfth of the year, I forget – so I missed the president’s State of the Nation Address. In it, the word ‘broadband’ was mentioned only twice, roughly about t... Read more
South Africa remains stuck in the telecommunication doldrums, a victim of its own apathy. There have been massive investments in unprecedented interconnectivity with the rest of world yet ou... Read more
