By George Aine
ZMTN revolt decoder, a South African-based streaming TV network, has announced plans to launch its services in Uganda with the aim of boosting Uganda’s music and film industry.
Streaming means listening to music or watching a video in ‘real time’, instead of downloading a file to your computer and watching it later. With internet videos and webcasts of live events, there is no file to download, just a continuous stream of data.
Mr Vukile Manzi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ZMTN Revolt Decoder, said they will launch their revolt decoder in Uganda in August. ZMTN covers 54 African countries and their decoder doesn’t require monthly TV subscription. The ZMTN Revolt Decoder has over 300 free channels.
“The channels we own on the ZMTN Revolt Decoder called star films play local movies from all 54 African countries and Uganda movies will also be played in the star films since they will have an opportunity to own their channel to boost the industry,” he said in an interview on Wednesday.
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He explained that ZMTN is a streaming TV Network that will open an opportunity for the music and film production industry in Uganda to own their channels for local content.
From nine television stations in 2005, whose programmes were 90 percent foreign content and only 10 percent locally sourced, there are now 40 operational broadcast companies according to data compiled by industry regulator Uganda Communication Commission (UCC).
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