Seasons Greetings from Balancing Act – 2020? It’s almost over…let it go

18 December 2020

Dear readers, viewers, contributors and advertisers Everything seemed to start so well…The year began with planned Spring trips to events in Dublin and Cape Town to look at data centres and cloud sevices. As Covid-19 slowly revealed itself around the world, I started by thinking it would all still happen. My Wife and I had a short break in Paris and left on the day the virus spiked for the first time. Of course, both events I’d booked were cancelled and we all segued into one of life’s stranger years. It has ended on a slightly more optimistic note with…

Africa’s TV and Broadcast sectors – Wishing goodbye to a terrible 2020 and looking forward to a better 2021

21 December 2020

Dear readers, viewers, contributors and advertisers The year that seemed to start out so well in February but began slowly to close down in all senses shortly thereafter. My Wife and I had a short break in Paris and left on the day the virus spiked for the first time. The trips I had planned to visit different places in Africa were cancelled not long afterwards. The year has ended on a slightly more optimistic note with the roll-out of vaccines but it’s unclear when these will reach Africa and in what volume. But this allows us all to think…

Sub-Saharan Africa's Broadcasting Landscape

Balancing Act is pleased to announce the publication of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Broadcasting Landscape and Nine Key Markets. The report is a joint publication with one of the continent’s leading providers of mobile-based research and insights GeoPoll.